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Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Mullanpur Stadium in Chandigarh. This is Anish Pathiyil and Sahil Mathur taking you through all the action.
Archer to bowl the last over of the day. The result very much beyond doubt now. How much can PBKS conjure up to reduce the margin? Shashank clips one to midwicket but doesn’t take a single. Doesn’t make contact on his next two slog attempts. Another dot, as he clips a blackhole delivery to square leg. In fact, he scampers across for a single this time. WICKET!! Arshdeep slams one straight to short cover after making room down leg.
Arshdeep Singh c Hasaranga b Jofra Archer 1(5)
Four!! Ferguson guides the penultimate ball through backward point for a boundary. A lengthy check for a no-ball after the fielder failed to make it inside the ring before the batter faced the ball. Not given a no-ball and that boundary signals the end of the innings. RR completes a comfortable 50-run win.
Sandeep with his final over. Shashank’s wristy flick to long on gets him a single. Yorker on the stumps, Arshdeep jams it down for a single to deep fine. Shashank picks up a couple to deep square leg.
Jansen looks to loft Theekshana down the ground, makes no contact on the shot. Fires in a wide outside off, deflects off Samson’s gloves for an extra run. Jansen misses his attempted reverse sweep. WICKET!! Jansen whips a full ball aerially through midwicket, picks out the fielder to perfection.
Marco Jansen c Hetmyer b Theekshana 3(6)
Big appeals for lbw against Arshdeep, but the ball seemed to be missing offstump. Wickets missing says ball tracking. Arshdeep lofts one down the ground but doesn’t take a single.
Sandeep with his third over. WICKET!! Short and wide outside off to Shedge, his cut shot finds the waiting palms of deep point.
Suryansh Shedge c Hetmyer b Sandeep Sharma 2(4)
Marco Jansen in at 9. Flicks his first ball to deep midwicket for one. Two more singles in the over. Yorker on the stumps, clipped to the legside for one by Shashank. Six runs from the over. Outstanding from Sandeep.
WICKET!! Hasaranga tosses one up outside off, Wadhera sweeps it towards midwicket, Jurel takes a brilliant catch diving forward to remove the set batter.
Nehal Wadhera c Dhruv Jurel b Hasaranga 62(41)
Shedge and Shashank at the crease. Shedge looks to go big first ball, only finds deep square leg. Shashank gets off the mark with a dab to deep midwicket. Appeals for lwb against Shedge, not given. RR reviews and ball tracking suggests it was umpire’s call on hitting.
Theekshana back. Four!! Wadhera steps down a lofts a length ball through the gap between long on and midwicket for four. Four!! Full and straight, Wadhera inside edges through short fine leg for a boundary. Two dots from Theekshana to make a strong comeback in the over. WICKET!! Maxwell looks to loft one down the ground, holes out to long off.
Maxwell c Jaiswal b Theekshana 30(21)
Wadhera punches Hasaranga down the ground, Jaiswal puts in a brilliant effort to prevent a boundary. Six!! Wadhera lofts the spinner straight back down the ground to bring up his half century!
Yudhvir with his second. Slower ball on the stumps, Maxwell caught out by the lack of place. Maxwell picks up a couple to deep point. Four!! Maxwell moves legside and guides one past short third for a boundary. Two short balls down legside, called wide. A third wide but Samson reviews it for a nick behind. No spike on Ultraedge. Maxwell pulls away from the crease at the last minute due to the movement of the spider cam. Guides one to short third for a single. Wadhera gets a single to the legside off the next ball. Four!! Maxwell reverse-scoops a short of a length ball over short third and picks up another boundary.
Hasaranga back for his second. Six!! Wadhera slog sweeps the first ball of the over for six over midwicket. Punches one to long on off the backfoot. Tossed up outside leg as Maxwell advances, pushes to the legside for one. Wadhera advances before pushing on to the legside, picks up two and an overthrow will bring up the 50-run partnership!
Theekshana with his second over. Maxwell mistimes his shot towards long on for a single. Maxwell misses his reverse sweep on a full ball outside off. In the blockhole on the stumps, Maxwell punches to cover for one. Five from the over.
Kartikeya. SIX! In the slot for Maxwell and he slogs it over long on. Follows it up with a cheeky flick towards fine leg for four. SIX! Now Wadhera slog sweeps just over the midwicket boundary!
Wanindu Hasaranga is here. Wadhera goes on backfoot and finds the gap between short third and backward point for four. Nine runs from the over.
Archer again. Wadhera pushes the ball past mid on and finds the fence. Archer has already touched 151 kmph today and continues to steam in with quick back of the length deliveries.
Kumar Kartikeya, the impact player, into the attack. OUT! Prabhsimran is gone. Went for the slog sweep but ended up getting caught at deep midwicket. Prabhsimran falls for 17.
Glenn Maxwell at the crease. Two runs from the over.
Sandeep. A fantastic over to end the PowerPlay for Rajasthan, just four singles in that over.
Maheesh Theekshana into the attack. DROPPED! Wadhera skies the ball and there are two fielders coming in to take the catch. Miscommunication and Jurel isn’t able to grab the ball. Eight runs from the over.
Sandeep Sharma into the attack. OUT! Stoinis is gone. Length ball and he hits straight back at the bowler. Easy catch for Sandeep. Stoinis falls for 1.
Nehal Wadhera in at five. Takes a single off the first ball. Prabhsimran ends the over with a cheeky flick towards fine leg for four.
Archer. Too quick and bounced over the keeper for four! It’s not given as a wide though. Prabhsimran chips over mid off, doesn’t time enough for it to go the fence. This is a brutal spell by Archer, very quick.
Yudhvir Singh now. Prabhsimran Singh welcomes him with a glorious cover drive for four. Yudhvir does well for the rest of the over and only concedes one more run.
Jofra Archer to take the new ball. Priyansh Arya opens the innings with Prabhsimran Singh.
OUT! A wicket off the first ball as Archer cleans up Priyansh. Straight delivery and beats his defence.
Shreyas Iyer starts with a beautiful lofted cover drive for four. Stunning shot. Another one! This time the length was slightly pushed but Iyer played on the up and lofted towards cover for four. Iyer takes a double cutting the ball past point. OUT! Iyer is gone. Clears his leg, and went for a wild slog and completes misses the ball that shatters the stumps. Terrific over for Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Royals became the first team to register a total in the surplus of 200 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, during the IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings.
Stoinis to bowl the last over. Jurel picks up a single to deep midwicket. Six!! Back of a length outside off, lofts it over midwicket for six! Slams a wide ball to long on for one. Six!! Full toss on the stumps, lofted over cow corner by Jurel to bring up 200 for RR! Four!! Slower ball, Jurel cuts it over short third for a boundary off his toes. Jurel pulls one to deep midwicket for one. RR finishes at 205/4 in 20 overs
Arshdeep with his last over. Priyansh Arya replaces Yuzi Chahal as the impact sub. Short slower ball from Arshdeep, Hetmyer slaps the pull through midwicket for a couple. Off pace in the same region, blunted to cover for a quick single. Parag gets a single to long off. Four!! Hetmyer times the pull perfectly to find the gap through midwicket to pick up four. WICKET!! Looks to go big downtown, was a full toss on the body, only manages to find long on.
Hetmyer c Maxwell b Arshdeep Singh 20(12)
Jurel picks up a single to get off the mark.
Jansen to bowl out. Six!! Parag picks the slower ball and lofts it straight down the ground for six! Six!! Full down leg, Parag flicks his wrists to get power on it and clear the fence at deep fine. Dropped!! Miscues his attempted lofted shot down the ground, Jansen runs backwards from his mark but can’t hold on at the end. Another mistimed shot, falls well short of the fielders in the deep. 17 from the over.
Ferguson with his last over. Hetmyer defends one to short midwicket for one. Parag keen on a second, sent back, just manages to make it back. Parag once again too early into his attempted pull. Parag misses his attempted cut outside off, Prabhsimran sloppy in conceding a bye. Wide given. Six!!! Short of a length on the body, Hetmyer swivel pulls it to Chahal at deep fine, makes a mess of it and it falls across the boundary for six.
Arshdeep back into the attack. Three dots to start the over. Parag looks to slap the latest ball over midwicket, misses. Short ball, misses his pull again. Four dots. Four!! Full and wide this time, Riyan edges it over the short third fielder and finds the fence. Four!! Full and straight, gets his timing right this time to punch it down the ground for four.
Marco Jansen back. Yorker on legstump to Parag, dug out to point for a single. Jansen surprises Rana with a short ball, Rana lets it go. WICKET!! Width this time, invites Rana to go over the offside. Not enough distance on the shot, holes out to the offside sweeper.
Nitish Rana c Maxwell b Marco Jansen 12(7)
Shimron Hetmyer in at 5. Short of a length on the body, defended by Hetmyer. Four!! Hetmyer pulls the last ball of the over to the fence to get off the mark.
Parag gets an outside edge as he looks to whip one off his pads, flies through to deep third for a single. WICKET!! Ferguson with the slower one that beats Jaiswal’s bat swing and cleans up the offstump.
Jaiswal b Ferguson 67(45)
Nitish Rana in at 4. Four!! Rana gets off the mark with a crisp shot through cover. Four!! Lofts one over backward point and manages to find the fence again. Clips a fuller one to midwicket for a couple.
Stoinis with his third, Parag fends the first ball to midwicket for one. Jaiswal puts in a dive at the striker’s after being sent back. Slower ball wide outside the stump, slapped to long off for one. Four!! Short slower ball, Parag gets a top edge that flies over short fine leg for a boundary. Six!! Slower ball was in the slot, Jaiswal lofts it over cow corner for a huge six. Four!! Wide outside off, Jaiswal waits for it and slaps it through cover for a boundary.
Chahal with his third. Parag punches a full ball through long off for a single. Jaiswal punches a short of a length delivery to long on for one. Turn from the legstump, Parag edges it towards point. No run. Four!! Overpitched outside off, lofted straight down the ground for a boundary. Fifty for Jaiswal with the boundary. Six!! Jaiswal picks the bones out of the slog, deposits the ball into the stands. Expensive over at the end.
Ferguson with his second over. Four!! Overpitched slower ball, driven through extra cover for a boundary. WICKET!! Samson lofts a full length straight to the hands of mid off. Pace on this time, a little too quick for Samson.
Samson c Shreyas Iyer b Ferguson 38(26)
Riyan Parag in at 3. Edges his first ball to short third for a single. Full outside off, Jaiswal misses his slash. Picks up a single to long off. Quick on the pads, flicked fine but deep fne leg keeps it to one.
Stoinis. Not a lot of boundaries since PowerPlay but Samson and Jaiswal are making sure the dot balls don’t pile up. Jaiswal tries to ramp but doesn’t connect well and can only take a single. Six runs from the over.
Chahal. Wide down the leg and Prabhsimran fails to grab it; five wides. Plenty of singles around the ground. 10 runs from the over.
Marcus Stoinis now. Isn’t a fully flat surface to be aggressive on each delivery. Four! Samson goes on backfoot and drives the ball straight down the ground. Seven runs from the over.
Yuzvendra Chahal is brought in. Four! Samson pulls the ball towards midwicket. Five singles more in that over.
Glenn Maxwell into the attack. Samson punches the ball towards covers for four! A good over to the end PowerPlay for Punjab, just six came from the over.
Lockie Ferguson into the attack. Squares up Samson off the first ball. Jaiswal continues his party as he goes on backfoot and slogs the ball over long on for a six. Jaiswal drives and Maxwell celebrates like he has taken a catch.
Jansen. Samson pushes the ball past mid on for four! Bouncer to Jaiswal and he upper cuts over keeper for SIX. SIX! Clears leg and launches the ball over midwicket region.
Arshdeep. Jaiswal makes room and hits over the top of extra cover fielder, gets two runs. Jaiswal chips the ball JUST over mid on. A desperate jump by Shreyas there but couldn’t get near the ball. This time Jaiswal times the ball and goes well over mid on and finds the fence. Eight runs from the over.
Marco Jansen from the other end. Pace and bounce for Jansen! So far, so good by him; just two from the over off first five balls. Jaiswal takes a single off the last ball to make it three from the over.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson open the innings. Arshdeep Singh with the new ball.
Jaiswal on strike, Arshdeep swings away from the left hander and it’s a wide to start with. Jaiswal is off the mark with a single. Samson is off the mark with a four. Pulls it towards fine leg. He pushes the ball towards midwicket and runs three. 10 runs from the over.
RR: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(C), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sandeep Sharma
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh(WK), Shreyas Iyer(C), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS wins the toss, opts to bowl first.
“First game in this pitch so we reckon it’ll be better to bowl first. Boys are in high spirits and template for playing has been set from the first match. We’ve got the mindset of champions. We’re going with the same team,” says Shreyas Iyer.
“Looking forward to bat first and put up a big total on the board. Very new team and it takes a bit if time to get along. Tushar misses out due to a niggle. Yudhvir Charak comes in his place,” says Sanju Samson.
IPL 2025 points table: Find the latest updated standings of the Indian Premier League after the Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians match on April 4.
Batting 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C), Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande
Bowling 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C), Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Impact Player options: Shubham Dubey/ Sandeep Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal
Batting 1st: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Bowling 1st: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact Player options: Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar/ Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod
Matches played – 28
PBKS won – 11
RR won – 16
Tied – 1
Last result – Punjab Kings won by five wickets (Guwahati, 2024)
Punjab Kings, after rollicking victories away in Ahmedabad and Lucknow, is set to don the role of a host for the first time in IPL 2025.
Saturday’s fixture against the Rajasthan Royals is also a good opportunity for the in-form team to snap its four-match winless run at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium.
After the 11-run win over Gujarat Titans in a run feast, PBKS hunted down Lucknow Super Giants’ 171 in a canter. Skipper Shreyas Iyer (149 runs at a strike rate of 206.94) has been at the forefront of Kings’ charge with the bat.
The team’s astute use of the Impact Player rule (V. Vyshak vs GT and Nehal Wadhera vs LSG) has also been praiseworthy.
– Sankar Narayanan EH
Punjab Kings, after rollicking victories away in Ahmedabad and Lucknow, is set to don the role of a host for the first time in IPL 2025.
PBKS: 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
RR: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainindu 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.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2025 encounter between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Mullanpur. Stay tuned for the live scores and updates from the game.
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