PBKS VS RR: Why Rajasthan Royals lost to Punjab Kings despite a good start, captain Sanju Samson told

Sanju samson statement:

The 59th league match of IPL 2025 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. Rajasthan lost by 10 runs in a collision at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan, captained by Sanju Samson, who came on the field for Run Chase, started a rage, which saw the team easily win but it did not happen.

Now after the defeat, captain Sanju Samson explained why Rajasthan had to face defeat even after a good start. Sanju said that we felt that the total was going to chase.

What did Sanju Samson say after defeat

After the defeat against Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said, “We made a good start. We could not demand more than this. We could not move the Momentum found in the powerplay. It was going to achieve the wicket and outfield.

Trying options keeping next year in mind (Sanju Samson)

Sanju further said, “We just had to complete the work and finish the innings. We have experienced players. We are giving our best but things are not happening in our favor. We cannot try much. The first attempt is to win the match. Keeping in mind the next year, they tried some options.

Match condition

In the match, Punjab Kings, captained by Shreyas Iyer, decided to bat by winning the toss and scored 219/5 runs on the board in 20 overs. During this, Nehal Vadhera scored 70 runs in 37 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes in 37 balls.

Then the Rajasthan Royals, who landed on the field for the run chase, could reach the score of 209/7 runs in 20 overs. During this time, Dhruv Jurael and Yashasvi Jaiswal played half -century innings for the team, but could not get the team crossing the victory.