Rajasthan Royals gave Punjab Kings their first defeat of IPL 2025, winning by 50 runs in Mullanpur. Batting first, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his first half-century of the season, helping RR reach 205 in 20 overs.
PBKS struggled early, losing two wickets in the first over and being four wickets down within seven overs. Nehal Wadhera scored a fifty as PBKS tried to recover, but strong bowling from Maheesh Theekshana and Sandeep Sharma put them under pressure. PBKS finished at 155/9. This was RR’s second consecutive win.
PBKS vs RR, IPL 2025 – Match Details
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| Match | Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR), Match 18, IPL 2025 |
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| Venue | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur |
| Date & Time | Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7:30 PM IST |
| Broadcast | Sports18/Star Sports Network |
| Live Stream | JioHotstar (App & Website) |
The Mullanpur pitch has proven to be well-balanced. Although it’s a new venue, it has seen both high scores and good support for spinners because of the shorter boundaries. Fast bowlers might get some swing in the evening, but the batsmen are expected to take control early in the game.
The weather will be clear and warm, with temperatures around 24°C. There is no chance of rain, providing the ideal conditions for an exciting IPL match under the lights.
PBKS vs RR, IPL 2025 Fantasy XI Prediction:
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Priyansh Arya
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Riyan Parag
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Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana
Captain Choices: Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Vice-Captain Choices: Yuzvendra Chahal, Maheesh Theekshana
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Full Squad
Kings: Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma
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