Beneath the management of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals (RR) confronted off towards Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) within the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) misplaced the IPL 2025 recreation towards the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 10 runs on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, Might 18.
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We began off rather well, could not ask for something extra from the openers – Sanju Samson
Being invited to bowl first, the Rajasthan Royals had a poor outing as they allowed the Punjab Kings to put up 219/5 on the board. Tushar Deshpande (2/37) emerged as the highest performer whereas Kwena Maphaka, Riyan Parag, and Akash Madhwal additionally obtained one wicket every.
Chasing the goal, the Rajasthan Royals did precisely what that they had been doing all through the season as they have been restricted to 209/7 regardless of taking the sport deep. Dhruv Jurel (53) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (59) have been the 2 batters who hit half-centuries within the innings.
Talking after the match, Sanju Samson mentioned that the openers offered them with an incredible begin, however they could not stick with it the momentum. He mentioned:
“We began off rather well, could not ask for something extra from the openers having scored 90 runs within the powerplay. We could not stick with it the momentum we obtained within the powerplay.”
A few skilled guys ought to take accountability and do their job – Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson additional mentioned that the goal was fairly achievable because the floor was a very good one to bat on. He acknowledged:
“It (goal) was fairly achievable immediately. The wicket performed utterly totally different immediately. That was a chaseable rating with the form of power-hitters we had.”
Sanju Samson additionally lashed out on the skilled guys, saying that they need to take the accountability of doing nicely and taking the group previous the end line. He mentioned:
“It’s kind of exhausting to nail it down to at least one factor, we now have to get the job achieved. A few skilled guys ought to take accountability and do their job. Positively plenty of enhancements to be achieved for the upcoming season. We won’t strive a lot, the primary precedence is to win the sport (vs CSK).”
RR received the earlier IPL match towards PBKS
Rajasthan Royals produced a very good all-round efficiency to register a 50-run win over Punjab Kings in Match 18 of IPL 2025 in Mullanpur on April 5. Batting first, RR posted an enormous rating of 205/4 on the board earlier than their bowlers restricted PBKS to 155/9.
Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with the bat, scoring a superb 67 off 45 balls, and he constructed a stable 89-run opening stand with skipper Sanju Samson, who performed a knock of 38 off 26 balls.
Riyan Parag smashed an unbeaten 43 off 25 deliveries, whereas Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel offered late fireworks to push RR previous the 200-run mark.
With a giant whole on the board, Rajasthan Royals bowlers got here out firing as Jofra Archer picked two wickets within the first over, dismissing Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer.
Sandeep Sharma (2/21) and Maheesh Theekshana (2/26) additionally did a very good job with the ball, whereas Wanindu Hasaranga and Kumar Kartikeya additionally chipped in with a wicket every to limit PBKS to 155/9 regardless of a preventing knock from Nehal Wadhera.
