The Punjab Kings are on the verge of rewriting their record books as they prepare to welcome the Rajasthan Royals this Tuesday in New Chandigarh.
The hosts are currently enjoying a remarkable seven-game winning run since the start of the season. They are just one victory away from equaling their all-time longest undefeated streak.
This previous benchmark of eight consecutive wins was established a decade ago across the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
Confidence is soaring in the Punjab dugout following a spectacular performance over the weekend. They proved their championship credentials by successfully hunting down a massive target of 265 runs set by the Delhi Capitals.
In contrast, the Rajasthan Royals are searching for answers after falling to their third defeat of the year. Despite putting up a formidable score of 228 runs, their bowling unit could not contain the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Another concern for the Rajasthan management is the output of their leader, Riyan Parag. While the coaching staff frequently praise his incredible timing during practice sessions, those results are not translating into tangible runs on the scorecard. With fewer than 90 runs across eight outings and a sluggish scoring rate, his place in the lineup is being questioned.
In this article, The Sporting News will track the IPL 2026 match and provide each team's live win probabilities.
Toss: Toss is scheduled to take place at 7:00 p.m.
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Punjab Kings (Predicted Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod
Rajasthan Royals (Predicted playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi.
Punjab Kings are the favourites to win this IPL 2026 match at 1.74 on Dafa, while the odds for Rajasthan Royals to win are 2.10.
* Odds are correct at time of publish but subject to change.