RR opened with batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who have scored a total of 400 runs for the first wicket in eight IPL 2026 matches, with a highest stand of 81 runs against KKR. Whereas PBKS openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have put up 323 runs in seven matches, which includes a highest 126-run stand against DC.