Rajasthan Royals will look to be the first team to beat the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 when they face Shreyas Iyer and Co. at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday, April 28.
The Royals had a brilliant start to the season as they won four games in a row. However, in the last four games, they managed to win only on. In their most recent clash, they lost to the Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets, failing to defend a 229-run target.
Punjab Kings, meanwhile, have six wins from seven games and are sitting pretty at the top of the table. They pulled off a record run chase in the last game against Delhi Capitals. Fifties from Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer helped them chase down a 265-run target.
Here is Rajasthan Royals’ strongest predicted XI vs Punjab Kings
Top Order: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (IMP), Dhruv Jurel (WK)
Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 255 runs in eight innings in IPL 2026, averaging 42.50 and striking at 153.62. He has happily played second fiddle to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, allowing the 15-year-old to play his natural game. Talking about Sooryavanshi, the Bihar batter needs 24 runs on Tuesday to reclaim the Orange Cap. So far, he has 357 runs in eight innings and his strike rate is a mind-boggling 234.87. Dhruv Jurel, on the other hand, has also fared nicely with 232 runs in eight innings at an average of 33.14 and a strike rate of 163.19.
