PBKS Vs RR, IPL 2025 Match 18: Rajasthan Royals Hand Punjab Kings Their First Defeat Of The Season

Rajasthan Royals secured a convincing victory against Punjab Kings, winning by 50 runs in an Indian Premier League match held in Chandigarh on Saturday. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played a pivotal role, scoring a brilliant half-century of 67 runs off 45 balls. Contributing to the total were skipper Sanju Samson with 38 runs off 26 balls and Riyan Parag, who remained unbeaten with 43 runs. This performance helped Rajasthan Royals post a formidable total of 205 for 4 after being invited to bat by PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer. In reply, Punjab Kings struggled early, losing four quick wickets and finding themselves in a precarious position at 4 for 43. However, Nehal Wadhera (62) and Glenn Maxwell (30) stabilised the innings with an 88-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Unfortunately for PBKS, their dismissals in quick succession dashed their hopes, and they ended their innings at 155 for 9 after 20 overs.

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Updated on: 6 April 2025 9:02 am

IPL 2025: PBKS vs RR | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' players celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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IPL 2025: RR vs PBKS | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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IPL: PBKS vs RR | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Punjab Kings' Nehal Wadhera, left, celebrates after scoring fifty runs as batting partner Glenn Maxwell looks on during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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IPL: RR vs PBKS | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Punjab Kings' Glenn Maxwell bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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Indian Premiere League 2025: PBKS vs RR | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Punjab Kings' Nehal Wadhera bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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Indian Premiere League 2025: RR vs PBKS | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' Shimron Hetmyer bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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Indian Premiere League: RR vs PBKS | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag plays a shot into the air during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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Indian Premiere League: PBKS vs RR | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal is bowled out by Punjab Kings' Lockie Ferguson during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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IPL 2025: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

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IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings

IPL 2025: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

Rajasthan Royals' captain Sanju Samson bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.