PBKS vs RR Impact Players Today: Toss Report, Playing XIs, Latest Updates IPL 2026 Match 40

The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has crossed the halfway stage of the tournament, and the 19th edition of the tournament has been exciting, with high-scoring run chases to low-scoring thrillers in the last 39 matches the fans have witnessed every possible thing in the competition. In Match No.40, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be hosting the Rajasthan Royals (RR).

The two teams are in contrasting form in the ongoing league. The hosts are still unbeaten in the league and are at the top of the table, while Rajasthan have had a stop-start campaign and are coming to this match after losing their last two games of their three games, which has been a concern for Riyan Parag’s side.

IPL 2026: PBKS vs RR Preview:

Punjab Kings are the most in-form side in the tournament; they have won six games, and one match was a washout. They might have had the full 14 points in the first seven games. Shreyas Iyer’s side in their last game chased down the target of 265 runs against the Delhi Capitals, which was the record run chase in the history of the T20s and the IPL.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, lost against Sunrisers Hyderabad at their first home game in Jaipur. Though Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his second IPL hundred, it went in vain as the duo of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan led the charge and chased down the target of 229 runs. The Royals’ middle-order batting has been a problem as the captain has failed to score many runs this season.

The PBKS vs RR clash will be an exciting one with one of the best batting sides in the power play against one of the best bowling sides in the power play. It is going to be an exciting encounter in New Chandigarh. The two sides have met 30 times in the IPL, and RR have the upper hand, winning 17 games, and the Kings have won 13.

The pitch for the PBKS vs RR clash will be a batting paradise as the pitch at this venue has been favouring the batters. With an average first-innings score of 212, the fans can expect another high-scoring encounter. The last time PBKS played here, it was the carnage of Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly against LSG, where they scored 254 runs.

PBKS vs RR Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 40

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to field first. Riyan Parag said, "We'll be bowling first. Looks like a pretty good wicket, but there was a little cloud cover and little shower as well, so a little bit of moisture in the start, so we're trying to extract that, get a few early wickets, and yeah, hopefully chase it down. Two changes. Hetmyer sits out, Dasun Shanaka comes in. And there's one more change. Bishnoi goes out and Yash Punja comes in."

PBKS Playing XI vs RR Today IPL 2026 Match 40

Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Suyansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR Playing XI vs PBKS Today IPL 2026 Match 40

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Dasun Shanaka, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja

PBKS vs RR Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 40

Punjab Kings Impact Players: Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Musheer Khan, Vishnu Vinod

Rajasthan Royals Impact Players: Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer

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