Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
In the 40th match of IPL 2026, two powerful teams clashed and table topper Punjab Kings faced Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals stopped the winning streak of Punjab Kings and won the match by chasing the target of 223 runs by 6 wickets. This is also Rajasthan’s biggest run chase in IPL. Donovan Ferreira scored unbeaten 52 runs in 26 balls in the end and took the team to victory. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs and Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 43 runs.
In this match, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Punjab Kings posted a total of 222 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Prabhsimran Singh played an innings of 59 runs, while Marcus Stoinis turned the tide of the match in the final stages by smashing an unbeaten 62 runs off just 22 balls. For Rajasthan, Yashraj Punja claimed two wickets, while Archer and Burger took one wicket each.
Surya nine runs away from becoming MI’s second-highest run-scorer
Suryakumar Yadav is just nine runs away from passing Kieron Pollard to become Mumbai Indians’ second-highest run-scorer ever. He can pull this off when MI faces Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede on Wednesday. Right now, Suryakumar has 3,907 runs in 121 matches (119 innings) for MI. He averages 37.56 and scores at a brisk strike rate of 151.14, with two centuries and 29 fifties to his name.
Pollard sits just ahead with 3,915 runs, but took 211 matches and 193 innings to get there, averaging 28.78 with a strike rate of 147.01 and 18 fifties. Above them all is Rohit Sharma—he’s miles ahead. Rohit has scored 6,289 runs in 240 matches (236 innings), with an average of 29.93, a strike rate of 132.72, and has notched up two centuries and 41 fifties for MI.
If anyone can challenge Virat Kohli, it’s Virat Kohli himself, says Irfan Pathan
Virat Kohli recently became the first batsman in IPL history to reach 9,000 runs. As a result, former Indian players have begun offering their opinions on who will be the next to reach Kohli’s milestone. Former Indian player Irfan Pathan has spoken about a player who could challenge Kohli’s record. Irfan shared a post on social media, talking about that player. Irfan’s post is going viral on social media.
Irfan wrote in his post that only Kohli can challenge this record. “If anyone can challenge Virat Kohli, it’s Virat Kohli himself,” Irfan wrote of Kohli. “That’s why this Mount Everest of 9,000 runs in the IPL is just a milestone for him, not his destination.” Virat Kohli has scored 9,012 runs in 267 innings across 275 IPL matches at an average of 40.05 and a strike rate of 133.05. This includes eight centuries and 66 half-centuries, with his highest score being an unbeaten 113*.
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