PBKS VS RR (Punjab Kings VS Rajasthan Royals) IPL 2025 18th Match Live Score Updates: Punjab Kings need 206 runs to win against Rajasthan Royals in their first home match at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
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PBKS vs RR, IPL 2025 Live: Punjab Kings are set to host their first home game of IPL 2025, hoping to break their poor run at home venues. Since 2023, PBKS have struggled with consistency at different home grounds, including a four-loss streak in Mullanpur and a winless record in Dharamsala. But this season brings fresh hope. Led by Shreyas Iyer and guided by Ricky Ponting, PBKS have had a strong start remaining unbeaten so far with a balanced side and in-form batting. With two back-to-back home games ahead, they’ll be eager to carry forward the momentum.
Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, bounced back from early losses with a win over CSK. However, key batters like Yashasvi Jaiswal are yet to fire, and their overseas strength hasn’t delivered as expected. On the brighter side, Nitish Rana and Dhruv Jurel have shown promise, and bowlers like Archer, Hasaranga, and Theekshana are gradually finding their rhythm.
With contrasting starts to the season and both teams facing pressure to perform, the PBKS vs RR clash promises to be a gripping contest.
PBKS vs RR: Full Squads
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (c), Sanju Samson, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Rana, Kunal Singh Rathore, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Ashok Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Sandeep Sharma, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh.
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Another blow to Punjab Kings as impact sub Kumar Kartikeya removes Prabhsimran Singh in his very first over. Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease.
PBKS: 45-4 (7 Ov)
Sandeep Sharma gives Rajasthan Royals a crucial breakthrough by removing Marcus Stoinis. Three-down and PBKS are in big trouble in the run-chase.
PBKS 31-3 (4 Ov)
Jofra Archer strikes in the very first ball of the run chase as he removes Priyansh Arya, who looks to defend but the ball hits the top of off-stump. Shreays Iyer comes to the crease and plays two breathtaking shots. However, Jofra has the last laugh as he cleans bowled Shreyas in the last ball of the first over.
PBKS 11-2 (1 Ov)
A brilliant finish by Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel, who smashed 19 runs in the final over bowled by Marcus Stoinis, helped their team cross the 200-run mark. The rest work shifts to the bowlers to defend the total with ease.
RR: 205/4(20)
Low full toss, Hetmyer looked to slog it and cue-ends the ball down to long-on. The batter tried to slog it by getting under it but failed to clear the ropes. Maxwell takes another catch.
RR: 186/4(19)
Nitish Rana looked to slash that but got a top-edge on the shot. The ball went up, and the man in the deep managed to take it. Jansen has his first. A little knock from Rana comes to an end.
RR: 142/3(15)
Lockie removes Yashasvi. Yashasvi departs after hitting a great half-century and gives a good start for the Rajasthan Royals. That was a slower ball. Jaiswal went for a heave and missed the line of the delivery.
RR: 135/2(14)
Yashasvi Jaiswal scores his first half century of the season after back to back dismissials in previous games. Jaiswal is confident from the start of over and is looking in great form.
RR: 105/1(12)
Ferguson removes Sanju Samson. Samson departs after giving a good start to the Rajasthan Royals. Samson tried to get under it and chip it over the infield, but the bat turns on impact as he hits it tamely towards Shreyas Iyer at mid-off.
RR: 92/1(11)
Rajasthan is the setting for a big burst through the middle overs and death here. They haven’t lost a wicket, and both batters have their eye in now. Jaiswal is looking a bit patchy, but still striking them a lot better than in the previous games. Samson seems to have augmented his stature with a return to captaincy.
RR: 79/0 (9)
Tushar misses out tonight due to a niggle, while J&K boy Yudhvir Singh Charak will make his debut in Pink
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 5, 2025
A solid start for the Rajasthan Royals, with Jaiswal and Sanju Samson providing a strong foundation during the powerplay.
RR: 40/4 (4)
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar
Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sandeep Sharma
Shreyas Iyer: We’ll bowl first. Looking at the last game, we were playing on a new wicket and we want to see how the pitch plays. Same mindset here as well. We need to stabilise the rhythm from game one and that’s happened. Important to steady the ship from here, boys are in high spirits. Need to maintain composure and calmness throughout the season. We’ve played the practice games here so we know how the wicket will play. We played our last two games on red soil so hopefully we can adapt early. We have the mindset of champions. Bowling first, no changes for us. Will change things around maybe with the impact sub.
Sanju Samson: Pretty happy to bat first and put on a decent total. (On playing as an impact sub earlier) I could feel what the coaches would be going through, a bit restless and helpless. But excited to be back now. It is a new team and team management, we have got to know each other now and it takes a bit of time. We are geling better now, last game we pretty much had the perfect game. We have a small niggle for Tushar Deshpande, so he’s out for today and Yudhvir comes in for him.
Punjab Kings won the toss and will bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in their home ground , Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
Sandeep Sharma will be a key bowler for RR, especially against the likes of Iyer, Maxwell and Stoinis, who have collectively been dismissed by him 7 times in 18 innings, while their batting strike rate is also on the lower side.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera/Harpreet Brar
Punjab Kings is ready to host their first Home Match.
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— Punjab Kings (PunjabKingsIPL) April 5, 2025
Arshdeep Singh poses a significant threat to the Rajasthan Royals, being the only Punjab Kings bowler to claim a five-wicket haul against them. With his consistency and ability to strike at crucial moments, he remains one of Punjab’s most formidable bowling weapons and could replicate his success once again.
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— Rajasthan Royals (rajasthanroyals) April 5, 2025
(C)hettan plays tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/GQCKf9osSL
— Rajasthan Royals ( rajasthanroyals) April 4, 2025
Arshdeep Singh is the leading wicket-taker for PBKS with 16 wickets, while Siddharth Trivedi is the leading wicket-taker for RR against PBKS with 11 wickets.
KL Rahul was the leading run scorer for PBKS with 490 runs, while Sanju Samson is the leading run scorer for RR against PBKS with 632 runs.
The Last time PBKS met RR was at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Punjab Kings chased Rajasthan Royals target of 145 runs and won by 5 wickets.
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— Punjab Kings (PunjabKingsIPL) April 5, 2025
Rajasthan Royals have dominated in the past 5 IPL seasons and have secured 6 wins out of 9 encounters against Punjab Kings.
PBKS and RR have faced each other 12 times at neutral venues, and both teams have six wins each.
At RR’s home ground, the two teams have clashed 7 times. RR has dominated on their home ground, winning 5 out of 7 matches, while PBKS could only secure 2 matches.
At PBKS’s home ground, the two teams have clashed 8 times. The clashes have been tied with both teams winning 4 matches each.
Matches played – 28
PBKS won – 11
RR won – 16
Tied – 1
Last result – Punjab Kings won by five wickets (Guwahati, 2024)
Shashank Singh could prove to be the biggest X-factor for Punjab Kings. His confidence makes him a strong contender for the role of the team’s best finisher.
Watch out for RR’s Hasaranga vs PBKS Chahal duel both leg-spinners are proven match-winners and could turn the tide.
The surface in Mullanpur is expected to be batting-friendly with even bounce. Pacers may get some movement early on.
Shreyas Iyer has impressed as PBKS skipper. His calm approach has brought stability in crunch situations not only that he has been outstanding as batter for PBKS scoring 97 and 52 not out.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their first home game of the season at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Saturday, April 5. Both teams are in solid form and eager to gain momentum.
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