Nehal-Sashank’s Atishi batting and Harpreet’s spin, Punjab defeated Rajasthan by 10 runs and made a strong hold in the playoff race
PBKS vs RR Match Highlights: Punjab Kings (PBKS) have further strengthened their position in the playoff race by defeating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 10 runs in the 59th match of IPL 2025. Batting first, Punjab scored 219/5 on the strength of Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh (Shashank Singh). In response, Rajasthan’s team could score 209 runs despite the fifty of Dhruv Jurel and Yashavi Jaiswal. With this victory, Punjab has reached the second number in the points table with 17 points.
In the match played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Punjab Kings won the toss and chose the first batting and hit 219 for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Nehal Wadhera scored 70 off 37 balls which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Shashank Singh scored an unbeaten 59 runs and beat up Rajasthan bowlers fiercely in the last over.
Captain Shreyas Iyer also contributed 30 runs, while Prabhasimran Singh and Umarjai added 21-21 runs. Tushar Deshpande took 2 wickets for Rajasthan, while Ryan Parag, Mafaka and Akash Madhwal got 1-1 wickets.
The Rajasthan Royals started chasing the target. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit 89 runs in the first 6 overs. Vaibhav scored 40 runs off just 15 balls, including 4 fours and 4 sixes. Yashasvi also completed a fast fifty, but as soon as Harpreet Brar dismissed the two, Punjab started returning.
Rajasthan lost wickets consecutively in middle overs. Sanju Samson was dismissed for 20, Ryan Parag and Hetmyer also could not play a big innings. However, Dhruv Jurlel continued trying from one end and completed the magnificent fifty. But 20 runs were needed in the last over and Jurael was dismissed for playing a big shot. Hasranga also returned to the pavilion on the next ball.
Harpreet Brar was the deadliest in Punjab’s bowling, taking 3 wickets for just 22 runs in 4 overs. Umarzai and Yansan also got 2-2 successes.
With this victory, Punjab has now reached the second number in the table with 17 points and its arrival in the playoffs is almost fixed. At the same time, Rajasthan, which has already been out of the playoff race, had to face the 10th defeat in its 13th match and the team will now remain at number 9.
