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]IPL 2026, Match 40: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Punjab Kings will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 40th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 28th at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Shreyas Iyer will captain PBKS, while Riyan Parag will lead RR. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Prabhsimran Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
| Date | 28 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Match Number | 40th T20 |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 |
| Venue | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
PBKS vs RR – Full Squad
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) |
|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya (AR) | Yashasvi Jaiswal (BAT) |
| Prabhsimran Singh (WK-BAT) | Vaibhav Suryavanshi (BAT) |
| Cooper Connolly ✈️ (AR) | Dhruv Jurel (WK-BAT) |
| Shreyas Iyer (C) (BAT) | Riyan Parag (C) (BAT) |
| Nehal Wadhera (BAT) | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ (BAT) |
| Shashank Singh (AR) | Ravindra Jadeja (AR) |
| Marcus Stoinis ✈️ (AR) | Donovan Ferreira ✈️ (AR) |
| Marco Jansen ✈️ (AR) | Shubham Dubey (BAT) |
| Xavier Bartlett ✈️ (BOWL) | Jofra Archer ✈️ (BOWL) |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar (BOWL) | Nandre Burger ✈️ (BOWL) |
| Arshdeep Singh (BOWL) | Brijesh Sharma (BOWL) |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (BOWL) | Ravi Bishnoi (BOWL) |
| Pyla Avinash (BAT) | Lhuan-dre Pretorius ✈️ (BAT) |
| Harnoor Singh (BAT) | Tushar Deshpande (BOWL) |
| Musheer Ahmed Khan (AR) | Sandeep Sharma (BOWL) |
| Vishnu Vinod (BAT) | Yudhvir Singh (BOWL) |
| Azmatullah Omarzai ✈️ (AR) | Kwena Maphaka ✈️ (BOWL) |
| Suryansh Shedge (AR) | Sushant Mishra (BOWL) |
| Mitchell Owen ✈️ (AR) | Vignesh Puthur (BOWL) |
| Yash Thakur (BOWL) | Yash Punja (BOWL) |
| Lockie Ferguson ✈️ (BOWL) | Ravi Singh (BAT) |
| Harpreet Brar (BOWL) | Aman Rao (BAT) |
| Ben Dwarshuis ✈️ (BOWL) | Adam Milne ✈️ (BOWL) |
| Praveen Dubey (BOWL) | Kuldeep Sen (BOWL) |
| Vishal Nishad (BOWL) | Dasun Shanaka ✈️ (AR) |
PBKS vs RR – Predicted Playing 11
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) |
|---|---|
| Prabhsimran Singh (WK) | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Priyansh Arya | Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
| Shreyas Iyer (C) | Riyan Parag (C) |
| Nehal Wadhera | Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| Marcus Stoinis ✈️ | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
| Shashank Singh | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Cooper Connolly ✈️ | Donovan Ferreira ✈️ |
| Marco Jansen ✈️ | Jofra Archer ✈️ |
| Harpreet Brar | Ravi Bishnoi |
| Arshdeep Singh | Sandeep Sharma |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Tushar Deshpande |
| Impact Player: Vyshak Vijaykumar | Impact Player: Nandre Burger / Kuldeep Sen |
