- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.2 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! 123/210.2 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! 89/114.4 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! 138/318.5 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! 185/4Extras12 (lb 2, w 10)TOTAL205/4 (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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 35 1 8.75 10 5 0 1 0 M Jansen 4 0 45 1 11.25 7 2 4 1 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 37 2 9.25 10 3 2 2 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 6 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 YS Chahal 3 0 32 0 10.66 2 2 1 1 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 48 0 12 4 4 3 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 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! 0/16.2 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! 43/40.6 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! 11/23.3 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! 26/315.1 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! 131/614.6 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! 131/516.1 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! 136/717.4 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! 145/819.5 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! 151/9Extras15 (b 5, lb 1, w 9)TOTAL155/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.75)Did not bat: YS ChahalFall 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 0s 4s 6s WD NB JC Archer 4 0 25 3 6.25 14 4 0 1 0 Yudhvir Singh 2 0 20 0 10 5 3 0 3 0 Sandeep Sharma 4 0 21 2 5.25 8 1 0 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 26 2 6.5 9 2 0 3 0 K Kartikeya 2 0 21 1 10.5 4 1 2 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 36 1 9 4 1 2 0 0
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
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs- Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore
- Punjab Kings Impact Subs- Priyansh Arya, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 0 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (YBK Jaiswal 31, SV Samson 19, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 79/0 in 9.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 40, SV Samson 33)
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 40 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 135/2 in 14.0 overs (R Parag 11, N Rana 11)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 9
- Over 16.4: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - R Parag (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Sub: Priyansh Arya in for Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals innings, 17.6 ov)
- Rajasthan Royals: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 205/4 in 20.0 overs (R Parag 43, DC Jurel 13)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 3 wickets)
- Rajasthan Royals impact Player Sub: K Kartikeya for N Rana (Punjab Kings innings, 3.3 ov)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 59/4 in 9.0 overs (N Wadhera 21, GJ Maxwell 3)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (N Wadhera 34, GJ Maxwell 17, Ex 0)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 7
- Over 12.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - GJ Maxwell (Struck down)
- N Wadhera: 50 off 33 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 131/6 in 15.1 overs (Shashank Singh 0)
- Over 15.4: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - Suryansh Shedge (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 17.5: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - Arshdeep Singh (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 15
Match Coverage
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Jaiswal still 'trying too hard, too early', says Jaffer
Jaiswal should have tried to bat on, says Mark Boucher, because he got out at "the tipping edge of a significant knock"
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There was one significant change after Saturday's double-header even though the leaders remain the same
Jaiswal, Parag, and cameos from Hetmyer and Jurel lead RR to 205
It was the first time that a 200-plus total was scored in an IPL match in Mullanpur
Punjab Kings opt to bowl in first home game; Samson returns as Royals captain
RR made one change from their previous game, with Yudhvir Singh coming into their pace attack in place of Tushar Deshpande, who was out with a niggle