PBKS Vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025 Match 18: Rajasthan Royals Beat Punjab Kings By 50 Runs In Mullanpur

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Akash Madhwal

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

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Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to field first in Mullanpur.

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Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sandeep Sharma

Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling for Punjab Kings and Yashasvi Jaiswal along with Sanju Samson came to open the batting for Rajasthan Royals. Singh conceded 10 runs in his first over including a boundary.

RR - 10/0 (1)

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson have changed gears after the second over and targeted Marco Jansen in the fourth over to collect 19 runs from the over.

RR - 40/0 (4)

Marcus Stoinis was introduced into the attack in the eight over after Yuzvendra Chahal leaked nine runs in his first over. Stoinis conceded just seven runs and kept the openers at bay.

RR - 69/0 (8)

Yuzvendra Chahal bowled the ninth over and conceded 10 runs, then Marcus Stoinis bowled well again and gave just six runs. Lockie Ferguson came to bowl the 11th over and Samson welcomed him with a boundary. He got rid of him on the next delivery. Riyan Parag is the new batter at the crease.

RR - 91/1 (11)

Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his half-century with a couple of boundaries in Yuzvendra Chahal's over. Then, Marcus Stoinis leaked 17 runs in his over. Lockie Ferguson was called into the attack and he bowled the set batter Jaiswal with his sheer pace. His second wicket in the match. Nitish Rana is the new batter at the crease.

RR - 135/2 (14)

Marco Jansen dismissed the set batter Nitish Rana in the 15th over and Shimron Hetmyer replaced him at the crease. Arshdeep Singh bowled a brilliant over but Riyan Parag managed to find two boundaries. Ferguson came to bowl the next over and Hetmyer hit a six.

RR - 160/3 (17)

Arshdeep Singh came to bowl the penultimate over and conceded nine runs including the wicket of Hetmyer. Dhruv Jurel came to bat after that and with the help of a six and a four, he helped Riyan Parag in collecting 19 runs from the last over.

RR - 205/4 (20)

Brief Score: RR - 205/4 (20)

Yashasvi Jaiswal - 67 (45), Riyan Parag - 43* (25) | Lockie Ferguson: (4-0-37-2)

Jofra Archer opened the bowling attack for Rajasthan Royals and he dismissed the opener batter Priyansh Arya on the first delivery. Shreyas Iyer is the new batter at the crease and he hit two boundaries in the over. Archer bowled Iyer on the last delivery of the over.

PBKS - 11/2 (1)

Sandeep Sharma was introduced into the attack in the fourth over and he got rid of Marcus Stoinis on the third delivery of the over. It was a soft caught & bowled dismissal. Nehal Wadhera is the newest batter at the crease.

PBKS - 31/3 (4)

Kumar Kartikeya was introduced into the attack in the seventh over and he dismissed the set batter Prabhsimran Singh on the second delivery of his over. Glenn Maxwell is the new batter at the crease. PBKS are four wickets down.

PBKS - 45/4 (7)

Kumar Kartikeya was called to bowl the 10th over right after the Strategic Timeout break. Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell collectively hit two sixes and a four to extract 19 runs from the over.

PBKS - 78/4 (10)

Maheesh Theekshana came to bowl the 11th over and he gave just five singles. Wanindu Hasaranga came to bowl the next over and he conceded 12 runs including a six from Nehal Wadhera. Yudhvir Singh Charak bowled three wide deliveries in the next over. PBKS need 96 runs in the last seven overs.

PBKS - 110/4 (13)

Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell lost their wickets in quick succession as Punjab Kings tried to keep the required run rate in control. Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Maxwell then Hasaranga dismissed Wadhera in the next over. Now, the onus is on Suryansh Shedge and Shashank Singh as PBKS need 70 runs in last four overs.

PBKS - 136/6 (16)

Rajasthan Royals won the match by 50 runs in the end. Sandeep Sharma did what he is known for. A perfect death bowling! He gave just six and five runs in the 17th and the 19th over respectively. He also dismissed Suryansh Shedge during the death bowling.

PBKS - 155/9 (20)

(On the performance) To be honest, I was considering around 180-185. That would be good to chase over here, we weren’t able to execute our plans. I’m glad this blip happened early in the tournament. It was a decent pitch, the ball was holding a bit and we were not giving them much pace. (On what went wrong) I felt we could taken it slower and tried to build partnerships, but lots of learning from this game. Today there was no dew as we anticipated, but I feel we need to go back to the drawing board and see the videos where we weren't able to execute with our bowling and batting. We lost back to back wickets as well, which wasn’t ideal as it isn’t easy for new batters. Nehal was phenomenal under pressure. He took some time and then was able to charge the bowlers, make the most of the situation. Need a slight hiccup to wake you up at the start of the tournament. I personally feel this loss will be good and we will need to go back to the drawing board.

The way we started in the powerplay, we thought we were running a bit short but the quality of the batters we have got, 205 was a very good score on the board. Very young batting lineup, very young in age but they have played a lot of games for the country. They are managing and playing the game very well. (on Archer and Sandeep) That's a very deadly combo,. one guy bowling at 150 and one guy at 115. (on being told Sandeep hit 130kph) Oh did he? we should cut a cake on that. I can trust them a bit more with the pressure overs. (on Archer) We all love it when he bowls fast. Doing it for me in the last 4 years, he is one of the best guys in India right now bowling fast. We did have a small meeting in the timeout and I suggested they are a quality side and we can't take it easy. Till the last ball is bowled, we can't guarantee a win. We focused on the process and the result took care of itself. We took our time to find out what the best combination and lineups and orders are, injuries we have to take care as this is a long tournament.

Beginning of the tournament that happened but happy to contribute to the win. When days like this, you make sure you got to cash in, you enjoy the good ones and take the bad ones in your stride. You will be lucky in some circumstances, everyone is training just as hard as you, every day is not going to be a great day. (on if he is West Indian or England) No comment.

After this win, RR are placed in seventh place, whereas Punjab Kings slipped to fourth place in the points table.

Punjab Kings will host Chennai Super Kings in their next match on Tuesday, 8 April at the same venue. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals will face Gujarat Titans in their next match at Ahmedabad on Wednesday, 9 April.

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