In a thrilling encounter at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Rajasthan Royals chased down Punjab Kings’ formidable total of 222\/4 with four balls to spare, securing a six-wicket victory. This win handed Punjab Kings their first loss of the season. Rajasthan Royals’ chase was anchored by Donovan Ferreira’s explosive 52 off 26 balls, supported by Shubham Dubey’s quickfire 31 off 12 balls. The chase was completed in 19.2 overs, with the Royals finishing at 228\/4. (hindustantimes.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n For fantasy cricket enthusiasts, the standout performers were:<\/p>\n In this high-scoring match, the captain and vice-captain choices were pivotal:<\/p>\n Reflecting on pre-match predictions:<\/p>\n Based on the match’s outcome, an alternative fantasy XI could have been:<\/p>\n This lineup balances explosive batting with effective bowling, reflecting the match’s key performances. (ipl.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n For a detailed view of the match’s key moments, you can watch the official highlights on the IPL’s website. (ipl.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n For a visual recap, here’s the official IPL YouTube channel’s highlight video of the match:<\/p>\n Watch the match highlights on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Disclaimer: Fantasy cricket involves financial risk. Play responsibly and within your limits.<\/em><\/p>\n Review of IPL 2026 Match 40 between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, including top fantasy point-scorers, captaincy insights, and post-match analysis.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,207,217,224],"tags":[220,215,216],"class_list":["post-3206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","category-ipl","category-ipl-dream-teams","category-t20","tag-ipl","tag-ipl-breaking-news","tag-ipl-video"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3206"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3535,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3206\/revisions\/3535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplruns.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Top Fantasy Point-Scorers in This Match<\/h2>\n
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Captain & Vice-Captain Review<\/h2>\n
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Hits & Misses vs Pre-Match Picks<\/h2>\n
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Alternative XI With Hindsight (Post-Match Only)<\/h2>\n
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Watch Highlights<\/h2>\n
Sources & Further Reading<\/h2>\n
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