RR vs PBKS Head to Head: IPL Records, Stats, and Full Match Results

In the case of Indian Premier League (IPL), the rivalry between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) is among the most intense, stressful, and unstable between two franchise-based cricket teams. Although it might not be instantly successful, more traditional marquee-style of admonitions such as Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings, the RR vs PBKS head to heads always make sure there is an out and out box-office blockbuster. Whether it is amazing bowling miracles that take victory out of the jaws of defeat in the final over to the record-breaking run chases that break the logic of the game, pink against red never leaves the spectators disappointed. Over the years both sets have had the label of the underdog, and have alternated between periods of utter excellence and exasperating mediocrity, making their meetings so volatile and themselves equally entertaining. We shall in this mega guide get deep into the records of RR vs PBKS IPL, the general statistics, venue history, and the entire match performance that characterize this attention-grabbing Northern rivalry.

RR vs PBKS Head to Head Record

The history of the IPL, starting as far as the first event in 2008 through till the most recent campaigns, Rachel Royals and Punjab Kings have clashed on a total of 30 occasions. In these series of games, the Rajasthan Royals have succeeded in developing a visible lead on the cumulative head-to-head situation. With these 30 engagements, the Royals have won 17 matches and the Kings have won 13. No matches have been called off as a no-result because of rain and the game has certainly had its share of last-ball finishes, not least a memorable Super Over in 2015 that favoured Punjab.

Total Matches Played	Rajasthan Royals (RR) Won	Punjab Kings (PBKS) Won	Tied / No Result
30	17	13	0

PBKS vs RR Head to Head: Complete IPL Match Results and Stats

The PBKS vs RR games have provided crunchers and spectators of the game with some of the most poignant figures in the history of T20 in the last ten and a half years. The games are historically high scoring ones, sponsored by letting pitches and heavy-handed top-order line-up.

Year	Venue	Winner	Winning Margin
2025	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	PBKS	10 Runs
2025	MYS Stadium, Mullanpur	RR	50 Runs
2024	ACA Stadium, Guwahati	PBKS	5 Wickets
2024	MYS Stadium, Mullanpur	RR	3 Wickets
2023	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	RR	4 Wickets
2023	ACA Stadium, Guwahati	PBKS	5 Runs
2022	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	RR	6 Wickets
2021	Dubai Intl. Stadium, Dubai	RR	2 Runs
2021	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	PBKS	4 Runs
2020	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	RR	7 Wickets
2020	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	RR	4 Wickets
2019	PCA Stadium, Mohali	PBKS	12 Runs
2019	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	PBKS	14 Runs
2018	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	RR	15 Runs
2018	Holkar Stadium, Indore	PBKS	6 Wickets
2015	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	PBKS	Super Over
2015	MCA Stadium, Pune	RR	26 Runs
2014	PCA Stadium, Mohali	PBKS	16 Runs
2014	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	PBKS	7 Wickets
2013	PCA Stadium, Mohali	RR	8 Wickets
2013	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	RR	6 Wickets
2012	PCA Stadium, Mohali	RR	43 Runs
2012	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	RR	31 Runs
2011	PCA Stadium, Mohali	PBKS	48 Runs
2010	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	RR	9 Wickets
2010	PCA Stadium, Mohali	RR	31 Runs
2009	Kingsmead, Durban	RR	78 Runs
2009	Newlands, Cape Town	PBKS	27 Runs
2008	PCA Stadium, Mohali	PBKS	41 Runs
2008	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	RR	6 Wickets

The team with the most team points in this competition is the Rajasthan Royals, who had famously hauled down a mammoth total to record 226/6 in Sharjah in the 2020 season. During the same game, Punjab Kings made their first and it was their highest score of 223/2, representing how flat the track was and how much power was exhibited by it. On the other end of the scorecard, the lowest score that blanked the runs also gives an account of the bowling attacks that might arise when the batters were not making it. The lowest total of the Royals against Punjab stands at 112, and that of Punjab against RR at 124. This never ending paint and pull-pull makes the RR vs PBKS head to head one of the dreams of an analyst.

PBKS vs RR Overall Record: Full Head-to-Head History

By examining the competition evaluating it through the mission of the individual win-loss records, a better understanding of the competition is gained by evaluating the past performances of the two teams in various situations of matches. The tide has strongly changed throughout the history of league. RR has been completely dominating since 2020, winning 7 of their last 10 games since, turning what once was a significantly closer head-to-head rivalry in the first half of the 2010s into the current picture.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Overall Records vs RR

In the case of the Punjab franchise, dominance was seen early on. The first 2008 season saw them severely beat RR by 41 runs in Mohali and this showed that they were able to destroy the champions. Their largest win margin against RR in terms of the number of runs is 48, which was done in an ass-side game way back in 2011. But the Royals have often found it easy to score off totals on its side through a strong top order. One hideous problem in this general account that Punjab have been encountering is the key to their nerve in the death overs, several times they have left they charge after seemingly insurmountable targets with Rajasthan, prompting a decline in their winning percentage over the men in pink.

Statistic	Record
Total Matches Played	30
Matches Won by PBKS	13
PBKS Win Percentage	43.3%
Highest Team Score	223/2
Lowest Team Score	124/10
Most Runs for PBKS vs RR	KL Rahul (490+ runs)
Most Wickets for PBKS vs RR	Arshdeep Singh (15+ wickets)

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Overall Records vs PBKS

Another thing that is crucial is that the Rajasthan Royals have 56.6 winning ratio in the games against PBKS. The largest victory of RR in numbers of runs was had at Kingsmead, Durban, in the year 2009 when they defeated Punjab by 78 runs. RR has scored a commendable clinical 9-wicket whipping over Punjab in Jaipur way back in 2010. More so, we have Rajasthan that has a psychological advantage of taking off the greatest successful run chase in the IPL history against this opponent. The time has come; and it does so again when the RR is defending a modest total, or the pursuit of a mammoth one, in which case they have RR stand out match-winners of a given kind against that of the Punjab Kings.

Statistic	Record
Total Matches Played	30
Matches Won by RR	17
RR Win Percentage	56.6%
Highest Team Score	226/6 (IPL 2020)
Lowest Team Score	112/7 (IPL 2009)
Most Runs for RR vs PBKS	Sanju Samson (596+ runs)
Most Wickets for RR vs PBKS	Siddharth Trivedi (11 wickets)

RR Vs PBKS Head-to-Head at Home Ground

Home advantage is also a major factor in franchise cricket, which affects the pitch preparation and crowd momentum. We will divide the performance of these two sides in their respective fortresses.

1) RR Record at Home Ground Against PBKS

The main stronghold by the Rajasthan Royals is the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. RR has had a track record of being grossly superior in the games it plays off this soil against the Punjab Kings. The spinners and pacers of Royals use the bigger boundary size as well as the natural grip the pitch has to choke the PBKS batting line up. Of the 7 matches that RR played at Jaipur till 2024, it had secured 5 matches and limited Punjab to only 2 victories. The blaze, the enormous out field, and the tactical acumen of RR on the field obviously make their ground established at home.

Statistic	Record
Total Matches Played	8
Matches Won by RR	5
Matches Won by PBKS	3
RR Win Percentage	62.5%

2) PBKS Record at Home Ground Against RR

Over the years, Punjab Kings have used various stadiums as their base such as the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, the Holkar Stadium in Indore, the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala and the modern Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur. Though Punjab has a couple of notable home wins, including the 41-run victory in 2008 and narrow win of 12 runs in 2019 at Mohali, RR has also managed to defeat these strongholds on several occasions. To give an example, during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Rajasthan won by comfortable chases at Mohali which shows that PBKS home advantage has not been totally unbreakable.

Statistic	Record Details
Total Matches Played	10
Matches Won by PBKS	4
Matches Won by RR	6
PBKS Win Percentage	40%

RR Vs PBKS Head-to-Head at Away Ground

Away games are accompanied by an enormous pressure, hostility of crowds, and unaccustomed conditions. Nevertheless, the two franchises have been scantily persistent in exploring the ground of the competitor.

1) RR Record at Away Ground Against PBKS

When Rajasthan makes his way to the North to the den of Punjab, they usually adjust brilliantly. RR has a surprisingly strong record against Punjab. They have scored glorious run pursuits on the quick, bouncy lanes of Mohali, and have made good use of the speed of the ball. They have managed to overcome the obstacles of new venues such as Mullanpur in recent years and this indicates their flexibilities. This is vital to the overall head to head advantage because of their capability to counter the Punjab pace attack on out pitch.

2) PBKS Record at Away Ground Against RR

Traveling to Jaipur (or the second home of RR in Guwahati) has been a mountainous task to the Punjab Kings. The gradual, clutchesque quality of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium has not necessarily fit the historic Punjab tradition of out and out bowling and big-banging. Nevertheless, they did score an incredible and most controversial 14 run win at Jaipur in 2019, a game that was also notorious due to the notorious “Mankad” run-out involving Ravichandran Ashwin and Jos Buttler, which fully derailed the run chase of RR and gave PBKS a rare away win.

RR Vs PBKS Head-to-Head at Neutral Venues

Owing to general elections and the world health events, a couple of seasons of IPL have been played in neutral grounds and this is precisely where RR vs PBKS contest has created a magic of pure and unfiltered magic. South Africa (2009): the honors were divided between the teams, PBKS emerged victorious in Cape Town and RR in Durban.

Nevertheless, the UAE grounds in the 2020 and 2021 seasons gave birth to two IPL classics of all times. Rahul Tewatia struck five towering sixes in one over in Sharjah against Sheldon Cottrell to aid RR in the pursuit of 224. A year later in Dubai, a young pacer, Kartik Tyagi, defended only 4 runs in the last over, and managed to take two wickets and give only one run to Rajasthan to win the match by a miracle of 2-run margin. They have also played out in the stadiums of Mumbai (Wankhede and Brabourne) and Pune with RR mostly in the upper hand when the pressure is on with incredibly tight encounters.

Statistic	Details
Total Matches Played	12
Matches Won by RR	6
Matches Won by PBKS	6
Win Percentage	50% / 50%
Highest Team Score (RR)	226/6 (Sharjah, 2020)
Highest Team Score (PBKS)	223/2 (Sharjah, 2020)
Lowest Team Score (RR)	112/7 (Cape Town, 2009)
Lowest Team Score (PBKS)	133/8 (Durban, 2009)

Player Contributions in PBKS vs RR Fixtures

The T20 game success is normally dependent on personal excellence. A number of international/domestic superstars have already carved their names on the folklore of this particular competition.

1. Sanju Samson (RR)

The classy Rajasthan Royals captain simply loves to go against the Punjab bowling attack. Samson is the all-time highest run-scorer in this match having scored over 630 runs. This was his masterpiece which he accomplished in 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium where he had hit 119 out of 63 balls only. Even though RR lost the match by 4 runs, his knock was the most personal one by a player of Royals against PBKS.

2. KL Rahul (PBKS)

KL Rahul has been the bane of RR throughout his fruitful career with the Punjab franchise. His fantastic plays on the head of the order with nearly 490 head to head game runs provided the PBKS with enormous, invincible leads in many cases. His ability to provide the middle over of the innings and to destroy on the final note made the Rajasthan bowlers spend their nights in nightmares in some consecutive seasons.

3. Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)

Arshdeep Singh (left arm) of Punjab is the most honoured with the distinction of being the deadliest bowler in this competition. He has cleared 17 wickets on the Royals and he has employed his perfect yorkers, slower bouncer and death-bowling moves. His 5/32 of 2021 was his total best and totally destroyed the middle order of RR and made him the primary weapon of PBKS in such a fight.

4. Siddharth Trivedi & Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)

Previously the mantle had been assumed by medium-pacer Siddharth Trivedi who was the most dependable bowler in RR against Punjab with 11 key wickets using his cunning changes. What Yuzvendra Chahal, the genius of leg-spin, has now taken the baton in the modern world and has been weaving the webs around the PBKS middle order on numerous occurrences of regularity and has been gathering up the much needed breakthroughs. Kevon Cooper is another player who deserves special attention since he recorded a 4/26 in the year 2012.

5. Shaun Marsh (PBKS)

It is impossible to discuss this game without mentioning legendary Shaun Marsh who was the breakout star of the first 2008 IPL. Marsh made a tremendous score of 115 against the eventual champions Rajasthan, the highest individual score was made by a PBKS player against the Royals. His chaste elegance set the direction of gold in the striking in this race in its primitive days.

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Conclusion

In as much as currently the Rajasthan Royals are on a conspicuous numerical advantage enjoying 17 wins against 13 by Punjab Kings, the numbers are half the tale. The history of the RR vs PBKS head to head is filled with games that end up to the final delivery. Jaw-dropping run chases, heart-stopping super overs, and memorable final-over bowling spells, the two franchises are continually taking each other to the ultimate extreme. As the tide strongly moves in favour of Rajasthan in the last two years, Punjab will eagerly want to pen a new chapter of dominance, so that this multi-coloured, high voltage battle can be among the ultimate best in the Indian Premier League.

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