• BATSMEN
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    13.2 off stump goes for a toss, and Ferguson is pumped! Beautifully-disguised slower ball, pitching on a length just outside off. Jaiswal thinks he can slog this into oblivion over cow corner but does not pick the variation. Swings too early, swats away a few flies and then sees his off stump cartwheeling. Ferguson loved that, and pretty sure PBKS and their fans would have too! 123/2
    10.2 straight to mid off this time, and the RR captain is outta here! Bowls it full again, just outside off. Samson, rather than trying to go along the carpet, looks to go up and over mid off. Does not get under it enough and offers the simplest of catches. Samson throws his bat away in disappointment, and that is a massive moment in the game! 89/1
    not out
    43
    25
    51
    3
    3
    172
    14.4 goes straight up, and snared on the fence! Thrown up full and wide outside off, making Rana access an area he does not want to. He throws his hands at it anyway and slices across it too much. That brings Maxwell into play on the deep cover fence and he runs around to complete the catch. RR lose another, and PBKS keep chipping away! 138/3
    18.5 Hetmyer shanks this, and Hetmyer perishes! Low full toss tailing into leg stump. Hetmyer looks to slog it over cow corner but gets under it too much. Gets more height than distance and Maxwell, stationed at long on, was never going to drop that. Easy as you like, and Arshdeep has his first wicket of the evening! 185/4
    not out
    13
    5
    5
    1
    1
    260
    Extras
    12 (lb 2, w 10)
    TOTAL
    205/4 (20 Overs, RR: 10.25)
    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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Arshdeep Singh403518.75105010
    M Jansen4045111.2572410
    LH Ferguson403729.25103220
    GJ Maxwell1060631000
    YS Chahal3032010.6622110
    MP Stoinis404801244300
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 an absolute corker to start things off, and Arya does not know what has hit him! 144.6kph thunderbolt, pitching on leg stump and then nipping away sharply. Arya tries to play down the original line but the ball is just too good for him. Breezes past his bat and then knocks the top of off stump. Dream delivery, from a bowler who at his best is a dream bowler for most teams. PBKS rocked early! 0/1
    6.2 soft, soft dismissal, and RR have four inside seven overs! Googly on a length on middle and leg. Prabhsimran looks for the good'ol slog over cow corner but the lack of pace does him in. He gets beaten in the air too and that means he clanks it right off the toe-end to deep mid wicket. Hasaranga makes no mistake, and Samson is delighted, as is the bowler! 43/4
    0.6 Archer smashes into Shreyas' stumps, and that is an enormous blow for the Punjab Kings! 148.6kph heat-seeking missile, angled in on a length on middle and leg and truth be told, this is an awful stroke. Shreyas backs away, tries to cart it into the Himalayas and loses track of it completely. Gets nowhere near the ball and hears the death rattle soon after. Shreyas cannot believe what he has done, and Archer, just like that, has dented the Kings with a haymaker! 11/2
    3.3 simple as you like, and the Punjab Kings are three down in a trice! Back of a length on middle and off. Sticks in the surface and Stoinis, trying to punch it back past the bowler, offers the most regulation of chances to Sandeep. The bowler snaps it up and then throws the ball up into the air in celebration. Stoinis departs too, and this PBKS chase is wobbling! 26/3
    15.1 Hasaranga into the wickets too, and the Sri Lankan spin-twins are doing the job for the Rajasthan Royals! Floated up full and wide, Wadhera tries to slog it over cow corner but is always fighting against the angle. Cloths it off the bottom part of the bat and that brings Jurel into play at deep mid wicket. He hares in off the fence, swoops forward and picks it up inches off the turf! 131/6
    14.6 and he caps off an excellent over with the humongous wicket of Glenn Maxwell! Oh my - that is a moment and a half in this contest! Carrom ball hung up wide outside off. Maxwell tries to fetch it, looking to go over long off. Has to reach out too much, though, meaning he cuts across it. Jaiswal settles under it at long off and does the rest. Maxwell is livid with himself as he storms off; RR, meanwhile, absolutely over the moon! 131/5
    not out
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    13
    30
    0
    0
    76.92
    16.1 Sandeep breaks through again, and Shedge bites the dust! Slower ball banged into the track wide outside off. This is so short that it is on the way down by the time Shedge makes contact. Due to that, he cannot generate the velocity he wants and spoons it up towards deep point. Hetmyer circles under it and gobbles up the chance to leave the Kings reeling further! 136/7
    17.4 you cannot escape Hetmyer on the fence - not tonight! Very full just outside off. Jansen, sitting deep in his crease, tries to use his wrists to shovel it over deep mid wicket. Gets good power on it but not enough elevation. Hetmyer slaloms around to his left and pouches it, while also ensuring he does not roll onto the boundary cushion. PBKS on the brink now! 145/8
    19.5 straight to extra cover, and Archer has another! Very full on leg stump. Arshdeep backs away, trying to go inside out. Cannot get under it enough, though, and does not keep it down either. Chips it straight to Hasaranga, who snaffles up a sharp low chance! 151/9
    not out
    4
    1
    5
    1
    0
    400
    Extras
    15 (b 5, lb 1, w 9)
    TOTAL
    155/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.75)
    Did not bat: YS Chahal
    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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JC Archer402536.25144010
    Yudhvir Singh202001053030
    Sandeep Sharma402125.2581010
    M Theekshana402626.592030
    K Kartikeya2021110.541200
    PW Hasaranga40361941200

Match Details

Toss

Punjab Kings , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50

Match days

05 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Rajasthan Royals 2, Punjab Kings 0

Match Notes

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Prabhsimran SinghP Arya
2nd11SS IyerPrabhsimran Singh
3rd15MP StoinisPrabhsimran Singh
4th17N WadheraPrabhsimran Singh
5th88GJ MaxwellN Wadhera
6th0Shashank SinghN Wadhera
7th5Shashank SinghSuryansh Shedge
8th9Shashank SinghM Jansen
9th6Shashank SinghArshdeep Singh
10th4Shashank SinghLH Ferguson