Undefeated Punjab Kings will look to continue the winning streak in their first home game of the season when they host Rajasthan Royals in match 18 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh on Saturday (April 5).
Shreyas Iyer-led PBKS opened the campaign with impressive away wins against Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants with the skipper having a big say with unbeaten fifties in both their results.

Meanwhile, RR, who were led by stand-in skipper Riyan Parag, will also look to carry their winning momentum, having snapped a two-game win-less start with a victory over Chennai Super Kings. RR will welcome back regular skipper Sanju Samson, who played the first three games only as a batter.
With an aim to win, PBKS and RR will lock horns for the 29th time in IPL history and the second time at the Mullanpur Stadium. Here is a look at Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals head to head record, stats & results ahead of PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Match 18.
In the 28 RR vs PBKS head to head matches in IPL so far, it’s Rajasthan Royals that hold the advantage with 16 wins against Punjab Kings, who have won 12 times against the inaugural champions.
In the last 7 meeting as well, RR has a 4-3 edge against PBKS, but the Punjab-based side won the most recent meeting against Jaipur-based team with the victory coming at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
Several players have shined for the two franchises over the years during their clashes in IPL. Here is a look at the top performers and stats in the earlier RR vs PBKS fixtures:
| Stats | For PBKS vs RR | For RR vs PBKS |
| Wins Batting 1st | 8 | 7 |
| Wins Chasing | 4 | 9 |
| Highest Total | 223 | 226 |
| Lowest Total | 124 | 112 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 193 | 226 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 139 | 158 |
| Most Runs | KL Rahul (490 runs) | Sanju Samson (632 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Shaun Marsh (115) | Sanju Samson (119) |
| Most Sixes | Chris Gayle, KL Rahul & Shaun Marsh (17 sixes each) | Sanju Samson (28 sixes) |
| Most Fours | KL Rahul (43 fours) | Sanju Samson (52 fours) |
| Most Fifties | KL Rahul (5 fifties) | Jos Buttler (3 fifties) |
| Most Hundreds | Shaun Marsh & Mayank Agarwal (1 hundred each) | Sanju Samson (1 hundred) |
| Most wickets | Arshdeep Singh (17 wickets) | Siddharth Trivedi (11 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Arshdeep Singh (5/32) | Kevon Cooper (4/26) |
The two sides are set to lock horns for the second time at the New PCA Stadium, which has hosted only 5 IPL matches so far. In their previous meeting at the new venue, RR emerged winners, chasing down 152 with 1 ball to spare and 3 wickets in hand.
Apart from their solitary meeting against RR, PBKS has faced four other teams in the IPL so far and do not possess the best record, having lost four of five matches with their only win coming against Delhi Capitals in the inaugural match at the venue in 2024.