On Saturday (Apr 25), DC scored 264/2 against Punjab Kings which Shreyas Iyer-led team chased down with seven balls and six wickets in hand. In the second match, on Monday (Apr 27), DC were blown away by RCB for 75 and RCB chased down the paltry target in 6.3 overs with nine wickets left.

IPL 2026 | What went wrong? How Delhi Capitals went from 264/2 to 75 all-out in span of two days at home ground

Connolly has hit 14 sixes this season - joint fifth-most in IPL 2026 along with PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer and 2nd highest for the team behind Priyansh Arya's 20. Connoll is PBKS' highest run-scorer this season with 223 runs in five innings at an average of nearly 56 and a strike rate of 164.

IPL 2026 | 'Little notes off each other': Copper Connolly reveals secret behind PBKS' batting prowess

In the six matches played, PBKS have won five matches while one was washed out - putting them on top of points table with 11 points. They beat IPL's longest winning streak (from the start of season) of five matches undefeated by Rajasthan Royals (2015) and Kings XI Punjab (2014).

IPL 2026 | Unstoppable Punjab Kings beat own 2014 record to scale new highs in historic start of season

Iyer has not played a T20I for India since December 2023 and he doesn't play Tests as often as well, leaving him to be the ODI player for Men In Blue in internationals. His T20 numbers in IPL since, however, are staggering after switching from KKR to PBKS before IPL 2025

'Can lead Indian team': Two-time WC winner Piyush Chawla on Shreyas Iyer's place in T20I side

Rajasthan Royals remain the only team to win all four matches while PBKS have three wins and one no-result. KKR, on the other hand, are still searching for first win. Check how all the teams stack up after four matches each

IPL 2026 | 4 matches each - KKR still waiting for a win while RR stay unbeaten - check how teams stack

The wet conditions made it impossible continue with the game at Eden Gardens in Kolkata beyond 3.4 overs in which KKR scored only 25 runs and lost two wickets. With no team winning the match, the two points were divided equally between KKR and PBKS. 

Who won yesterday’s IPL 2026 match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings? Check result

As the stage is all set for an epic Qualifier 1 clash between PBKS and RCB in New Chandigarh stadium, let us have a look at their previous stats.

IPL 2025 | PBKS vs RCB Qualifier 1: Head-to-head, records, playoff stats and iconic performances

Chandigarh airport is among several airports close to the Pakistan border which will be temporarily closed after Operation Sindoor. India news Sports Cricket

Chandigarh airport closure behind PBKS-MI venue change in IPL 2025? Details inside

While PBKS moved to the fourth spot following sharing a point with KKR, the hosts remained in the seventh position with seven points in nine games. Sports, Cricket

IPL 2025: No revenge for KKR against PBKS as rain plays spoilsport at Eden Gardens

Iyer was Kolkata Knight Riders' captain last season, helping them win their third IPL trophy, the third-most by any team in the tournament's history. Sports, Cricket

IPL 2025: ‘He will be fired up,’ Gavaskar on Shreyas Iyer’s return to Eden Gardens against KKR

Playing at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh, RCB won their fifth game this season, climbing to the third spot on the points table. Sports, Cricket

IPL 2025: Kohli, Krunal power RCB to beat Punjab Kings in return leg, enter top three

David hit five fours and three sixes during his 50* against PBKS in IPL 2025, including three consecutive sixes off Harpreet Brar in the final over. Sports, Cricket

IPL 2025: Tim David goes big against PBKS but RCB manage mere 95/9 in 14 overs

They were in cruise control at 62/2 when Rahane was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal LBW. Rahane refused the referral which later showed that it would have saved him. Cricket Sports

IPL 2025 | Skipper Rahane blasts KKR batters for 'reckless' performance vs PBKS, takes full blame for...

The architect of the win was spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who returned with the figures of 4/28 in four overs including his 16-run last over of the quota. Cricket Sports

IPL 2025 | Chahal took fitness test before match, reveals coach Ponting after PBKS stun KKR

SRH opener Abhishek Sharma surpassed KL Rahul's 132* (against RCB) to register the highest individual score by an Indian in the cash-rich IPL. India news, Cricket, Sports

SRH vs PBKS: Abhishek Sharma enters history books with highest score by an Indian in IPL

Cricket, Sports: The 26-year-old, representing PBKS in IPL 2025, played a crucial role in his team's hard-fought 11-run win over Gujarat Titans in their opening match

IPL 2025: Mamba mentality? PBKS pacer Arshdeep says 'key is to improve by 1-1.5% after every game'

Punjab Kings didn’t leave a stone unturned in their efforts to bag India batter Shreyas Iyer on day one of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. The franchise’s new coach, Ricky Ponting, reflected on his massive bid (INR 26.

IPL 2025: ‘I wanted to work with Shreyas’ – Ricky Ponting on why PBKS splurged on ‘potential captain’

An intense IPL franchise owners meeting took place at the BCCI headquarters, at the Wankhede Stadium, on Wednesday (Jul 31). The meeting was for the owners to put forth their views on the number of retentions ahead of this year's mega auction, later this year.

Shahrukh vs Ness Wadia in IPL owners' meet? Intense debate over number of retentions, mega action - Report

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter MS Dhoni refused to run as his partner Daryl Mitchell completed a double (two runs) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on May 1.

IPL 2024: WATCH | MS Dhoni refuses to run as non-striker completes two runs in CSK vs PBKS

Far from the hue and cry of the high-scoring thrillers that have dominated the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday (Apr 21) played a slow-burner of a game that went down to the wire at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.

IPL 2024: GT bounce back after chastening defeat at home, beat PBKS by 3 wickets

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowler Mayank Yadav made a memorable debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, bowling the fastest ball of the season so far. Yadav, during his spell of four overs, also took 3 wickets for 27 runs against Punjab Kings (PBKS).

IPL 2024: WATCH | LSG's Mayank Yadav bowls fastest ball of season at 156 kmph vs PBKS

PBKS 2024 Full Updated Squad: Punjab Kings is one of the few franchises yet to put its hand on an IPL trophy. However, with a settled core and some new additions to the squad for IPL 2024, which begins on March 22, PBKS will hope to end their dry run in the tournament and chase the ultimate glory.

PBKS 2024 Full Updated squad: Punjab Kings probable playing XI, replacement, Captain, schedule for IPL 2024

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli says that one has to constantly make additions to their game to keep improving. Kohli made the comments after RCB pulled a heist against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on March 25 and won their first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season.

IPL 2024: RCB's Virat Kohli REVEALS why he stepped out to play pacers against Punjab Kings

Mahipal Lomror played his role of finisher as an impact player to perfection, forming a match-winning partnership with Dinesh Karthik in RCB’s first home game of the ongoing IPL season.

IPL 2024: RCB's Mahipal Lomror opens up on impact player role after match-winning knock vs PBKS

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