Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals Both sides will clash with focus on opening batsmen in the IPL 2026 match at New Chandigarh on Tuesday.Yeshsavi JaiswalVibhu Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, and Prabhasmaran Singh have all been in superb form this season.and the contest is being seen as a battle between two explosive opening pairs.Prabhasmaran Singh and Priyansh Arya have scored 323 runs at a strike rate of 14.9 this season. Among the opening pairs, they are currently at the top in terms of runs and run rate in IPL 2026.Yashwi Jaiswal and Vibhu Suryavanshi have scored 11.82 runs per over this season and are the third highest run-rate opening pair. He is behind Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, who are second with a run rate of 12.24.Highest Run Rate Ever for an Opening Partnership in IPL 2026:
On the other hand, Jaiswal and Suryavanshi are tied for the highest partnership (400) with an average of 50 for any wicket this season, along with Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.Priyansh Arya and Prabhasmaran Singh are third in the opening partnership list with 323 runs in six innings at an average of 53.83. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are second with 344 runs in seven innings.Highest partnership for any wicket – Minimum 5 innings or 5 partnerships
Jaiswal and Suryavanshi have recorded four fifty-plus partnerships this season. Arya and Prabhasmaran have two fifty-plus stands and a century stand of 126 runs.Rajasthan Royals have relied on their top order for most of the runs, while Punjab Kings’ middle and lower order have contributed more in the contest.This match is expected to be a high scoring contest. Rajasthan Royals will be looking for better performances from their bowlers including Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger after failing to defend 229 against SRH.Ryan Prag will lead the Rajasthan Royals as they face a Punjab Kings side who are still unbeaten this season under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer and are at the top of the points table.
