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.

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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.”

Pbks vs rr full match highlights: Rajasthan Royals have defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs. In this match, Rajasthan Royals had scored a huge score of 205 runs while playing first, in response, the Punjab team reached only 155 runs in the prescribed 20 overs. For Rajasthan, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a half -century innings of 67 runs, while Ryan Parag also scored a stormy innings of 43 runs. On the other hand, Nehal Vadhera went for Punjab, but Shreyas Iyer flopped.

Punjab’s top order in front of Jofra Archer

Punjab Kings had a huge target of 206 runs in this match. Chasing the target, the top order of the Punjab team proved to be completely lazy. On the very first ball of the innings, Jofra Archer made Priyansh Arya a clean bold. Shreyas Iyer batting in a stormy manner as soon as he came, but on the last ball of the first over, Archer also made Iyer a clean bold.

The difficulties of the Punjab team increased even more when Prabhasimran Singh was also dismissed for 17 runs. Where the team expected a big innings from Marcus Stoinis, this Dhansu Australian all -rounder was also dismissed by just 1 run. The condition of Punjab was so bad that he had fallen 4 wickets by a score of 43. Nehal Vadhera and Glenn Maxwell shared a 78 -run partnership and hoped for Punjab’s victory, but both of them lost their wickets within two balls. Vadhera scored 62 runs and Maxwell scored 30 runs.

Punjab failed by applying a hat -trick of victory

In IPL 2025, Punjab Kings had won both their matches so far. In the first match, he defeated Gujarat Titans by 11 runs, while in the next match, Lucknow Super Giants were trampled by 8 wickets and registered a second consecutive win. After defeating Rajasthan Royals, the Punjab team could put a hat -trick of victory, but in the end they had to face a big defeat of 50 runs.

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Jofra Archer Sleeping Video: The match of Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals was played in the 18th match of IPL 2025. In this match played in Mullanpur, Rajasthan scored 205 runs while playing first. Usually, the players of the team batting are ready to tie the pad. Rajasthan player Jofra Archer is seen sleeping during the Punjab match. The archer kept sleeping in the dressing room, whose picture is becoming fiercely viral on social media.

Jofra Archer usually does not bat on a very lower order, yet the fans are shocked to see Archer sleeping. Actually, this picture came out just before Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed. A fan said that Jofra Archer is taking a lot of rest by eating dal baati. Let us know that even before this, the players have been seen sitting in the dug out. But when the player is part of the playing XI, in such a situation, very few players are seen resting.

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The interesting thing is that even after half the innings of Rajasthan, Jofra Archer was sleeping. But after a few minutes, he appeared in the entire gate-up including helmets and pads for batting. One person said that here Locky Furganuson bowled Jaiswal clean, Archer was enjoying sleep there.

After sleeping, when Joffra Archer came to the ground for bowling, he wreaked havoc. He made Priyansh Arya a clean bold on the first ball of the innings of Punjab Kings and made him a victim of golden duck. At the same time, he also made Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer, who was in the form, also bowled clean on the score of just 10 runs.

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IPL 2025, CSK vs DC, PBKS vs RR: Two big matches will be played today in IPL 2025. The first match of Super Saturday will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals in Chepock. After this, the second match will be played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.

Chepock Pitch Report

MA Chidambaram Stadium’s pitch helps spin bowlers. This match is going to be held in the afternoon, so the toss will become even more important. Here spinners will help in both innings here. The pitch may slow down a bit in the second innings. After winning the toss, the captain can decide to bat first here, because dew will not obstruct this match to be held in the afternoon. Batting first, it would be good to score 190 here.

Head to Head Statistics of Chennai and Delhi

A total of 30 matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. In this, Chennai’s hand is heavy. Chennai Super Kings have defeated Delhi 19 times while Delhi has defeated MS Dhoni’s team 11 times.

Chennai Super Kings potential playing XI- Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Shivam Dubey, Sam Curren, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Noor Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana, Khalil Ahmed

Possible playing XI of Delhi Capitals- Jake Fraser-Macgark, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel (captain), Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Michel Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Pitch Report of Mullanpur Cricket Stadium

The bowlers will get more benefit than the batsmen at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Fast bowlers will help here. This match will be played in the evening, so dew will be a big factor. The captain who won the toss may prefer to bowl first. You have to fight to score runs here. Taking risk in middle order can be heavy. The team batting in the first innings will have to reach 180, which can be a good total to defend here.

Head to head data of Punjab and Rajasthan

A total of 28 matches have been played in the IPL between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. In this, the upper hand of Rajasthan has been heavy. Punjab has won 12 matches while Rajasthan has won 16 matches. Punjab’s biggest score against Rajasthan Royals is 223 and the shortest score is 124 runs. Punjab Kings have 226 score in front of Rajasthan and the shortest score is 112 runs.

Punjab Kings potential playing XI- Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Yanseen, Lockey Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Vadhera/Harpreet Brar

Rajasthan Royals potential playing XI- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurael, Shimron Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Thikshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya

Pbks vs rr pitch report: Today, the second match of the double header to be held on Saturday in the IPL will be played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in the Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. This will be the first match of this season in Mullanpur. Let us tell you how the IPL record is here? How is the behavior of today’s pitch here and whose pan is heavy in the head to head between the two teams.

Talking about Punjab Kings captained by Shreyas Iyer, the team is at the top of the team points table after winning both their matches. His net run rate is also good (+1.485). At the same time, Rajasthan Royals are winning in the final match after losing both their initial matches. As captain Sanju Samson will also return today. The team is at number 9 in the points table.

Pbks vs RR Head to Head: Punjab vs Rajasthan Head to Head

A total of 28 matches have been played in the IPL between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. In this, the upper hand of Rajasthan has been heavy. Punjab has won 12 matches while Rajasthan has won in 16 matches. Punjab’s biggest score against Rajasthan Royals is 223 and the shortest score is 124 runs .. Punjab Kings have the biggest score in front of Rajasthan and the shortest score is 112 runs.

IPL record of Mullanpur Cricket Stadium

Punjab Kings made this stadium their home ground last year (2024), which was prepared as new. A total of 5 IPL matches have been played in this stadium, out of which the team who batting and bowling 3 times has won 2 times.

The team winning the toss at Mullanpur Stadium has won 2 times and the losing team has won 3 times. The biggest personal score here is 78 runs, which was made by Suryakumar Yadav against Punjab Kings. The biggest score here is 192, which was made by Mumbai Indians in this match in which Surya scored an innings of 78 runs.

Pbks vs rr pitch report: Mullanpur Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The bowlers will get more benefit than the batsmen at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Fast bowlers will help here. This match will be played in the evening, so dew will be a big factor. The captain to win the toss will prefer to bowl first. You have to fight to score runs here. Taking risk in middle order can be heavy. The team batting in the first innings will have to reach 180, which can be a good total to defend here.