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PBKS vs RR, IPL 2026: Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) have suffered their first loss of IPL 2026 as Rajasthan Royals managed to overpower a strong side at the at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh on Tuesday. Donovan Ferreira dished out a crazy assault and fittingly finished the match off with a six with four deliveries to spare. With their long winning run halted, it is certainly worth exploring when did the two-time finalists last lost an IPL match?

PBKS vs RR, IPL 2026: When did Punjab Kings last lose an IPL match?

While the Punjab Kings last lost a league match in the tournament history to the Delhi Capitals last year, their most recent defeat came in the IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The Punjab Kings had fancied themselves chasing down a daunting 191 but fell six runs short of the target after coming in the final for the second time.

However, Punjab Kings have still retained the top spot with six wins in eight matches, one of those that ended in a no-result.

PBKS vs RR, IPL 2026: Marcus Stoinis’ death-overs exploits overshadowed by Donovan Ferreira’s

With Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag winning the toss, he inserted the hosts into bat. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh got the Royals off to another rollicking start before the former fell for 29 off only 11 balls. Cooper Connolly also perished after striking a 14-ball 30. Prabhsimran smashed another fifty but consumed 44 deliveries for his 59 runs but it was the death-overs impetus from Marcus Stoinis that helped the two-time finalists runners-up finish strongly. The veteran Aussie all-rounder carted Brijesh Sharma for 24 runs in the final over to stay unbeaten on 62 off 22 balls.

In a chase of 223, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal also responded in style, stitching 51-run opening stand in 3.2 overs. While Dhruv Jurel struggled, Parag (29), Ferreria (52*) and Shubham Dubey (31*) did just enough to consign the Punjab Kings to their first defeat of the season and in Mullanpur this year.