The table-toppers Punjab Kings will face Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh in the ongoing IPL 2026 on Tuesday. The Mohali-based franchise have been unbeaten so far in the tournament and they would look to carry their sublime form.

PBKS have adopted an aggressive approach with the bat and have reaped rewards for the same. Shreyas Iyer’s team were able to chase down a gargantuan total of 265 against Delhi Capitals in the last game, which goes to show their batting supremacy. 

The previous season’s runners-up is looking like a team to beat this season and they have ticked all the right boxes so far.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, have been dependent on their top three batters. Their middle order has been a cause of concern, especially the form of their skipper Riyan Parag. 

The inaugural champions’ fast bowling unit, especially Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger have delivered consistently. However, Parag must make the most of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Bishnoi as the duo bowled a over each in the last game against SRH.

Head to Head: Matches: 30, Won by RR: 17, Won by PBKS: 13.

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Raj Punja, Aman Rao Perala

Punjab Kings Squad: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nehal Wadhera, Suryansh Shedge, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad