The 59th fixture during IPL season 18 Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royal were in action on May 18 2025. It was a PBKS against RR match. The game was played in the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur and PBKS beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs.
Punjab Kings has shown impressive results so far and are currently at third place on the table of points having 17 points. This win against Chennai Super Kings also strengthens their chances of qualifying for the playoffs.
The other side, Rajasthan Royals is decorated with stars, and has not won a single game over the past five matches. At the moment, RR is in 9th spot after an unsatisfactory performance in the current season. Who will be the most dominant statistics? We will look at PBKS and the RR records for head-to-head and statistics.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Standings 2025
| Teams | Match | Win | Loss | NPBKS | Points | Last 5 Match |
| Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 3 | 9 | -0.701 | 13 | L-L-W-L-L |
| Punjab Kings | 11 | 7 | 3 | +0.389 | 17 | L-N-W-W-W |
PBKS vs RR Head to Head Records and Stats
For head-to-head statistics, RR and PBKS clashed 30 times during the IPL The result was that RR won the match with 17 victories, while PBKS was victorious 13 times. The previous times they played each other was 2023 and 2024 the contest was even, with each team winning the same number of matches. Overall, Rajasthan performed slightly better.
Total Matches Played: 30
- PBKS Wins: 13
- RR Wins: 17
- No Result: 0
Punjab & Rajasthan both have the longest-running IPL franchisees of the history of the league and have been playing since 2008. But, Rajasthan didn’t play in the 2017 and 2016 seasons since it was banned along with CSK because of fraudulent activity. Below are the complete Punjab against Rajasthan data and the record of matches played in IPL (in order of play)
| Metrics | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royal |
| Match Played | 30 | 30 |
| Won | 13 | 17 |
| Loss | 17 | 13 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Win Percentage | 41.38% | 58.62% |
| Highest Score | 223 | 226 |
| Biggest Win | 48 runs | 78 runs |
| Trophy Won | 0 | 1 |
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)
PBKS vs RR 2024 Head to Head Records
The IPL 2024 season Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) faced one another twice, each team winning one game. In the opening match, on the 13th of April at Mullanpur, Rajasthan Royals won by three wickets, while they chased 148.
The other match took place on the 15th of May in Guwahati, India. Punjab Kings successfully chased down their target of 145. They won by five wickets. Head-to-head results of IPL 2024, which was played between PBKS and RR, was evenly matched at 1-1.
PBKS vs RR 2024 Scorecard
| Metrics | Match 1 | Match 2 |
| Date | April 13, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
| Venue | Ekana Cricket Stadium | Wankhede Stadium |
| Punjab Score | 147/8 | 145/5 |
| Rajasthan Score | 152/7 | 144/9 |
| Match Result | RR won by 3 wickets | PBKS won by 5 wickets |
RR vs PBKS All Match Result and Stats
Over the course of 30 IPL matches, Rajasthan Royals (RR) have scored 17 wins and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have won 13 times. The history of their head-to-head matches includes a number of thrilling games that scored high, the team with the most points scoring 226/6 for RR and 223/2 for PBKS which both occurred at the same time during IPL 2020.
| Year | Venue | Result |
| 2008 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | RR won by 6 wickets |
| 2008 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | PBKS won by 41 runs |
| 2009 | Newlands, Cape Town | PBKS won by 27 runs |
| 2009 | Kingsmead, Durban | RR won by 78 runs |
| 2010 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | RR won by 31 runs |
| 2010 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | RR won by 9 wickets |
| 2011 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | PBKS won by 48 runs |
| 2012 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | RR won by 31 runs |
| 2012 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | RR won by 43 runs |
| 2013 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | RR won by 6 wickets |
| 2013 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | RR won by 8 wickets |
| 2014 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | PBKS won by 7 wickets |
| 2014 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | PBKS won by 16 runs |
| 2015 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | RR won by 26 runs |
| 2015 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | PBKS won One-Over Eliminator |
| 2018 | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | PBKS won by 6 wickets |
| 2018 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | RR won by 15 runs |
| 2019 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | PBKS won by 14 runs |
| 2019 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | PBKS won by 12 runs |
| 2020 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | RR won by 4 wickets |
| 2020 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | RR won by 7 wickets |
| 2021 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | PBKS won by 4 runs |
| 2021 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | RR won by 2 runs |
| 2022 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | RR won by 6 wickets |
| 2023 | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | PBKS won by 5 runs |
| 2023 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | RR won by 4 wickets |
| 2024 | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur | RR won by 3 wickets |
| 2024 | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | PBKS won by 5 wickets |
| 2025 | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur | RR won by 50 runs |
| 2025 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | PBKS won by 10 runs |
Conclusion:
The fierce rivalry between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals has always brought tension, thrilling scores and finishes. For the 59th match in IPL 2025 PBKS achieved a vital 10-run win at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, pushing the team to 17 points, and bolstering their chances of securing the playoffs. The win was also the turning point of their season.
