Pbks vs rr 2025: In the second match held in IPL 2025 on Saturday, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs. This is the first defeat of Punjab, captained by Shreyas Iyer, after which it has slipped to number four in the points table. Chasing 206 runs, Punjab Kings lost 2 wickets including the captain in Joffra Archer’s first over. The team could only score 155 runs. After the match, Shreyas Iyer told where his team made a mistake.

Rajasthan Royals scored less runs in the first 10 overs but did not lose wickets, which the team took advantage of in the last 10 overs and extended the speed of runs. The most affordable Arshdeep Singh was, who gave 35 runs in 4 overs. Marco Jansen conceded 45 runs in 4 overs, Locky Ferguson gave 37 runs in 4 overs. Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal scored 32 runs in 3 overs and Stoinis 48 runs in 4 overs. The captain said after the match that his team gave additional runs.

Shreyas Iyer said after the match, “I felt that we would give 180-185 runs because it would have been a great score to achieve the target. We could not perform according to our plans, we gave some extra runs.”

The captain further said, “Glad that our team got this necklace in the beginning of the season. It was a good pitch for batting, it was making a little grip. We were trying to hit the deck and were not giving them much speed. We could have done some partnerships and instead of over-Attack, we could slow down a little. We could get a lot to learn from this game. Where we were not able to perform with bowling.

Archer on

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Shreyas Iyer praised Nehal Vadhera

In this match, Nehal Vadhera batted well for Punjab Kings, but the target in front of Punjab Kings, a backward wickets, was very big, which could not win even from Nehal’s innings. Nehal scored 62 runs in 41 balls, in this innings he hit 3 sixes and 4 fours.

Captain Shreyas Iyer said about Nehal Vadhera, “He batted brilliantly under pressure, he was able to analyze some time and was able to attack well on weak balls. This is just a third match, you need a little trouble in the beginning so that you can wake up and I am happy that it is now. We have to go back to the drawing board and we have to return to the next game.”

IPL 2025 Points Table: In the first match of the double header held on Saturday in IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs. KL Rahul was the hero of this match, who scored an innings of 77 runs in 51 balls. In the second match, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs, in which Jofra Archer won the Best Player Award with 3 wickets. The hosts lost in both these matches. Delhi Capitals have now come first in the points table.

Batting first in the match played in Chepock, Delhi Capitals scored 183 runs. KL Rahul scored the most 71 runs for the team. Chasing the target, Chennai Super Kings lost 5 wickets on the score of 74. When Dhoni came to the crease, CSK needed 110 runs in 56 balls. Vijay Shankar scored 69 runs in 54 balls, MS Dhoni scored 30 runs but played 26 balls for this. CSK remained 26 runs away from the target.

In the second match, Rajasthan Royals scored 205 runs while batting first. This was the biggest IPL score in Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 67 and Ryan Parag scored 43 unbeaten runs. Chasing the target, Punjab Kings lost their 2 wickets (Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer) in the first over, they were dismissed by Jofra Archer. Nehal Vadhera scored the highest 62 runs but it was not enough. Punjab Kings could score 155 runs and Rajasthan Royals won this match by 50 runs. This is the first defeat of Punjab Kinsag this season.

Delhi Capitals reached the top in the points table

Delhi Capitals have reached number one in the points table with victory. He has won all three matches, his net run rate with 6 points is also much better (+1.257). At the same time, the crown of Punjab Kings is the only crown, the team has already come at number four. This is the first defeat in his season. Right now the team has 4 points and its net run rate is +0.074.

Convincing Outing
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Rajasthan Royals Spoil #Pbks‘Homecoming with a Strong 5ager0 50-Run Victory

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CSK slipped, RR benefits

Rajasthan Royals have won and jumped into the points table. The team has come from 9th to 7th. This is his second win in 4 matches. While Chennai Super Kings slipped from 8th to 9th. This is CSK’s third out of 4 defeat.