The Punjab Kings–Rajasthan Royals IPL rivalry has swung both ways, but Rajasthan held the lead after their latest meeting. The Royals chased 223 at New Chandigarh on 28 April 2026, reaching 228/4 with four balls left. That six-wicket win made the overall record 18 victories to 13 in Rajasthan’s favour across 31 meetings.
The clubs have played each other since the IPL’s first season. Their shared history includes a regulation tie that Punjab settled in a Super Over, tight chases and two contrasting results in 2025. Here is the record through the completed 2026 meeting, not a prediction for IPL 2027.
Punjab Kings
Rajasthan RoyalsPBKS vs RR IPL head-to-head record
Rajasthan won the first contest on 21 April 2008 by six wickets. Their advantage today reflects victories in three of the five most recent completed games. Punjab’s latest win in the series came in Jaipur in May 2025, when it defended 219/5 and kept Rajasthan to 209/7.
There is one important counting detail. In Ahmedabad on 21 April 2015, both sides finished their 20 overs on 191/6. Punjab, then called Kings XI Punjab, won the ensuing one-over eliminator. The table assigns that fixture to Punjab’s win column, in line with the clubs’ 31-match record. The regulation innings were tied, but the match has a winner; it is not an extra unresolved tie or a no-result. All 31 fixtures in this cutoff have a recorded winning side.
| Meetings | PBKS wins | RR wins | Unresolved ties | No results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Men’s IPL through 28 April 2026. The bar shows match winners, including Punjab’s 2015 Super Over victory.
Most runs in PBKS vs RR IPL matches
Sanju Samson leads the batting list with 690 runs in this particular head-to-head. KL Rahul is next on 490, followed by Shaun Marsh on 409. These are runs scored against the other franchise in IPL meetings, not players’ career totals, and the team labels refer to the side each represented in this series rather than any 2027 roster.
Opponent-specific IPL runs through 28 April 2026; earlier Kings XI Punjab seasons count as Punjab Kings franchise history.
Yashasvi Jaiswal changed the order in the latest fixture. He entered it with 338 runs against Punjab, made 51 in Rajasthan’s chase and moved to 389. That put him fourth, ahead of Ajinkya Rahane‘s 373. The movement matters: a pre-match leader table would still place Rahane above Jaiswal. Samson, Rahul, Marsh and Rahane did not add to their listed totals in the 28 April contest.
Last five PBKS vs RR IPL matches
The newest game was the highest-scoring chase in this five-match stretch. Marcus Stoinis struck 62 from 22 balls as Punjab posted 222/4, while Jaiswal’s 51 helped set up Rajasthan’s reply. Donovan Ferreira then finished unbeaten on 52, and RR reached 228/4 in 19.2 overs. The previous encounter had gone Punjab’s way: Harpreet Brar took three for 22 as the Kings defended 219/5 in Jaipur on 18 May 2025.
The first 2025 meeting had a different shape. Rajasthan made 205/4 at New Chandigarh, with Jaiswal scoring 67, before Jofra Archer‘s three for 25 helped limit Punjab to 155/9. In 2024 the sides split their two contests. Sam Curran‘s unbeaten 63 carried Punjab to 145/5 against Rajasthan’s 144/9 in Guwahati; earlier, Shimron Hetmyer‘s unbeaten 27 helped RR finish a three-wicket chase with one ball to spare. The scores below keep Punjab first and Rajasthan second even when RR batted first.
| Date | Ground | Winner | Result | Score · PBKS; RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | New Chandigarh | Rajasthan Royals | RR by 6 wickets | PBKS 222/4; RR 228/4 |
| 18 May 2025 | Jaipur | Punjab Kings | PBKS by 10 runs | PBKS 219/5; RR 209/7 |
| 5 Apr 2025 | New Chandigarh | Rajasthan Royals | RR by 50 runs | PBKS 155/9; RR 205/4 |
| 15 May 2024 | Guwahati | Punjab Kings | PBKS by 5 wickets | PBKS 145/5; RR 144/9 |
| 13 Apr 2024 | New Chandigarh | Rajasthan Royals | RR by 3 wickets | PBKS 147/8; RR 152/7 |
PBKS vs RR IPL FAQs
Who leads the PBKS vs RR IPL head-to-head record?
Rajasthan Royals lead 18 wins to Punjab Kings’ 13 across 31 matches through 28 April 2026. The 2015 Super Over result is credited as a Punjab win.
Who won the most recent PBKS vs RR IPL match?
Rajasthan won by six wickets on 28 April 2026. Punjab scored 222/4; the Royals reached 228/4 in 19.2 overs.
Who has scored the most runs in PBKS vs RR IPL games?
Sanju Samson leads with 690 runs in this specific IPL fixture through the 2026 meeting. KL Rahul follows on 490, and Shaun Marsh has 409.
Have Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals played a tied IPL match?
Their regulation innings were tied at 191/6 each on 21 April 2015. Kings XI Punjab won the subsequent one-over eliminator, so the fixture counts as a Punjab win rather than an unresolved tie.
Men’s IPL head-to-head through the 28 April 2026 game; no future-season result is claimed.
