IPL 2025: Who won yesterday's game between RR vs PBKS?

Punjab Kings (PBKS) resumed their IPL 2025 campaign in style as they defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 10 runs in Jaipur. PBKS spinner Harpreet Brar won the Player of the Match award for his outstanding bowling effort in a high-scoring game.

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After winning the toss, PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer opted to bat first, and it turned out to be a good decision as they posted 219/5 in 20 overs. However, at one stage, things were not looking good as they were 34/3 in 3.1 overs, with batters like Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and debutant Mitchell Owen back in the dugout.

Then, Nehal Wadhera played brilliantly, scoring 70 off 37 balls along with Iyer’s 30 off 25. In the end, Shashank Singh played another fantastic knock, unbeaten on 59 off 30 balls, while the all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai added 21* off nine balls to take PBKS to that mammoth total.

For RR, Tushar Deshpande grabbed two wickets, while Kwena Maphaka, Riyan Parag, and Akash Madhwal took one each.  

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Let’s take a look at RR’s Chase

In reply, RR had a mind-boggling start, courtesy of the opening pair of Vaibhav Jaiswal and Yashasvi Jaiswal. For the first wicket, they added 76 runs in just 4.5 overs before Vaibhav was dismissed for 40 off 15 balls. Yashasvi added a few more before falling for 50 off 25 balls.

Both skipper Sanju Samson and Parag failed to come up with big scores, but it was Dhruv Jurel who tried his best, scoring 53 off 31 balls. However, due to a lack of support from the other end and no significant contributions from the middle order, RR ended up with 209/7 in 20 overs.

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For PBKS, Brar took three wickets for 22 runs, while both Marco Jansen and Omarzai bagged two each.

After this win, PBKS moved to third place with 17 points from 12 games, with a net run rate of +0.389. They have now officially qualified for the playoffs after Gujarat Titans (GT) won their match against Delhi Capitals (DC).

PBKS will face DC next in Jaipur on 24 May, while RR, currently sitting in the ninth spot with six points from 13 games, will play Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Delhi on 20 May.

Brief scores:

PBKS won the toss and elected to bat first

PBKS: 219/5 (20) 

Nehal Wadhera 70 (37), Shashank Singh 59* (30), Tushar Deshpande 2/37, Riyan Parag 1/26

RR: 209/7 (20)

Dhruv Jurel 53 (31), Yashasvi Jaiswal 50 (25), Harpreet Brar 3/22, Marco Jansen 2/41

PBKS won the match by 10 runs.

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