A powerful 89-run opening partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson gave Rajasthan Royals a solid start, while Riyan Parag further strengthened the momentum of the match with big shots in the death overs.
In the 18th match of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, fans got to see a high-voltage contest. The mood of the match was set when Jofra Archer hurt the hopes of PBKS to a great extent by taking two crucial wickets in the first over of the second innings. Chasing a huge target like 206 was very tough anyway, but making a comeback after losing 2 wickets in just 6 balls became even more challenging for PBKS.
All-round magic from Rajasthan Royals beats Punjab Kings by 50 runs, this headline perfectly defines every angle of the match. Batting first, Rajasthan made a strong total of 205/4 thanks to explosive opening stand by Yashasvi Jaiswal (67 runs) and Sanju Samson (38 runs). These two gave the team a solid start with a brilliant 89-run partnership, which was benefited by the middle order. Riyan Parag played a not out innings of 43 runs and batted brilliantly in the last overs to set the scoreboard in a strong position.
From PBKS’ side Nehal Wadhera definitely showed some fight, he played a brilliant innings of 62 runs. His 88-run partnership with Glenn Maxwell had raised some hopes in the team’s chase, but both the batsmen got out one after the other when the team needed them the most. The rest of the batting lineup could not handle the pressure and PBKS stopped at just 155 runs.
Big names like Marcus Stoinis and Prabhsimran Singh could not contribute much in this run chase. With this defeat, PBKS lost their fifth consecutive match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium. RR’s bowling unit was also excellent – Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma bowled with perfect line and lengths. Impact Player Kumar Kartikeya also played his role brilliantly.
In the death overs, Rajasthan Royals batsmen – Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel – scored a brilliant 19 runs in Marcus Stoinis’ final over to take the team’s score past 200. This innings almost ended PBKS’ hopes of a win.
In this match, we got to see a great performance of Rajasthan Royals in every department – the balance in batting, bowling and fielding was quite good. And because of this, Rajasthan Royals beats Punjab Kings by 50 runs and this became the perfect tagline of the match.
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