Rajasthan Royals will be gunning for a win in their final home game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season when they face Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.

The Royals boast a dominant 5-1 win record over the Punjab Kings at the venue and will hope to extend the lead.

The RR vs PBKS IPL 2025 match will start at 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) on Sunday, May 18, and will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast.

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Earlier this season, the Royals cruised to a 50-run win over the Kings in New Chandigarh, posting 205/4 on the back of key knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal (67), Sanju Samson (38) and Riyan Parag (43).

The bowling unit, led by Jofra Archer (3/25), Sandeep Sharma (2/21) and Maheesh Theekshana (2/26), bundled out Punjab for 155/9.

Heading into this reverse fixture, the Royals are coming off a one-run loss to the Kolkata Knight Riders on May 4.

Punjab Kings’ previous fixture against the Delhi Capitals was called off and will be replayed next week. They beat Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs in the preceding match.

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 standings

Rajasthan Royals sit ninth on the IPL 2025 points table with six points. Punjab Kings, meanwhile, are third with 15 points.

RR vs PBKS in IPL

As per the RR vs PBKS head-to-head record, the two teams have played each other 29 times in the IPL, with the Royals winning 17 matches and the Kings coming out on top 12 times.

Rajasthan Royals last five matches

Opponent

Venue

Result

Date

Margin

KKR

Kolkata

Lost

May 4

1 run

MI

Jaipur

Lost

May 1

100 runs

GT

Jaipur

Won

April 28

8 wickets

RCB

Bengaluru

Lost

April 24

11 runs

LSG

Jaipur

Lost

April 19

2 runs

Punjab Kings last five matches

Opponent

Venue

Result

Date

Margin

LSG

Dharamsala

Won

May 4

37 runs

CSK

Chennai

Won

April 30

4 wickets

KKR

Kolkata

Abandoned

April 26

-

RCB

New Chandigarh

Lost

April 20

7 wickets

RCB

Bengaluru

Won

April 18

5 wickets

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings players

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been the Royals’ leading scorer, with 473 runs in 12 games. Youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has also impressed, notching 155 runs in five outings.

In the bowling department, Jofra Archer and Maheesh Theekshana have been the key wicket-takers for the team this campaign.

The Royals have also been forced to make a few changes to their squad following injuries to pacer Sandeep Sharma and batter Nitish Rana.

Left-arm South African pacer Nandre Burger has been roped in as a replacement for Sandeep, while the 19-year-old wicket-keeper Lhuan-dre Pretorius replaced Nitish for the remainder of the season.

For Punjab Kings, Prabhsimran Singh (437 runs) and Shreyas Iyer (405 runs) have led the lines with the bat, while Arshdeep Singh, with 16 wickets, is their top wicket-taker.

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings stats

  • 4000: Sanju Samson is 34 runs away from 4000 runs for RR in IPL
  • 50: Tushar Deshpande is 2 wickets away from 50 wickets in IPL
  • 50: Wanindu Hasaranga is 5 wickets away from 50 wickets in IPL
  • 100: Shimron Hetmyer is 8 sixes away from 100 sixes in IPL
  • 100: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 11 sixes away from 100 sixes in IPL
  • 500: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 27 runs away from 500 runs in IPL 2025
  • 1000: Shimron Hetmyer is 58 runs away from 1000 runs for RR in IPL

Where to watch RR vs PBKS IPL 2025 live

Live streaming of the Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website. The RR vs PBKS match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Network 18 TV channels in India. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST.

RR vs PBKS IPL 2025 venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium records

  • Highest team total: 217/6 by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals in 2023
  • Lowest team total: 59/10 by Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers
  • Bengaluru in 2023
  • Highest individual score: 113 by Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) against Rajasthan Royals in 2024
  • Best bowling figures: 6/14 by Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) against Chennai Super Kings in 2008
  • Highest partnership: 166 by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) for 1st wicket against Gujarat Titans in 2025
  • Win rate batting first: 50% (5 Won; 5 Lost)
  • Average first innings score: 189
  • Average first innings winning score: 189