IPL 2025: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jofra Archer Energy Rajasthan Royals To 50-Run Win Over Punjab Kings
Rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal’s well timed return to type with a glowing fifty and fiery blows from Jofra Archer spoiled Punjab Kings’ homecoming as Rajasthan Royals’ secured a good-looking 50-run win within the IPL in Mullanpur on Saturday.
As soon as Rajasthan constructed a tall 205 for 4 round Jaiswal’s stroke-filled 67, it was by no means going to be simple for Punjab they usually have been restricted to 155 for 9. Nehal Wadhera performed a lone hand with a 41-ball 62 for them.
Archer (3/25), seamer Sandeep Sharma (2/21) and spinner Maheesh Theekshana (2/26) additionally bowled with precision, whereas Kumar Kartikeya and Wanindu Hasaranga supplied nice help.
The truth is, Punjab’s chase by no means bought the specified lift-off. Archer set the tone for target-defence with a ripping begin, dismissing Priyansh Arya (0) and the in-form Shreyas Iyer (10) in successive overs — simply when the latter regarded threatening whereas slamming two terrific pictures off the English pacer.
Arya went for an enormous swing however bought all of it flawed, exposing his stumps to be castled emphatically. The in-form Iyer, who was but to be dismissed within the event with scores of 97* and 52* from two innings, regarded in elegant contact.
He crunched a drive over additional cowl and adopted it up with one other attractive shot via the off-side. However Archer had the final chuckle, hurrying Iyer with sheer tempo because the batter’s effort to go inside-out resulted in him getting bowled.
Sandeep added to the early injury by eradicating Marcus Stoinis (1), whereas left-arm spinner Kartikeya, launched into the assault subsequent, struck one other blow by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh (17).
From a precarious 43/4 after the Energy Play, Punjab Kings’ hopes have been revived via a preventing 88-run fifth-wicket partnership between Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell (30 off 21) that got here off simply 52 balls.
Having impressed as an Influence Sub with a 25-ball 43 not out on debut in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants the opposite day, Wadhera continued his type with a counter-attacking 33-ball fifty.
He took the assault to Hasaranga and Kartikeya throughout his knock studded with three sixes and 4 fours, whereas Maxwell supplied stable help because the pair introduced the equation right down to a gettable 85 required from the final six overs.
With Wadhera in cost, the chase was on track till Theekshana pulled issues again dismissing Maxwell (30 off 21 balls).
Wadhera quickly adopted, falling to Hasaranga and from there the chase fell aside and PBKS suffered their first defeat of the season.
Earlier, the 23-year-old Jaiswal, who had endured a lean patch within the opening three video games with scores of 1, 29 and 4, roared again to type with a fluent 40-ball fifty (3×4, 5×6) simply when the highlight on him was shifting off the sphere following his shock transfer from Ranji heavyweights Mumbai to minnows Goa.
Shutting the noise round him, Jaiswal and skipper Sanju Samson (38 off 26 balls) gave RR their greatest begin of the season with a gap stand of 89 after PBKS skipper Iyer opted to bowl.
Lockie Ferguson (2/37) dismissed each Samson and Jaiswal in opposition to the run of play within the center overs, and Nitish Rana (12) additionally bought out cheaply as RR misplaced three wickets within the 11-15 overs’ section.
The harmful Shimron Hetmyer (20 off 12 balls) additionally couldn’t get going after an explosive begin. However Riyan Parag (43 not out off 25 balls) supplied the late fireworks with three sixes and as many fours to raise Royals previous the 200-mark for the primary time at this venue.
