Punjab Kings set a target of 223 runs to Rajasthan

Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a new record by scoring 43 runs

Rajasthan stopped Punjab’s Vijayarath

Tata IPL 2026 RR Vs PBKS: Today, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings match took place at Chandigarh Cricket Stadium. In this match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. Punjab scored 222 runs thanks to the innings of Marcus Stoinis and Prabhasimran Singh. Rajasthan needed 223 runs to win. From Rajasthan Vaibhav Suryavanshistarted well. Finally, in this match, Rajasthan Royals have stopped the winning chariot of Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings have been defeated by wickets in this match.

Rajasthan Royals batting

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings for Rajasthan Royals as they chased down 223 runs by Punjab Kings. He was dismissed for 43 runs. After scoring 43 runs, he has created a new record to his name. Shubham Dubey and Donovan Ferrera put together a vital partnership as Rajasthan Royals found themselves in trouble to take Rajasthan to victory in the last overs.

After Vaibhav got out, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal saved the innings. Rajasthan Royals scored 82 runs in the power play. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant half-century of 51 runs. Dhruv Jurel was dismissed for 16 runs. Rian Parag tried to save the team. But he got out after scoring 29 runs.

Punjab Kings bowling

The combination of Vaibhav and Yashasvi had started washing the bowlers. But Arshdeep Singh broke this pair. He dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi for 43 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Dhruv Jurel and skipper Ryan Parag.

Punjab Kings batting

Rajasthan Royals invited Punjab to bat first. Meanwhile, Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran Singh started the innings for Punjab. Priyansh Arya started the innings with a bang. But he could not convert it into big innings. Priyansh Arya was dismissed for 29 runs in 11 balls. Punjab scored more than 50 runs in the power play.

Prabhasimran Singh scored a storming half-century. He was dismissed for 59 runs. Cooper Connelly was dismissed for 30 runs. Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis then came in to play. Skipper Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 21 runs today. In the last few overs, there were doubts whether Punjab would be able to score 200 runs or not. But in the last overs, Marcus Stoinis made an aggressive and important knock of 62 runs and took Punjab to 222 runs. He plundered as many as 24 runs in the last over.

Rajasthan Royals bowling

Rajasthan Royals somewhat prevented Punjab Kings from building a big score in the power play. The duo of Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran, who have been dangerous in the last few matches, managed to break the bowlers. Jofra Archer took the wicket of Priyansh Arya. Debutant Yash Raj took the wicket of Cooper Connelly. He also dismissed the aggressive Prabhasimran.

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Punjab Kings Probable Team: Prabhasimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Vadra, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Marco Jansson, Vijaykumar Vaisakh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

Rajasthan Royals Probable Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Ryan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Berger, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi.