RR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2025: Yashasvi-Vaibhav’s stormy innings did not work… Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals

Dhruv Jurel -Photo-BCCI

Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) Live Score, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings will clash in the 59th match of IPL 2025. Rajasthan Royals are already out of the playoff race, while Punjab team is strongly in this race.

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Live Score, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number-59 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 today. Punjab won this match by 10 runs.

Rajasthan Royals’ performance in the current IPL season has not been very good and they have already been eliminated from the playoff race after losing 9 out of 12 matches. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have won 7 out of 11 matches and are firmly in the playoff race.

While chasing the target, Rajasthan Royals had a very stormy start. 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal together made a partnership of 76 runs in 4.5 overs. Vaibhav scored 40 runs in just 15 balls, which included 4 fours and the same number of sixes. That is, Vaibhav did not score a single run by running. Vaibhav was dismissed by spinner Harpreet Brar, who came in as an ‘impact sub’.

Even after Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s explosive batting continued and he hit his sixth fifty in the current season. Yashasvi was dismissed by Harpreet Barad. Yashasvi scored 50 runs in 25 balls, which included 9 fours and a six. Captain Sanju Samson was looking in rhythm, but while trying to play a big shot on Azmatullah Umarzai’s ball, he was caught by Marco Jansen. Then Harpreet Barad also bowled Riyan Parag.

Rajasthan Royals Scorecard
Yashasvi Jaiswal c Mitchell Owen, b Harpreet Brar 50
Vaibhav Suryavanshi c Xavier Bartlett, b Harpreet Brar 40
Sanju Samson c Marco Jansen, b Azmatullah Umarzai 20
Riyan Parag b Harpreet Brar 13
Dhruv Jurel c Mitchell Owen, b Marco Jansen 53
Shimron Hetmyer c Xavier Bartlett, b Azmatullah Umarzai 11
Shubham Dube not out
Wanindu Hasaranga c Prabhsimran Singh, b Marco Jansen 0
Kwena Mphaka not out

Wicket fall: 76-1 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 4.5 overs), 109-2 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 8.4 overs), 114-3 (Sanju Samson, 10.2 overs), 144-4 (Riyan Parag, 13.2 overs), 181-5 (Shimron Hetmyer, 17.2 overs)

Stormy half-centuries by Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh

Punjab Kings won the toss and batted first and scored 219 runs for the loss of five wickets. Punjab had a bad start and lost three wickets in the powerplay itself. First Priyansh Arya (9 runs) was run out by Tushar Deshpande. Then debutant Mitchell Owen was sent to the pavilion by Kwena Mphaka. Owen could not open the account. Prabhsimran Singh also became the victim of Tushar Deshpande after scoring 21 runs. At the time of Prabhsimran Singh’s dismissal, Punjab’s score was 34 runs for the loss of three wickets.

From here, Nehal Vadhera and Shreyas Iyer took charge of Punjab by making a partnership of 67 runs for the fourth wicket. Shreyas was dismissed by Riyan Parag. Shreyas scored 30 runs in 25 balls with the help of 5 fours. After Shreyas was out, Nehal Vadhera along with Shashank Singh made a partnership of 58 runs for the fifth wicket. During this, Nehal completed his fifty in 25 balls only. Nehal Vadhera became the victim of Akash Madhwal after scoring 70 runs. Nehal hit 5 fours and as many sixes in his 37-ball innings.

After Nehal Vadhera was out, Shashank Singh and Azmatullah Umarzai together took Punjab to a big score. Shashank scored an unbeaten 59 runs in 30 balls with the help of 5 fours and three sixes. At the same time, Umarzai contributed an unbeaten 21 runs at a strike rate of 233.33. There was an unbroken partnership of 60 runs between Nehal and Umarzai.

Punjab Kings Scorecard: (219/5, 20 overs)
Priyansh Arya c Shimron Hetmyer, b Tushar Deshpande 9
Prabhsimran Singh c Sanju Samson b Tushar Deshpande 21
Mitchell Owen c Sanju Samson, b Kwena Mphaka 0
Nehal Wadhera c Shimron Hetmyer, b Akash Madhwal 70
Shreyas Iyer c Yashasvi Jaiswal, b Riyan Parag 30
Shashank Singh not out 59*
Azmatullah Umarzai not out 21*

Fall of wickets: 19-1 (Priyansh Arya, 1.5 overs), 34-2 (Mitchell Owen, 2.6 overs), 34-3 (Prabhsimran Singh, 3.1 overs), 101-4 (Shreyas Iyer, 10.3 overs), 159-5 (Nehal Wadhera, 15.6 overs)

Rajasthan Royals’ Playing-11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper/captain), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Quena Mphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqui.

Punjab Kings’ Playing-11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Umarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Sub: Harpreet Brar

In the history of the Indian Premier League, 29 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals so far. During this, Rajasthan won 17 and Punjab Kings won 12 matches. In the current season, both the teams have faced each other for the second time. Earlier, on 5 April 2025, both the teams had a match in Mullanpur, in which Rajasthan Royals won by 50 runs.

H2H between RR and PBKS

Total IPL matches: 29

Rajasthan won: 17

Rajasthan Royal Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Mahish Teekshna, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Sanju Samson, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Karthikeya, Nandre Burger, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Quena Mphaka, Luhan Depretorius, Ashok Sharma.

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Umarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Yash Thakur, Kyle Jamieson, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardy, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Mushir Khan, Paila Avinash.