Rajasthan Royals players celebrate after the match. (Photo credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday did what no other team in IPL 2026 has managed to do as they beat league leaders Punjab Kings by six wickets at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh. The win moved RR up one place in the table to third with 12 points from nine games, marking their sixth win of the season.Meanwhile, PBKS suffered their first defeat of the campaign after eight matches, but they remain at the top of the points table with 13 points. Despite losing the high-scoring encounter, Punjab maintain a strong Net Run Rate (NRR) of +1.043, keeping them comfortably ahead.
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Axar Patel shares a big update on Mitchell StarcRR not only leapfrogged Sunrisers Hyderabad in the standings but also improved their NRR to +0.617, strengthening their position in the top four.As a result, SRH slipped to fourth place. They have 10 points from eight games and still boast a healthy NRR of +0.815, keeping them firmly in contention.Royal Challengers Bengaluru continue to hold on to second place with 12 points – level with RR – but stay ahead thanks to a better NRR of +1.919, the best in the competition so far. Their dominant win over Delhi Capitals on Monday strengthened their standing significantly.After the first four, the rest of the table remains unchanged after Tuesday’s match. Gujarat Titans occupy the fifth spot with eight points, followed by Chennai Super Kings with six.Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders (five points), Mumbai Indians (four points) and Lucknow Super Giants (four points) round out the rankings further down.
Latest IPL 2026 Points Table After PBKS vs RR Match:
PositionTeamMWLNRPodyNRR1PBKS861113+1.0432RCB862012+1.9193RR963012+0.6174SRH853010+0.81 55GT84408-0.4756CSK83506-0.1217DC83506-1.0608KKR82515-0.7519MI72504-0.73510LSG82604-1.106
