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Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2025: Let's take a look at their head-to-head stats and past records. Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL Head-to-Head Stats: Punjab Kings (PBKS) play their first game at home as they host Rajasthan Royals (LSG) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh’s Mullanpur for Match 18 of IPL 2025. The teams are at either end of the points table, with the tournament starting to get to a stage where the race for the play-offs begins to heat up.
PBKS sit atop the IPL 2025 standings, with two wins in two and an impressive net run rate (NRR), as RR find themselves lost at the bottom of the points table. Title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer will welcome the returning regular skipper Sanju Samson, taking over from inexperienced Riyan Parag. PBKS have lost 7 of their 12 matches played against RR at home.
The only time these sides played at the venue, PBKs lost to RR by 3 wickets in a thriller last season. PBKS vs RR Head-to-Head Stats, Overall Record, Key Matchups, and Historical Performance: Ahead of the 18th match of IPL 2025, here’s a look at the head-to-head stats of 28 IPL matches played so far between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Matches: 28 PBKS won: 11 RR won: 16 No result: 1 Highest total: 226/6 in 19.
3 overs by Rajasthan Royals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE (September 27, 2020). Lowest total: 124-all out in 18.5 overs by Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur (April 14, 2013).
Biggest win (by runs): Punjab Kings’ biggest win (by runs) over Rajasthan Royals came during IPL 2011 when they won by 48 runs. On the other hand, RR’s biggest win (by runs) against PBKS was in IPL 2009 when they secured a 78-run victory in Durban. Smallest win (by runs): Punjab Kings won by four runs against Rajasthan Royals during IPL 2021.
While RR’s smallest win-margin (by runs) against PBKS was in IPL 2021 when they won by 2 runs in Dubai. Biggest win (by wickets): Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets during IPL 2014 at Sharjah which is their biggest (by wickets) against them. RR’s biggest win (wickets in hand) vs PBKS came in 2010 by 9 wickets.
Most runs: Sanju Samson has scored the most runs by any batter in these fixtures. So far, Samson has 632 runs at a strike-rate of 151.19 from 19 matches.
Highest score: Sanju Samson holds the record for the highest individual total in these IPL clashes. He scored 119 off 63 against PBKS during IPL 2021. Most wickets: Arshdeep Singh currently holds this record having taken 17 wickets against RR in 9 matches at an economy of 9.
76. Best bowling figures: Arshdeep Singh boasts of the best bowling figures in these contests having taken 5/32 against RR during IPL 2021. Highest partnership: The record for the highest partnership in PBKS-RR IPL matches belongs to Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul when the Punjab pair added 120 runs for the first wicket in IPL 2021.
IPL 2024 Results March 15, 2024: Punjab Kings (145/5) defeated Rajasthan Royals (144/9) by 5 wickets. April 13, 2024: Rajasthan Royals (152/7) defeated Punjab Kings (147/8) (171/6) by 3 wickets.
