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Ferreira, Dubey Hand Punjab Kings Their First Defeat - ETV Bharat
ETV Bharat / sportsDespite the loss, PBKS stay at the top of the table, with 13 points. RR stand at third spot, with six wins and three losses.Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets (IANS)By ETV Bharat Sports Team Published : April 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM IST | Updated : April 29, 2026 at 8:15 AM IST 2 Min Read Mullanpur: After a solid start by openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Donovan Ferreira played a stunning innings as Rajasthan Royals handed Punjab Kings their first loss of the season, beating them by six wickets in a high-scoring IPL clash on Tuesday.Chasing a challenging target of 223, Rajasthan were under pressure at 152/4, needing 71 runs from the last six overs. However, Ferreira turned the game on its head with an unbeaten 52 off 26 balls. He was well supported by Shubham Dubey, who remained not out on 31 off just 12 balls, as the duo stitched a match-winning 77-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Rajasthan completed the chase with four balls to spare.𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 the undefeated ✅💗 pic.twitter.com/cRyli3H5np— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 28, 2026 Put into bat first, Punjab Kings posted a strong total of 222/4. Marcus Stoinis led the charge with a blistering unbeaten 62 off just 22 balls, while Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 off 44 balls. Punjab's top three, Prabhsimran, Priyansh Arya (29 off 11 balls) and Cooper Connolly (30 off 14 balls), all looked dangerous, but none of them went on to play a big knock on a track that was hard and offered appreciable bounce. Punjab accelerated in the final overs, adding 55 runs in the last three overs.Rajasthan's chase began on an aggressive note, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashing 43 off 16 balls and Yashasvi Jaiswal contributing 51 off 27 balls. The pair gave their team a solid start with a quick-fire opening stand.The 🚁🚁🚁 arrived thrice tonight. pic.twitter.com/9yUuW8LDDq— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 28, 2026 Despite the strong start, Rajasthan lost momentum in the middle overs as Yuzvendra Chahal struck crucial blows to keep Punjab in the contest. He finished with figures of 3/36 and briefly put Rajasthan under pressure.However, Punjab's bowlers struggled in the death overs. Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson and Marco Jansen leaked heavily, allowing Ferreira and Dubey to dominate the final phase and seal the win.Despite the loss, Punjab Kings remain at the top of the points table with 13 points, while Rajasthan Royals move up to third place with 12 ...
Recent Match Report - Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Indian ... - ESPN
Apr 28, 2026, 03:11 PM ETRajasthan Royals 228 for 4 (Ferreira 52*, Jaiswal 51, Chahal 3-36) beat Punjab Kings 222 for 4 (Stoinis 62*, Prabhsimran 59, Punja 2-41) by six wicketsShubham Dubey underlined the importance of an Impact Player, Donovan Ferreira proved why Rajasthan Royals were keen to have him traded in, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued their stellar run as RR handed Punjab Kings their first defeat of IPL 2026. In another run-fest in New Chandigarh, where 222 played 228, Ferreira and Dubey added 77 runs off 32 balls for the fifth wicket to turn what looked like a tricky chase at one point into a cakewalk and secured victory with four balls to spare.Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3 for 36, while Marcus Stoinis bludgeoned an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls but their returns weren't enough as RR moved to third place on the points table.Archer's pace, Arya's fearlessnessPriyansh Arya was coming into the game with a powerplay strike rate of 260.27. Within his first five balls, he showed why he is one of the most fearless batters going around. He started with a spliced pull off Nandre Burger, before flat-batting him through midwicket and then following up with two of the most audacious strokes. Burger bowled a back-of-a-length ball outside off stump and Arya stood tall and played a nonchalant on-the-up aerial back-foot punch over covers for a clean six. The next ball was carved over backward point, before some luck got him another four. RR had raced to 29 for 0 after two.At the other end was Jofra Archer. He started the third over with a hard length outswinger, which Arya edged to the vacant slip area. Archer nearly yelled at his captain for not having a slip, but soon got his reward as Arya sliced a 150kph thunderbolt for mid-on. Prabhsimran Singh took on Burger but wasn't his fluent self. Despite that, PBKS raced to 65 in the powerplay.RR's middle-overs controlCooper Connolly was off quickly, scoring 30 off 14 balls but he misread a Yash Raj Punja googly and shanked him straight up. Prabhsimran, meanwhile, reached his fifty off 35 balls, but the RR bowlers controlled the middle overs, majorly through their two spinners, Punja and Ravindra Jadeja. Through overs seven to 16, PBKS scored 95 runs, while losing Connolly and Prabhsimran.'The Hulk' arrivesComing into this game, Stoinis had faced 26 balls this IPL. But he showed off once he got his chance. He smashed Archer for two sixes in the 19th over, but reserved his best for the last. Fast...
IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals hand Punjab Kings first defeat as Donovan ...
Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey's unbeaten 77-run partnership off 32 balls secured a thrilling six-wicket victory for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings. Earlier, 15-year-old Vaibhav ...
PBKS vs RR IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals hands Punjab Kings its first ...
PBKS vs RR IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals hands Punjab Kings its first defeat of the season Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey's unbeaten 77-run stand helped Rajasthan Royals triumph by six wickets and hand Punjab Kings its first defeat of the IPL 2026 season. Updated : Apr 29, 2026 00:06 IST , CHENNAI - 3 MINS READ Sahil Mathur Comments Follow ...
