IPL 2025 pbks vs rr: In the 18th match of IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs. Rajasthan Royals scored 205 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. The match between the two teams was played in Jaipur, which Rajasthan won. The decision to bowl first after winning the toss did not go in favor of Shreyas Iyer.
Rajasthan Royals’s strong victory
After losing the toss, the team of Rajasthan Royals came out to bat first. This team scored good scores in the powerplay itself. Due to the result of which Rajasthan could win this match very easily.
The best batting from Rajasthan was done by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Yashasvi played a half -century innings. Yashasvi scored 67 runs. Due to which Rajasthan was able to score a big score. In the last few matches, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat could not last.
Sanju Samson also supported Yashasvi Jaiswal. Together, both of them put Rajasthan Royals in a strong position in the powerplay itself. Sanju Samson played a strong innings of 38 runs. At the same time, the best bowling gourd forgas from Punjab.
In the second innings, the Punjab team came out to chase the target of 206 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer tried to handle the innings to some extent but this could not happen for a long time.
Nehal Vadhera did the best batting for Punjab. Nehal put some good and necessary shots but returned to the pavilion after hitting sixes and the hope of Punjab’s victory also ended here.
Nehal was supported by Glenn Maxwell to some extent but returned to the pavilion after getting out of Maxwell shots. The Punjab team had high expectations from Shashank but did not get a chance to play much ball. Punjab’s IPL is the first defeat of 2025.
