Rajasthan Royals Beat Punjab Kings by 50 Runs in TATA IPL 2025 Thrilling Match.
RR vs PBKS, During TATA IPL RR vs PBKS 2025, Rajasthan Royals (RR) battled it out against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh, where they came out victorious by 50 runs. Winning the toss, PBKS elected to field first and were pleasantly surprised at first, but RR’s batsmen set a daunting target of 206, which PBKS could only chase to 155/9 in their 20 overs.
RR Innings: Jaiswal and Samson Set The Pace.
The Rajasthan Royals started their innings full of energy and ended up scoring 205/4 in 20 overs. The innings was partly made by phenomenal 67 off 45 ball innings by Yashasvi Jaiswal who striked 3 fours and 5 sikes at a strike rate of 148.86. Captain Sanju Samson also contributed with a quick fire 38 off 26 balls with 6 fours leading them to an impressive 89 run partnership at the start.Samson fell in the 10.2nd over, caught by Shreyas Iyer off Lockie Ferguson, but Jaiswal kept the momentum going, adding 34 runs with Riyan Parag. Jaiswal’s knock ended in the 13.2nd over, bowled by Ferguson, but Parag took charge finishing unabated on 43 from 25 deliveries (scoring 3 fours and 3 sixes). Shimron Hetmyer scored 20 runs off 12 balls (2 fours, and 1 six) helping RR cross the 200 run mark, and Dhruv Jurel contributed 13 not-out off 5 balls (1 four, 1 six) to the total.
It was a struggling day out for PBKS’s bowlers as they could not contain the run rate. Ferguson was the best of the bad bunch, taking 2/37 in 4 overs. Also grabbed wickets but at costly rates were Arshdeep Singh (1/35) and Marco Jansen (1/45). With 48 runs leaked in 4 overs without taking a wicket, Marcus Stoinis highlighted the contesting team’s bowling problems.
PBKS Innings: Archer’s Brilliance Shines While Wadhera Fights
When chasing a target of 206, PBKS suffered drastic collapse due to a very hot opening spell by Jofra Archer. Priyansh Arya was dismissed for a golden duck off the very first ball while Shreyas Iyer scored a brisk 10, getting out in the very first over to Archer as well. Stoinis (1 off 7) and Prabhsimran Singh (17 off 16) couldn’t steady the ship and PBKS were languishing at 43/4 in the 6.2 over.
Nehal Wadhera with Glenn Maxwell revived the middle order in quite a spirited fashion, at one point putting on an 88-run seventh-wicket partnership. Wadhera became the top score making 62 off 41 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes), Maxwell managed to score 30 off 21 (3 fours, 1 six) only after their dismissals, in the 14.6 over Maxwell to Maheesh Theekshana and 15.1 over Wadhera to Wanindu Hasaranga, which triggered another collapse. The lower order collapse came in the form of Suryansh Shedge (2), Marco Jansen (3), and Arshdeep Singh (1) on going out cheaply. Shashank Singh managed to remain not out on 10 off 13 while Lockie Ferguson scored 4 off 1 ball, brought the innings total to 155/9.
Jofra Archer decimated the opposition as he was named Man of the Match after taking 3 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs. Sandeep Sharma with 2 wickets for 21 runs and Maheesh Theekshana with 2 for 26 also bowled exceptionally well. Kumar Kartikeya Singh and Wanindu Hasaranga contributed one wicket each.
Scorecard
| RR Innings: 205/4 (20.0 Overs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | FOW (Over) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | b Lockie Ferguson | 67 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 148.89 | 2-123 (13.2) |
| Sanju Samson (c)(wk) | c Shreyas Iyer b Lockie Ferguson | 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 146.15 | 1-89 (10.2) |
| Riyan Parag | not out | 43 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 172.00 | – |
| Nitish Rana | c Glenn Maxwell b Marco Jansen | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 | 3-138 (14.4) |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Glenn Maxwell b Arshdeep Singh | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 | 4-185 (18.5) |
| Dhruv Jurel | not out | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 260.00 | – |
| Extras (nb 0, w 10, b 0, lb 2, pen 0) | 12 | ||||||
| Total | 205/4 (RR: 10.25) | ||||||
| Did Not Bat: Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Wanindu Hasaranga | |||||||
| PBKS Bowling Figures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12.00 |
| RR Fall of Wickets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicket | Score | Batter | Over |
| 1 | 89 | Sanju Samson | 10.2 |
| 2 | 123 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 13.2 |
| 3 | 138 | Nitish Rana | 14.4 |
| 4 | 185 | Shimron Hetmyer | 18.5 |
| PBKS Innings: 155/9 (20.0 Overs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | FOW (Over) |
| Priyansh Arya | b Jofra Archer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1-0 (0.1) |
| Prabhsimran Singh (wk) | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Kumar Kartikeya Singh | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 | 4-43 (6.2) |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | b Jofra Archer | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 | 2-11 (0.6) |
| Marcus Stoinis | c & b Sandeep Sharma | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | 3-26 (3.3) |
| Nehal Wadhera | c Dhruv Jurel b Wanindu Hasaranga | 62 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 151.22 | 6-131 (15.1) |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Maheesh Theekshana | 30 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 142.86 | 5-131 (14.6) |
| Shashank Singh | not out | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 | – |
| Suryansh Shedge | c Shimron Hetmyer b Sandeep Sharma | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 7-136 (16.1) |
| Marco Jansen | c Shimron Hetmyer b Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 8-145 (17.4) |
| Arshdeep Singh | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Jofra Archer | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 9-151 (19.5) |
| Lockie Ferguson | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 | – |
| Extras (nb 0, w 9, b 5, lb 1, pen 0) | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 155/9 (RR: 7.75) | ||||||
| Did Not Bat: Yuzvendra Chahal | |||||||
| RR Bowling Figures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Yudhvir Singh Charak | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Kumar Kartikeya Singh | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| PBKS Fall of Wickets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicket | Score | Batter | Over |
| 1 | 0 | Priyansh Arya | 0.1 |
| 2 | 11 | Shreyas Iyer | 0.6 |
| 3 | 26 | Marcus Stoinis | 3.3 |
| 4 | 43 | Prabhsimran Singh | 6.2 |
| 5 | 131 | Glenn Maxwell | 14.6 |
| 6 | 131 | Nehal Wadhera | 15.1 |
| 7 | 136 | Suryansh Shedge | 16.1 |
| 8 | 145 | Marco Jansen | 17.4 |
| 9 | 151 | Arshdeep Singh | 19.5 |
Final Thought
Rajasthan Royals are the IPL 2025 champions. On April 5, 2025, Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs for IPL 2025 game at New PCA Stadium in the New Chandigarh region. PBKS won toss and for some unexplainable reason decided to field first. This backfired as RR scored a 205/4 with Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the charge; scoring 67 off 45 balls alongside Sanju Samson’s 38 off 26 and Riyan Parag’s not out 43. FFerguson was loosung runs with only 2/37 to his name.
PBKS had an absolute ‘mare when it came to chasing down the 206 runs, crumbling down to an embarrassing 43/4 thanks to Jofra Archer’s 3/25. There was some resistance offered by Nehal Wadhera who scored 62 and paired with Glenn Maxwell who also lost his wicket with 30 forming an 88-run partnership. The RR bowlers began putting the pressure on and took control of the match; Sandeep Sharma had 2/21 and Maheesh Theekshana had 2/26 which meant PBKS were finished with 155/9 in the bank. The win can largely be attributed to the pace Archer and the teams controlled aggression.
For RR this was there 2 win mark and they begin to gain some composure while PBKS are yet to see a lackluster performance. The game showcased JR batting capabilities with the bowling showing superb control with Archer and Jaiswal leading the highlight moments.
Rajasthan Royals achieved an impressive all-around performance by defeating Punjab Kings by 50 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dominating knock set the tone for a challenging 205/4, which Jofra Archer’s destructive opening spell ensured PBKS never recovered from. Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell put forth a good fight, but PBKS’s top-order batting weaknesses were brutally revealed. RR’s statement IPL 2025 performance strengthens their position as contenders, whereas PBKS will need to rethink their approach after suffering their first loss of the season.
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