27 April,2026 04:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Preity Zinta, Yuzvendra Chahal (Pic: File Pic)
In the IPL 2026, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) are enjoying the top spot on the points table. So far, they are unbeaten in the tournament.
Following the unbeaten run, PBKS' owner and Indian actress Preity Zinta shared a post on her official social media handle, in which she wrote, "Today seems like a perfect day for an impromptu #pzchat ! Bring on the questions folks #Ting".
Replying to her #pzchat, Punjab's star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal asked her if he could get a chance to open the innings for the batting.
"Mam ek match mein open batting karne ka chance mil jaaye toh #pzchat," he wrote.
Shreyas Iyer-led Kings will gear up to lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 28 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
So far, the Kings have played seven matches and have secured victories in six games. One of their matches was abandoned due to rain. They also have a net run rate (NRR) of +1.333 and 14 points.
On the other hand, the Royals are placed in the fourth position with five wins and three defeats in eight matches. They have a net run rate (NRR) of +0.602 and 10 points.
Punjab Kings: Marcus Stoinis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Shreyas Iyer, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishnu Vinod (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Harpreet Brar, Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Conolly, Mitchell Owen, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Vishal Nishad.
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Aman Perala, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Jofra Archer, Kuldeep Sen, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi and Sandeep Sharma.
