Riyan Parag caught vaping in dressing room:Sooryavanshi’s helicopter shot, Preity Zinta’s reaction after Iyer’s LBW reprieve

Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets in an exciting match 40 in IPL 2026 on Tuesday, 28 April. The match played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, saw PBKS suffer their first defeat of the season. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, registered their sixth win of the season and moved to the third spot on the IPL 2026 points table. Chasing 223 to win, the inaugural champions got past the finish line in 19.2 overs, riding on blistering fifties from Donovan Ferreira and Yashasvi Jaiswal. The PBKS vs RR match witnessed several top moments. Let’s take a look at them. PBKS vs RR Match 40 Top Moments 1) Riyan Parag caught vaping inside dressing room RR captain Riyan Parag was caught vaping inside the dressing room during the match. This incident was spotted on camera in the 16th over of the chase when the camera turned towards the dressing room where Parag was seen inhaling through a vape and exhaling the smoke. Vaping is illegal in India, with the act banned under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act (PECA), 2019. 2) Preity Zinta breathes easy after Shreyas Iyer survives LBW call On the third ball of the 9th over after dismissing Cooper Connolly, Yash Punja bowled a googly to Shreyas Iyer and the PBKS captain got beaten on the inside edge as he looked to work it into the leg-side. However, Parag went for the review, only turning out to be a failure as the ball was missing leg in ball tracking. However, it turned tense for a moment there and Preity Zinta took a sigh of relief after the PBKS captain survived the lbw call. 3) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s helicopter shot Vaibhav Sooryavanshi unleashed a stylish helicopter shot during the second innings of the match. This happened in the fourth over when Arshdeep attempted a yorker but missed his length and the 15-year-old brought out his own version of the ‘helicopter’ shot, one that was made famous by the legendary MS Dhoni. 4) Donovan Ferreira’s 105m six Donovan Ferreira smashed a 105m six en route to his blistering 52* in Rajasthan Royals’ win. This happened in the 19th over when Ferreira smashed a massive hit which went miles above the deep mid-wicket fence. The ball was sent flying for a whopping 105m and it remained one of the biggest sixes of the night which saw both teams aggregate 450 runs, the highest in a RR vs PBKS match so far in the IPL. PBKS vs RR, Match 40, Records 1) Punjab has lost the most while defending 200+ runs In IPL, the record for most losses while defending 200 or more runs belongs to Punjab Kings, the team has lost 8 times in such matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore is in second place, having lost matches 7 times while defending 200+ scores. 2) Rajasthan Royals’ biggest win while chasing Rajasthan Royals chased down a target of 223 runs against Punjab Kings. This is the team’s third-biggest win while chasing in IPL. Rajasthan had chased their biggest target of 224 runs against Punjab itself in Sharjah in 2020. The second position is the win against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. 3) Yashasvi Jaiswal slams 20th IPL half-century Yashasvi Jaiswal has retained third place in the list of 50+ scores for Rajasthan Royals with his fifty. He now has 20 fifties to his name. At the top of this list are Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson. Both have 25-25 half-centuries to their names, while Ajinkya Rahane (19) is in second place.