IPL 2026 Points Table after PBKS vs RR match: In the 40th match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. With this win, it has maintained its 100 percent win record against Punjab Kings at its new home ground in Mullanpur. This was Rajasthan Royals' sixth win in 9 matches played in IPL 2026. Punjab Kings' first defeat after registering 7 consecutive wins in 8 matches. Now the question is, what effect did this win and loss have on the points table of IPL 2026? The biggest thing is that how did Sunrisers Hyderabad suffer in the clash between these two teams?
in IPL 2026 punjab kings His performance so far has been so strong that even after losing a match against Rajasthan Royals, his health did not make any difference in the points table. He remained number 1 even after losing the match to Rajasthan. They have 13 points after 6 wins, 1 loss and sharing of points in 1 match in 8 matches. Whereas his run rate is 1.043.
Now the question is, what did Rajasthan Royals gain from the victory over Punjab Kings? The answer lies in his improved ranking. Rajasthan has now moved from number 4 to number 3 in the points table. They have 12 points after 6 wins and 3 losses in 9 matches. However, RCB at number 2 also has only 12 points. But due to playing one match less than Rajasthan and better run rate, they remain at second position. RCB's run rate is 1.919. Whereas Rajasthan's run rate is 0.617.
After the match between Rajasthan and Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a loss as it had to slip from number 3 to number 4 in the points table. Sunrisers Hyderabad have 10 points after 5 wins and 3 losses in 8 matches. The run rate of Orange Army is 0.815.
The big thing is that in the points table of IPL 2026, except the top four teams, the run rate of all the other teams is in minus. Gujarat Titans have 8 points in 8 matches and are at number 5. Whereas CSK and DC have 6 points each after playing the same number of matches. Just because of the difference in run rate, CSK is at sixth and DC is at number 7.
Lucknow Super Giants are in the worst position in the points table of IPL 2026, which have won only 2 in 8 matches. This team is at number 10. Whereas Mumbai Indians are at 9th place after only 2 wins in 7 matches, Kolkata Knight Riders are at 8th place. They have won 2 out of 8 matches while they have been forced to share points in 1 match. Meaning this team has 5 points.
