Pbks vs rr: The 18th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 was played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals (PBKS Vs RR) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur, in which Rajasthan won a stunning win by 50 runs. At the same time, this is the first defeat of this season after two consecutive wins of Punjab Kings captained by Shreyas Iyer, while this is Rajasthan's second win in four matches. After the first win as captain, captain Sanju Samson said that….
After winning a bang against Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said that
"The way we started in Powerplay (during batting), I felt that we are a little behind." But the kind of batting we had and we were struggling, I felt that they (Punjab Kings) would do the same. It was a good score. Archer and Sandeep have a very deadly pair. While Joffra bowls at a speed of 150, Sandeep Sharma at a speed of 115. Sandeep Sharma has been bowling in Death and Pavalplay for me from the last few overs and he is one of the best players in India. ''
The batsmen of Rajasthan (PBKS Vs RR) took great advantage on the pitch of Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur, considered favorable for the batsmen. For the first wicket, captain Sanju Samson, along with young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, laid 89 from 62 balls and laid a strong foundation for the team to a big score.
Despite being dismissed by Sanju (38), Yashasvi continued to score a fast -paced run and hit 67 runs off 45 balls before being dismissed. After this, Ryan Parag performed the work of giving finishing touch. Parag scored 43 runs off 25 balls. At the same time, Dhivar Jurlel contributed 13 off 5 balls and Shimron Hetmyer contributed 20 runs on 12 balls to make Rajasthan cross the 200 mark.
Veteran fast bowler Jofra Archer of Rajasthan (PBKS Vs RR) gave a shock to Punjab Kings by cleaning Priyansh Arya on the first ball of the first over of the innings. After this Archer also made captain Shreyas Iyer walk on a personal score of 10. At the same time, Sandeep Sharma also returned the pavilion after scoring a run of Marcus Stoinis, while Kumar Kartikeya hunted Prabhasimran Singh (17). Jofra Archer took the most three wickets in this match. At the same time, Sandeep Sharma and Mahish Tuppan took two wickets each, while Kumar Kartikeya and Vanindu Hasranga took one wicket each.
