Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard In the 18th match of IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals (RR) secured convincingly by 50 runs against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. After RR was asked to bat first, they ended an astounding 205/4 in their 20 overs led by an explosive innings from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag. Understandably, PBKS struggled to gain momentum in their run chase and finished at 155/9 after their 20 overs. With Bhanuka Rajapaksa (0) and Matthew Short (17) early dismissals, Nehal Wadhera’s from score of 62 stood out as the one highlight for PBKS. Jofra Archer was the pick of the bowlers for RR with an impressive 3 wickets and was crowned Player of the Match. Obviously, RR will be pleased with this all-round performance, and it consolidates their credentials in the points table with one aspect or another on display in both batting and bowling departments.
Match PBKS vs RR, 18th Match, IPL 2025 Date Saturday, April 05, 2025 Venue Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh Toss Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl Result Rajasthan Royals won by 50 runs Player of the Match Jofra Archer
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Player Performance Nehal Wadhera 62 runs off 41 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes) – Lone fighter in chase Glenn Maxwell 30 runs off 21 balls (3 fours, 1 six) – Brief counterattack Lockie Ferguson 4 overs, 37 runs, 2 wickets – Best among PBKS bowlers
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Player Performance Yashasvi Jaiswal 67 runs off 45 balls (3 fours, 5 sixes) – Anchored the innings Riyan Parag 43* runs off 25 balls (3 fours, 3 sixes) – Strong finish Jofra Archer 4 overs, 25 runs, 3 wickets – Player of the Match
Batting Dismissal R B M 4s 6s SR Yashasvi Jaiswal b Ferguson 67 45 57 3 5 148.88 Sanju Samson (c) c Iyer b Ferguson 38 26 43 6 0 146.15 Riyan Parag not out 43 25 51 3 3 172 Nitish Rana c Maxwell b Jansen 12 7 6 2 0 171.42 Shimron Hetmyer c Maxwell b Arshdeep Singh 20 12 23 2 1 166.66 Dhruv Jurel not out 13 5 5 1 1 260 Extras (lb 2, w 10) 12 Total 20 Ov (RR: 10.25) 205/4
Did not bat: Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh, Sandeep Sharma.
Fall of wickets:
1-89 (Sanju Samson, 10.2 ov) 2-123 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 13.2 ov) 3-138 (Nitish Rana, 14.4 ov) 4-185 (Shimron Hetmyer, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON Arshdeep Singh 4 0 35 1 8.75 Marco Jansen 4 0 45 1 11.25 Lockie Ferguson 4 0 37 2 9.25 Glenn Maxwell 1 0 6 0 6 Yuzvendra Chahal 3 0 32 0 10.66 Marcus Stoinis 4 0 48 0 12
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Batting Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR Priyansh Arya b Archer 0 1 0 0 0 Prabhsimran Singh c Hasaranga b Kartikeya 17 16 2 0 106.25 Shreyas Iyer (c) b Archer 10 5 2 0 200 Marcus Stoinis c & b Sandeep Sharma 1 7 0 0 14.28 Nehal Wadhera c Jurel b Hasaranga 62 41 4 3 151.21 Glenn Maxwell c Jaiswal b Theekshana 30 21 3 1 142.85 Shashank Singh not out 10 13 0 0 76.92 Suryansh Shedge c Hetmyer b Sandeep Sharma 2 4 0 0 50 Marco Jansen c Hetmyer b Theekshana 3 6 0 0 50 Arshdeep Singh c Hasaranga b Archer 1 5 0 0 20 Lockie Ferguson not out 4 1 1 0 400 Extras (b 5, lb 1, w 9) 15 Total 20 Ov (RR: 7.75) 155/9
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Priyansh Arya, 0.1 ov) 2-11 (Shreyas Iyer, 0.6 ov) 3-26 (Marcus Stoinis, 3.3 ov)4-43 (Prabhsimran Singh, 6.2 ov) 5-131 (Glenn Maxwell, 14.6 ov) 6-131 (Nehal Wadhera, 15.1 ov) 7-136 (Suryansh Shedge, 16.1 ov) 8-145 (Marco Jansen, 17.4 ov) 9-151 (Arshdeep Singh, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON Jofra Archer 4 0 25 3 6.25 Yudhvir Singh 2 0 20 0 10 Sandeep Sharma 4 0 21 2 5.25 Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 26 2 6.5 Kumar Kartikeya 2 0 21 1 10.5 Wanindu Hasaranga 4 0 36 1 9
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Impact Players for Both Teams RR Player Replacement Kumar Kartikeya (in), Nitish Rana (out) PBKS Player Replacement Priyansh Arya (in), Yuzvendra Chahal (out)
RR won by 50 runs
