Yashasvi Jaiswal remains the silent hero of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is getting so much fame that Jaiswal’s excellent performance is not getting as much praise as it should. He has scored 306 runs in 9 innings so far and is the second highest run scorer for Rajasthan team in the tournament. Now on Tuesday, he has created history by playing an inning of 51 runs against Punjab Kings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal created history

In the history of IPL, Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored more than fifty runs for the 20th time while playing for Rajasthan Royals. He has left behind Ajinkya Rahane, who had scored more than 50 runs in an innings 19 times for Rajasthan Royals. Only Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson are ahead of him in this list. Jos Buttler scored more than 50 runs in an innings 25 times for Rajasthan Royals. Whereas Sanju Samson also did this only 25 times.

Highest score of 50+ for Rajasthan Royals in IPL

• 25 times – Jos Buttler (82 innings)
• 25 times – Sanju Samson (144 innings)
• 20 times – Yashasvi Jaiswal (75 innings)
• 19 times – Ajinkya Rahane (93 innings)
• ]16 times – Shane Watson (76 innings)

Yashasvi Jaiswal is close to completing 2500 runs in his IPL career. So far, he has scored 2,472 runs in his 76-match IPL career. As soon as he scores 28 runs in the next match, he will complete 2500 runs not only in his IPL career but also for Rajasthan Royals. He has also scored 2 centuries and 18 fifties in his career.

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Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Rajasthan Royals have defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. This is the first defeat of the Punjab team in the IPL 2026 season. The Punjab team, playing at its home ground in New Chandigarh, could not defend the huge score of 222 runs. The unbeaten partnership of 77 runs in 32 balls between Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey turned the entire match upside down.

Punjab’s first defeat

So far in IPL 2026, Punjab Kings had registered 6 wins in 7 matches and there was no result in one of their matches. Ultimately he had to kneel before Rajasthan. Thanks to the half-centuries of Prabhsimran Singh and Marcus Stoinis, Punjab team reached the score of 222 runs.

When Rajasthan team came to chase the target of 223 runs, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal together made a brisk opening partnership of 51 runs. Suryavanshi scored 43 runs playing 16 balls. He has also completed 400 runs this season, on the other hand, Jaiswal played a strong inning of 51 runs in 27 balls. Dhruv Jurel was out after scoring 16 runs and captain Riyan Parag was out after scoring 29 runs.

Ferreira-Dubey turned the tables

By the end of the 14th over, Rajasthan Royals team had scored 151 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. In the last 6 overs, RR had to score 72 runs in 6 overs to win. The target seemed difficult, but Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey did not lose hope. Ferreira and Dubey scored 29 runs in the next 2 overs, but only 8 runs came in the next over.

The situation was such that Rajasthan had to score 35 runs in the last 3 overs. Arshdeep Singh lost 17 runs in the 18th over, due to which Rajasthan’s victory was almost certain. In the 19th and last over, Lockie Ferguson gave 16 runs. Shubham Dubey, who came as an impact player, also created a lot of havoc. He played a cameo innings of 31 runs in 12 balls, while Ferreira returned unbeaten after scoring 52 runs in 26 balls.

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The 21st league match of IPL 2026 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. In the match, Hyderabad, captained by Ishan Kishan, defeated Rajasthan by 57 runs. Ishan Kishan, Prafulla Hinge and Saqib Hussain made important contributions in helping the team win.

Both the teams have played 4-4 matches. Now they will face each other in the fifth match. Rajasthan has won all four matches. On the other hand, Hyderabad has won only one match out of four. The team won the only match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs. In the remaining three matches, Hyderabad had to face defeat against Bengaluru by 6 wickets, against Lucknow by 5 wickets and against Punjab by 6 wickets.

Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Head to Head

Talking about the head to head record of Hyderabad and Rajasthan, so far 21 matches have been played between the two. Hyderabad has taken the lead in these matches and has won 12 matches. Rajasthan has won the remaining 9 matches. Last season, a match was seen between the two, in which Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 44 runs. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in today’s match.

Rajasthan Royals squad

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ryan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Quena Mafaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala.

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Prafulla Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, David Payne, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, Smaran Ravichandran, Saqib Hussain, Cranes Phuletra, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar.

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RR vs pbks highlights IPL 2025: Punjab Kings have defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs. In this match, the Punjab team had scored 219 runs on the score board while playing first, in response to this, Rajasthan was able to score 209 runs in 20 overs. By winning this match, Punjab has almost confirmed its place in the playoffs. The biggest contribution to Punjab’s victory was Nehal Vadhera and Harpreet Barad. Vadhera took 70 runs and Harpreet took 3 important wickets.

In this match played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals had a target of 220 runs. In response, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi gave their team a stormy start. Together, both of them crossed the team’s score by 60 runs in the 5th over. Meanwhile, Suryavanshi was dismissed for 40 runs in 15 balls. Yashasvi Jaiswal held one end, but was dismissed as soon as the fifty was completed. Jaiswal scored 50 runs after playing 25 balls in his innings equipped with 9 fours and 1 six.

Sanju Samson returned to this match, but he was dismissed by just 20 runs. The team needed a big innings from Ryan Parag, he was bowled clean by Harpreet Barad on the score of 13 runs. Not having a big partnership was increasing the difficulties of Rajasthan.

Dhruv Jurael was handling one end like an iron man, but he was not able to meet him from the other end. Dhruv Jurael and Shimron Hetmyer partnered a 37 -run partnership, while Rajasthan was to score 39 runs in 16 balls to win when Hetmyer was dismissed by 11 runs.

Had to score 30 runs in the last over

Rajasthan Royals had to score 30 runs in the last over. In the 19th over, Arshdeep Singh came to bowl, in which he gave only 8 runs, due to which the match was largely in favor of Punjab. Marco Jansen bowled in the last over, the result of the match was decided only after his first 4 balls. Only two runs came off the first 2 balls, while on the next 2 balls, he dismissed Dhruv Jurlel and Vanindu Hasranga. Rajasthan did not get any benefit of two shocks off the last 2 balls.

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Most Runs in First Over IPL Inning: Yashasvi Jaiswal is not called emerging stars in such world cricket. He has hit 22 runs in the very first over of the innings in the match against Punjab Kings. The amazing thing is that Jaiswal scored 22 runs in Arshdeep Singh’s over, whose T20 format figures have been very good. Jaiswal hit 4 fours and a six in this over. Jaiswal has now joined the batsmen who have scored the most runs in the first over of the innings in a match of IPL.

Rajasthan Royals were given a target of 220 runs by Punjab Kings. In response, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi started the innings from RR. He hit the first ball of Arshdeep Singh. The second ball remained empty, while the next two balls came. On the fifth ball, the sixth ball and the last ball of the over came, which led to a total of 22 runs in the over.

The name of Yashasvi Jaiswal is the historical record

In IPL, the record of scoring the most runs in the first over of the innings is in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal. He scored 26 runs in the first over of the innings in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023. Prithvi Shaw at number two in this list, who scored 24 runs in the first over against KKR in 2021. Now Yashasvi Jaiswal has once again shown the work of scoring more than 20 runs in the first over. Let us know that Yashasvi Jaiswal has now become players to score more than 20 runs in the first over of the innings in IPL history.

500 crosses Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal has now become the total sixth player to touch 500 runs in IPL 2025. Before them, Suryakumar Yadav, Sai Sudarshan, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli have done so. Prior to the match against Punjab, he scored 473 runs in the current season. As soon as he scored 27 runs in the match against Punjab, he touched the 500 -run mark.

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Mitchell Owen ipl Debut: Punjab Kings have given all -rounder Mitchell Owen a chance to debut IPL. Owen will play the first match of his IPL career in the match against Rajasthan Royals. He got a place in IPL 2025 as a replacement of injured Glenn Maxwell. Let us know that Owen has not played any international cricket match for Australia yet, but has created panic in domestic cricket.

Mitchell Owen is a special player in itself, who knows the middle order as well as opening in batting. Owen’s talents do not end here because they also bowl fast with right hand. Owen made an identity in franchise cricket when he scored 452 runs after playing 11 matches in BBL 2024-25. The special thing is that he had scored so many runs at a great average of 45.20.

This Australian player was earlier playing for Peshawar Jalmi in PSL and he has also received full support of Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting. Talking about Rajasthan Royals on the other hand, South African young fast bowler Quena Mafaka has been replaced by Jofra Archer. Mafaka played 2 matches for Mumbai Indians last season, in which he took one wicket.

Opener and attachment too

Glenn Maxwell was struggling with poor form in IPL 2025, who scored just 48 runs in 7 matches played in the tournament. Mitchell Owen’s arrival can prove to be a profitable deal for Punjab Kings. Owen has scored 647 runs in his 35 -match T20 career. His strike rate is around 184, which makes him one of the extremely explosive batsmen. They open, while in bowling, he has also taken 10 wickets.

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Today is double header day in IPL 2025. The tournament is going to be the 59th and 60th match today. The first match of the day will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. Whereas the second match of the day, that is, the 60th match of the IPL will be played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in the evening.

The RR vs Pbks match will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The Rajasthan team has won only three of their 12 matches played so far. This team is at number 9 in the point table with six points. Punjab Kings have won 7 matches out of 11 matches and are currently at number three in the table with 15 points.

The second interesting match of the day is going to happen between DC Vs GT. The match is to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi will have a chance to take advantage of the home ground. Today will be an important day for Delhi Capitals under the captaincy of Akshar Patel. Delhi has won 6 out of 11 matches and 1 match has been inconclusive. Delhi currently has 13 points. Gujarat, captained by Hardik Pandya, has won 8 out of 11 matches and the team tops the points table.

You can watch all the matches of IPL 2025 live on your TV, mobile, laptop etc. sitting at home. The match can also be seen for free on the online platform. We are giving you complete information about this here.

When will RR vs pbks, DC vs GT match?

RR Vs PBKS and DC Vs GT matches will be played on Sunday, May 18, Sunday.

Where will the RR vs Pbks match be played?

The RR vs PBKS match will be held at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The match will start at 3.30pm.

Where will the DC Vs GT match be played?

The DC Vs GT match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match will start at 7.30pm.

RR vs Pbks, how to see DC vs GT match live?

You can watch RR vs Pbks, DC Vs GT match on TV on Star Sports Network. There will be a live telecast of the match on TV.

RR vs Pbks, DC Vs GT How to watch Match online?

You can also watch RR vs pbks, DC Vs GT match online. The match can be livestream at Jiohotstar. The match will be streaming free for geographstar customers. Or you already have such a mobile recharge plan activated in which you can see the match free.

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings: Two big matches will be played today in IPL 2025. The first match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan’s team has already been out of the playoff race. Punjab has 15 points in 11 matches. Punjab will try to win today and would like to confirm the playoff ticket.

Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings have performed a bang this season. Team has won seven matches in 11 matches and lost only three matches. Punjab’s net run rate is also quite spectacular. A match of Punjab was washed away in rain. Talking about Rajasthan, this season has no less than a terrible dream for him. The team could win only 3 matches in 12 matches.

Sanju Samson’s return fixed, Jofra Archer did not return

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson’s return from this match is believed to be fixed. He is absolutely fit. In his absence, Ryan was captaining the pollen team. Jofra Archer of Rajasthan has not returned to India. The team has not even announced their replacement. Today, Rajasthan’s foreign players Shimran Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga and Mahesh Thikshana can be. Also, in the impact player, there can be some from Quenna Mafaka or Fazal Farooqui.

Will Mitch Debut Debut?

Josh Philip is not available for Punjab Kings. Glenn Maxwell has already been out. In such a situation, young Australian all -rounder Mich Oven can make IPL debut. Mich Oven Batting in fast bowling and top orders.

Rajasthan Royals potential playing XI- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (Captain), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Shimran Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vanindu Hasranga, Mahesh Thikshana, Akash Madhwal and Kumar Kartikeya

Impact Player- Fazline Farooqui/Quenna Mafa

Punjab Kings potential playing XI- Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Mich Owen, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Marco Yanseen, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Player- Xavier Bartlet.