RR vs PBKS head-to-head: IPL records and match results

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Rajasthan Royals have played 29 matches against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League since 2008.

In the RR vs PBKS head-to-head, the Royals have won 17 while the Kings triumphed 12 times.

The Royals’ and the Kings’ first meeting dates back to April 21, 2008, in the inaugural edition of IPL. The Royals won the match by six wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur with Shane Watson being adjudged the Player of the Match for scoring an unbeaten 76 off just 49 balls which included five fours and five sixes. Shane Warne took three wickets for 19 runs with the ball.

Rajasthan Royals’ nine-wicket win at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in IPL 2010 is their biggest against Punjab Kings, who were called Kings XI Punjab back then. Michael Lumb top-scored for the Royals with 83 off 43 balls hitting 16 boundaries and two maximums en route to becoming the Player of the Match. Siddharth Trivedi chipped in with two wickets for the Royals.

RR’s biggest win in terms of runs came in IPL 2009 when they beat PBKS by 78 runs at Kingsmead in Durban. Opener Graeme Smith was the star of the match for his 77 off 44 balls which consisted of 12 fours and a six. Amit Singh supported the Royals’ cause with the ball picking up three wickets for just nine runs in his four overs.

The Royals notched up one of their highest totals in the IPL against the Kings in 2020 at Sharjah, when they scored 226/6 en route to win the match by four wickets with three balls to spare. Sanju Samson top-scored for the Royals with 85 off 42 balls and was adjudged the Player of the Match. Steven Smith and Rahul Tewatia provided able support during the chase with half-centuries.

Sanju Samson’s 119 off 63 balls at a strike rate of 188.88 against the Kings in IPL 2021 is the best individual batting effort for the Royals. Though Samson’s whirlwind knock, which consisted of 12 fours and seven sixes, took the Royals close to the Kings total, it could not prevent them from a four-run defeat at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Kevon Cooper picked up four wickets for 26 runs off his four overs in the Royals’ 31-run win against the Kings at Jaipur during IPL 2012, to record the best bowling figures by a Royals player.

In the Royals’ six matches against Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, the hosts have won five, losing just one of them.

RR vs PBKS head-to-head

RR vs PBKS records

• RR highest team score: 226/6 (IPL 2020)
• PBKS highest team score: 223/2 (IPL 2020)
• RR highest individual score: 119 Sanju Samson (IPL 2021)
• PBKS highest individual score: 115 Shaun Marsh (IPL 2008)
• RR best bowling figures: 4/26 Kevon Cooper (IPL 2012)
• PBKS best bowling figures: 5/32 Arshdeep Singh (IPL 2021)

RR vs PBKS matches list, results and timeline