Delhi: In the 18th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), Punjab Kings (PBKS) suffered a crushing defeat at their home ground, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. Rajasthan Royals (RR) performed brilliantly and defeated Punjab by 50 runs and registered their second consecutive win this season. At the same time, Punjab had to taste defeat for the first time.
Batting first in the match, Rajasthan scored 205 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly, scored 67 runs in 45 balls and took the team to a strong score. In response, Punjab Kings team could score only 155 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Nehal Vadhera scored 62 runs for the hosts.
Rajasthan bowlers also performed amazing. Jofra Archer took 3 wickets, while Sandeep Sharma and Mahesh Thikshana took 2-2 wickets. Kumar Karthikeya and Vanindu Hasranga also got one success each.
Sanju became the most successful captain of Rajasthan
Under the captaincy of Rajasthan Royals, it was the 32nd win of Sanju Samson, making them the most successful captain of the team. He has broken the record of Shane Warne, under whose leadership the team won 31 matches.
Sanju has so far won 62 matches for Rajasthan to win 32, while Warne had won the team 31 times in 55 matches. Rahul Dravid is third with 18 wins.
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