- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 Deshpande gets his man straightaway, though! This is full around off and Priyansh looks to drive on the up, but ends up chipping it to mid-off's right and Hetmyer makes no mistake! Farooqi's drop costs them just two runs! 19/13.1 This slides down leg and there are loud appeals for caught behind. Sanju Samson makes a polite enquiry and is convinced by Deshpande to take a review. This was a length ball going down leg that Prabhsimran looks to glance. And there's a spike as the ball goes past bat! Deshpande has the in-form Prabh strangled down leg! 34/32.6 Skies it and it's taken! Maphaka has his second IPL wicket! Looks to hit this back of length ball angled across him down the ground but just gets a top edge that goes high. Samson settles under it to his right and does the needful. Owen's IPL debut ends in a two-ball duck 34/215.6 Straight to deep cover! End of a fine knock from Wadhera. This is bowled full and wide outside off, 141.5kph, he looks to get under it and go over cover but finds Hetmyer to perfection 159/510.3 Parag has the last laugh! A wicket out of nowhere this. Tossed up outside off, wider line this time. Iyer has to reach out to it, yet goes hard at it. Ends up slicing it high in the air. A lot of time for Jaiswal to settle under it and pouch it at long-off. Just when Iyer was starting to look dangerous... 101/4Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL219/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.95)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Priyansh Arya, 1.5 ov), 2-34 (Mitchell Owen, 2.6 ov), 3-34 (Prabhsimran Singh, 3.1 ov), 4-101 (Shreyas Iyer, 10.3 ov), 5-159 (Nehal Wadhera, 15.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 39 0 13 3 4 2 0 0 TU Deshpande 4 0 37 2 9.25 9 4 1 1 0 KT Maphaka 3 0 32 1 10.66 8 4 2 0 0 R Parag 3 0 26 1 8.66 5 2 1 2 0 PW Hasaranga 3 0 33 0 11 4 2 2 0 0 A Madhwal 4 0 48 1 12 6 6 2 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 Jaiswal does try to take on Brar and perishes! Brar has removed both of RR's left-handed openers! Full and wide from around the wicket, Jaiswal looks to go over long-off and gets it off the toe end. Mitch Owen runs to his right and grabs it reverse-cupped. Brar brings out the thigh-slap celebration as Jaiswal makes his way back. 109/24.5 And there's the spinner making the difference! This is darted in full outside off, Jaiswal looks to go down the ground and gets a leading edge that loops up to mid-off. Suryavanshi falls for a 15-ball 40. He's set RR up well in the chase! 76/110.2 Aerial route... doesn't come off for Samson! Omarzai strikes with his second ball. Samson made room, exposed his stumps and stood still. He saw the length ball and looked to chip it over mid-off but didn't time it well. Jansen has his eyes on the ball as he runs back to his left and hangs on. PBKS believe and are coming back 114/313.2 Knocked him over! Brar continues to impress. Darts in a length ball angling in on leg, looked like the arm ball. Parag thought he could go back and heave it over the on side but it did not turn. Skids past his inside edge to knock the leg pole back. Brar celebrates with a thigh-five 144/419.3 Throws his bat at it and finds deep backward point to perfection! There's the big blow for PBKS. Nothing shows it more than Ponting jumping up off his seat in the dugout. Jansen goes for the wide yorker again, misses the execution by not much. But it is a length than Jurel cannot do much with. Owen makes no mistake in the deep 200/617.2 Smart catch from Bartlett and Omarzai gets Hetmyer. Full ball on off, Hettie clears his front leg and looks to go downtown. Gets height and not much distance. Long-on runs to his right, keeps his eye on the ball and takes it safely, causing Iyer beyond the boundary to exult 181/519.4 Edged and gone! Jansen does not bother celebrating. Length ball angling away, Hasaranga clears his front leg to go over the off side but gets a thick outside edge. Prabhsimran takes it calmly 200/7Extras7 (w 7)TOTAL209/7 (20 Overs, RR: 10.45)Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 4.5 ov), 2-109 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 8.4 ov), 3-114 (Sanju Samson, 10.2 ov), 4-144 (Riyan Parag, 13.2 ov), 5-181 (Shimron Hetmyer, 17.2 ov), 6-200 (Dhruv Jurel, 19.3 ov), 7-200 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 60 0 15 9 6 4 1 0 M Jansen 3 0 41 2 13.66 7 6 2 2 0 XC Bartlett 1 0 12 0 12 3 3 0 0 0 Harpreet Brar 4 0 22 3 5.5 9 2 0 0 0 YS Chahal 4 0 30 0 7.5 8 1 2 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 4 0 44 2 11 6 2 3 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Punjab Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50
Match days
18 May 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Punjab Kings 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 3 wickets)
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Subs: Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Musheer Khan
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Subs: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma and Kunal Singh Rathore
- Over 3.1: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Prabhsimran Singh (Upheld)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (N Wadhera 29, SS Iyer 24, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 88/3 in 9.0 overs (N Wadhera 29, SS Iyer 25)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 4
- N Wadhera: 50 off 25 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 134/4 in 13.0 overs (N Wadhera 60, Shashank Singh 10)
- Over 14.2: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - NoBall, Umpire - A Bengeri, Batter - Shashank Singh (Struck down)
- Over 14.4: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Bengeri, Batter - N Wadhera (Upheld)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (N Wadhera 27, Shashank Singh 22, Ex 2)
- Punjab Kings: 200 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 8
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (Shashank Singh 26, Azmatullah Omarzai 21, Ex 3)
- Shashank Singh: 50 off 27 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: Punjab Kings - 219/5 in 20.0 overs (Shashank Singh 59, Azmatullah Omarzai 21)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 89 runs, 1 wicket)
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Sub: Harpreet Brar in for Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings innings, 19.6 ov)
- Shashank Singh is the stand-in captian for Punjab Kings from start of Rajasthan Royals innings
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 2.5 overs (17 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 17 balls (YBK Jaiswal 34, V Suryavanshi 16, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 89/1 in 6.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 44, SV Samson 4)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 24 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 143/3 in 13.0 overs (R Parag 13, DC Jurel 19)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 1
- Over 16.1: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Bengeri, Batter - SO Hetmyer (Struck down)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Sub: Shubham Dubey in for Fazalhaq Farooqi (Rajasthan Royals innings, 17.2 ov)
- DC Jurel: 50 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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