Delhi: The 18th match of IPL 2025 was held between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at New PCA International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. In this match, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, this decision of captain Shreyas Iyer was not right for Punjab. Rajasthan Royals batted first and scored 205 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Punjab team was able to score only 155 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 50 runs.
Shreyas is happy even after defeat
After losing the match against Rajasthan, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer said that honestly we were thinking around 180-185, which would have been good to chase here. But we could not implement our plans properly. I am happy that this small mistake happened at the beginning of the tournament.
What went wrong in the match?
Shreyas further said that we should have played a little slow and tried to form a partnership. A lot has been learned from this match. Today the dew we had expected did not come, but I think we should now go back and watch the video where we could not plan properly in our bowling and batting. We lost wickets continuously, which was not right for the team, because this situation is not easy for new batsmen.
Better batting under the pressure of Nehal Vadhera
Shreyas Iyer praised Nehal and said that Nehal’s performance under pressure was fantastic. He took some time and then managed to score runs against the bowlers, from which he took full advantage of the situation.
Talk of learning from this defeat
Iyer further said that at the beginning of the tournament, such a mild shock was necessary so that we could become conscious. Personally, I think this defeat will prove to be good for us and we have to go back and see our plans again.
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