- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.6 another wild swish, and Prabh bites the dust too! Punja had PBKS on a leash, and he now has another reward! A little slower outside off and he seems to hold the length back too, perhaps anticipating the charge. Prabh goes after it anyway but loses all control and shape. Slices it a mile up and extra cover settles under it to send the half-centurion on his way! 144/32.5 clothed to mid on, and Arya has fallen to Archer! What a passage of play, and Archer has come up trump! Full ball just outside off, bowled at a tick over 150kph. Arya tries to take Archer downtown but ends up getting it all wrong. Tame chip off the inner half of the blade and Burger does the rest. Archer's face is like stone, but he knows he has worked this youngster over and now sent him back to the shed! 37/18.2 another shank, and this time, Connolly has to go! Floated up full outside off and this looks like the googly. Connolly tries to go downtown but slices across it a little too much. Gets more height than distance and Ferreira, stood at long off, takes it smartly over his head. Another sprightly cameo by Connolly, but from an RR POV, they have broken a threatening partnership! 96/217.6 Shreyas' turn to find the moon, and Burger finally has some respite! Slower ball hung up on a length wide outside off. Shreyas tries to fight the angle and mow it over cow corner. The ball skews off the toe-end and Jurel, calling early, completes the catch in the short fine leg region. Shreyas departs after a scratchy innings, and RR keep chipping away! 181/4Extras9 (b 4, lb 4, w 1)TOTAL222/4 (20 Overs, RR: 11.1)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Priyansh Arya, 2.5 ov), 2-96 (Cooper Connolly, 8.2 ov), 3-144 (Prabhsimran Singh, 13.6 ov), 4-181 (Shreyas Iyer, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JC Archer 4 0 40 1 10 10 5 2 0 0 N Burger 4 0 59 1 14.75 4 7 3 0 0 Brijesh Sharma 4 0 42 0 10.5 7 4 2 1 0 Yash Raj Punja 4 0 41 2 10.25 6 1 4 0 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 32 0 8 3 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.2 Jaiswal perishes too, and Chahal is turning this game around! Floated up full outside off and Jaiswal cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. He swings at it with all his might but cuts across it far too much. Goes straight up and long off does the rest. PBKS with another vital and timely breakthrough! 123/33.2 low full toss, and Sooryavanshi has plinked this a mile up. Taken by mid off running back, and Arshdeep rips this game wide open! Not the best ball Arshdeep will ever bowl. But he will take. And PBKS will of course take it too. A touch outside off, which makes Sooryavanshi fetch it, given the angle from around the wicket. Slices it and Shreyas, back-pedaling, snares the chance. Another tone-setting knock, and this is the window of opportunity PBKS would have been after! 51/19.4 oh dear, what have you done, Dhruv Jurel?! This is a juicy and gentle full toss on the stumps. Jurel should have hit it all the way back to Jaipur but instead, he shanks it terribly. Only gets height on it and long on accepts the offering with utmost glee. Jurel is hanging around, hoping this could be a No ball, but don't think that is happening. This is an umpire review, just to be clear. First replay seems to suggest the ball is well below the waist. Jurel feels so too and starts trudging off the moment he sees it on the giant screen. Waist measured at 1.03m and the ball is passing at 0.67m at the popping crease. Jurel has to go! 105/213.6 clothed to deep mid wicket, and Parag has thrown it away! Chahal dangles the carrot, and Parag bites, to his and RR's detriment. Looks to mow it over cow corner but does not have enough room to swing his arms freely. Bat closes upon impact too and Parag could not have picked out Shedge better, even if he tried. Huge, huge moment in the game! 151/4Extras6 (b 1, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL228/4 (19.2 Overs, RR: 11.79)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3.2 ov), 2-105 (Dhruv Jurel, 9.4 ov), 3-123 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 11.2 ov), 4-151 (Riyan Parag, 13.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 68 1 17 6 8 5 1 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 57 0 14.25 7 6 4 1 0 M Jansen 3.2 0 41 0 12.3 4 3 3 1 0 Harpreet Brar 4 0 25 0 6.25 8 1 1 0 0 YS Chahal 4 0 36 3 9 7 3 1 1 1
Match Details
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
28 April 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Rajasthan Royals 2, Punjab Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Subs: Vishnu Vinod, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar and Musheer Khan
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey and Shimron Hetmyer
- Over 2.3: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - CPL Connolly (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 80/1 in 7.0 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 27, CPL Connolly 19)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Prabhsimran Singh 27, CPL Connolly 26, Ex 1)
- Over 8.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - SS Iyer (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 5
- Prabhsimran Singh: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 160/3 in 16.0 overs (SS Iyer 23, MP Stoinis 10)
- Punjab Kings: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 9
- Over 19.4: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - NoBall, Umpire - TM Srivastava, Batter - MP Stoinis (Struck down)
- MP Stoinis: 50 off 20 balls (2 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Innings Break: Punjab Kings - 222/4 in 20.0 overs (MP Stoinis 62, Suryansh Shedge 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 84 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 3.1 overs (19 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (YBK Jaiswal 7, V Sooryavanshi 43, Ex 1)
- Punjab Kings Impact player Sub: Harpreet Brar in for Priyansh Arya (Rajasthan Royals innings, 2.6 ov)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 84/1 in 6.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 31, DC Jurel 9)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (YBK Jaiswal 37, DC Jurel 15, Ex 0)
- Over 9.4: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - NoBall, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - DC Jurel (Struck down)
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 26 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 151/4 in 14.0 overs (D Ferreira 8)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact player Sub: Shubham Dubey in for Yash Raj Punja (Rajasthan Royals innings, 13.6 ov)
- Rajasthan Royals: 200 runs in 17.6 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (D Ferreira 23, SB Dubey 29, Ex 2)
- D Ferreira: 50 off 26 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
Match Coverage
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Arshdeep's form 'a concern' as PBKS get their first 'reality check'
"You're not going to go through the IPL and not lose a game," James Hopes, PBKS' fast-bowling coach, said of their slightly below-par bowling
Being dropped will 'dent his confidence massively' - Abhinav on Bishnoi
"I thought he was in good form," says fellow legspinner Piyush Chawla after RR dropped Ravi Bishnoi forYash Raj Punja
Sooryavanshi back at the top of IPL 2026 Orange Cap table
Here's how things stand at the top of the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 at the end of Rajasthan Royals' win over Punjab Kings


