PBKS vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals hand Punjab Kings first defeat of season

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sanju Samson's return as Rajasthan Royals skipper ended on a positive note as his team beat the Punjab Kings by 50 runs.

Punjab Kings accumulated 155/9 in response to Rajasthan Royals' 205/4. This is Rajasthan's consecutive win and Punjab's first defeat of the season.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sandeep Sharma bowls an excellent 19th over. Just five singles in it.

Punjab Kings: 150/8

Overs:19.0

Arshdeep Singh:1

Shashank Singh:9

Sandeep Sharma:4-0-21-2

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Punjab Kings choke after the Maxwell-Wadhera dismissal as Maheesh Theekshana picks his second wicket of the match. Marco Jansen is caught by Shimron Hetmyer at wide long-on and departs for 3(6).

The spinner then takes a LBW review against Arshdeep but ball tracker show it was missing the off-stump.

Punjab Kings: 145/8

Overs:17.5

Arshdeep Singh:0

Shashank Singh:5

Maheesh Theekshana:3.5-0-26-2

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sandeep Sharma is reintroduced in the attack and he once again strikes straightaway, this time the first ball of his spell. Suryansh Shedge is caught by Shimron Hetmyer for 2(6) in the deep as Punjab go 7 down.

Marco Jansen joins the chase.

Punjab Kings: 138/7

Overs:16.2

Shashank Singh:2

Marco Jansen:1

Sandeep Sharma:2.2-0-12-2

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Dhruv Jurel, who had dropped Nehal Wadhera earlier in the innings, collects a brilliant catch diving front to pack the batter for 62(41). Wanindu Hasranga was not expecting a wicket when that shot was hit, but Jurel does a fine job in the deep.

Punjab Kings: 131/6

Overs:15.1

Shashank Singh:0

Wanindu Hasaranga:3.1-0-32-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Maheesh Theekshana is reintroduced in the attack and he is welcomed with a couple a boundaries by Nehal Wadhera. The spinner, however, recovers well and bowls two dots before deviating from his line in the fifth delivery, which is signalled wide. Wadhera then passes the strike to Glenn Maxwell, who is caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal at long-off for 30(21).

Shashank Singh has joined the chase.

Punjab Kings: 131/5

Overs:15.0

Nehal Wadhera:62

Shashank Singh:0

Maheesh Theekshana:3-0-23-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Nehal Wadhera hammers Wanindu Hasaranga over long-on for a six, which takes him to his half-century. He is doing the job for Punjab as Maxwell has started to pick up after a slow start.

Punjab Kings: 120/4

Overs:13.5

Nehal Wadhera:52

Glenn Maxwell:30

Wanindu Hasaranga:2.5-0-31-0

0 2 4 Wd Wd Wd 1 1 4 - Yudhvir bowls a total of nine deliveries and had to restart his run-up twice after Glenn Maxwell left the stance midway during the pacer's follow-through.

Meanwhile, the partnership between Glenn Maxwell and Nehal Wadhera has started to hurt Rajasthan, however, they still remain on top at the moment.

Punjab Kings: 106/4

Overs:12.5

Glenn Maxwell:25

Nehal Wadhera:43

Yudhvir Singh:1.5-0-16-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Yudhvir Singh is reintroduced in the attack and he is excellently played for a boundary by Glenn Maxwell. The bowler then bowls consecutive wides as pressure mounts on the bowler. A third one is once pitched down the leg and collected by the wicketkeeper as Sanju Samson goes for a caught-behind appeal. UltraEdge confirms no bat was involved.

Punjab Kings: 103/4

Overs:12.3

Glenn Maxwell:24

Nehal Wadhera:42

Yudhvir Singh:1.3-0-13-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Maheesh Theekshana keeps it tight and gives just five singles in the 11th over.

Wanindu Hasaranga is then welcomed with a six by Nehal Wadhera. 12 runs come in the over.

Punjab Kings: 95/4

Overs:12.0

Nehal Wadhera:42

Glenn Maxwell:18

Wanindu Hasaranga:2-0-21-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: A good over for Punjab Kings as Glenn Maxwell opens his arms against Kumar Kartikeya. The batter hits the spinner for a six over long-on then gets a boundary.

Nehal Wadhera then smokes another six later in the over.

19 runs come from the over.

Punjab Kings: 78/4

Overs:10.0

Glenn Maxwell:14

Nehal Wadhera:29

Kumar Kartikeya:2-0-21-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Jofra Archer continues to breath fire, making life difficult for the opposition. Nehal Wadhera, however, gets a boundary against the speedster but just five runs come from the over.

Nehal Wadhera is shouldering the responsibility and gets another boundary against Wanindu Hasaranga. The spinner gives nine runs in his first over.

Punjab Kings: 59/4

Overs:9.0

Nehal Wadhera:21

Glenn Maxwell:3

Wanindu Hasaranga:1-0-9-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sandeep Sharma closes the powerplay on a strong note as just four singles come in the sixth over.

Kumar Kartikeya, the impact substitute for RR, gets rid of Prabhsimran Singh in his first over. The batter tries to slog sweep but finds Wanindu Hasaranga in the deep. He departs for 17(16).

Glenn Maxwell joins the run chase.

Punjab Kings: 43/4

Overs:6.2

Glenn Maxwell:0

Nehal Wadhera:8

Kumar Kartikeya:0.2-0-0-1

Prabhsimran Singh gets a boundary against Sandeep Sharma, following which Sanju Samson introduces spin. Maheesh Theekshana joins the attack and there was a great chance to dismiss Nehal Wadhera but miscommunication between Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel gives the batter an early reprieve.

Punjab Kings: 39/3

Overs:5.0

Nehal Wadhera:6

Prabhsimran Singh (W):15

Sandeep Sharma:1-0-6-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sandeep Sharma is introduced in the attack and he strikes straightaway. Marcus Stoinis is caught and bowled for 1(7).

Punjab Kings: 26/3

Overs:3.3

Prabhsimran Singh (W):9

Sandeep Sharma:0.3-0-1-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Jofra Archer is making life difficult for Punjab batters and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, who concedes two byes in the over. One results in a boundary, while the other results in a single.

Punjab Kings: 25/2

Overs:3.0

Prabhsimran Singh (W):8

Marcus Stoinis:1

Jofra Archer:2-0-15-2

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Jofra Archer gives Rajasthan the start they wanted. He castles Priyansh Arya in the first ball, then Shreyas Iyer gets a couple of boundaries against the speedster. However, Archer has the final laugh as he castles Iyer in the final delivery, who departs for 10(5).

Yudhvir Singh shares new ball duties with Archer as Marcus Stoinis and Prabhsimran Singh bat in the middle.

Punjab Kings: 16/2

Overs:1.5

Marcus Stoinis:0

Prabhsimran Singh (W):5

Yudhvir Singh:0.5-0-5-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Poor finish by Marcus Stoinis as he is hit for a six by Riyan Parag, who then passes the strike to Dhruv Jurel. The batter hammers a juicy full-toss over the mid-wicket fence, then uppercuts a short delivery for a boundary.

19 runs come from the over as Rajasthan Royals pile a challenging 205/4 in 20 overs.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Arshdeep Singh gets rid of Shimron Hetmyer, who tries to go after a low full-toss but ends up getting caught by Glenn Maxwell. Hetmyer falls for 20(12).

Dhruv Jurel joins the action.

Rajasthan Royals: 186/4

Overs:19.0

Riyan Parag:36

Dhruv Jurel (W):1

Arshdeep Singh:4-0-35-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Riyan Parag hammers Marco Jansen for consecutive sixes to lift the spirits in the Rajasthan camp. 17 runs come in the 18th over as Rajasthan look to breach 200-mark.

Rajasthan Royals: 177/3

Overs:18.0

Shimron Hetmyer:13

Riyan Parag:35

Marco Jansen:4-0-45-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Riyan Parag hits Arshdeep Singh for consecutive fours in the previous over by Arshdeep Singh.

The next over by Lockie Ferguson could have resulted in a dismissal but Yuzvendra Chahal fails to grab a straightforward catch of Shimron Hetmyer behind square-leg. The ball goes right down his throat and lands beyond the boundary ropes. The fielder blames the light.

Rajasthan Royals: 159/3

Overs:16.5

Shimron Hetmyer:11

Riyan Parag:20

Lockie Ferguson:3.5-0-36-2

PBKS vs RR Live Score:  The wickets have now started to tumble as Rajasthan now find themselves in a spot of bother. Marco Jansen gets rid of Nitish Rana, who slashes at a ball, a little wide of the off-stump. The ball flies high in the air and Glenn Maxwell settles underneath it to complete the catch. Rana falls for 12(7).

Arshdeep Singh is reintroduced in the attack.

Rajasthan Royals: 142/3

Overs:15.2

Riyan Parag:12

Shimron Hetmyer:4

Arshdeep Singh:2.2-0-18-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Nitish Rana continues from where he left and hammers Lockie Ferguson for a couple of boundaries. The batter has been enjoying great form and had smashed 36-ball 81 in the previous encounter against CSK in Guwahati.

RR: 135/2 (14 overs)

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Lockie Ferguson picks his second wicket of the match. This time he cleans up Yashasvi Jaiswal with a knuckle ball. Jaiswal departs for 67(45).

Rajasthan Royals: 123/2

Overs:13.2

Riyan Parag:11

Lockie Ferguson:2.2-0-15-2

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Riyan Parag hits Marcus Stoinis for a boundary, following which Yashasvi closes the over with a six and a four. 17 runs come from the over.

Rajasthan Royals: 122/1

Overs:13.0

Yashasvi Jaiswal:67

Riyan Parag:10

Marcus Stoinis:3-0-29-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Yashasvi Jaiswal hammers Yuzvendra Chahal for a boundary towards long-off, which takes him to his half-century. He consumes 40 balls to reach the milestone. The next delivery is then swept over mid-wicket for a maximum.

A good over suddenly turns into a bad one for Chahal as 13 runs come in it.

Marcus Stoinis is reintroduced in the attack.

Rajasthan Royals: 105/1

Overs:12.0

Riyan Parag:4

Yashasvi Jaiswal:56

Marcus Stoinis:2-0-12-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Lockie Ferguson gets Punjab Kings the breakthrough. Sanju Samson plays a cover drive in the first ball, which results for a four. He, however, fails to adjust to the pace in the next ball and hands Shreyas Iyer a straightforward catch at mid-off. Samson falls for 38(26).

Rajasthan Royals: 89/1

Overs:10.2

Yashasvi Jaiswal:44

Lockie Ferguson:1.2-0-11-1

PBKS vs RR Live Score: We have reached the halfway mark of the Rajasthan innings. Still no wickets but Rajasthan will now look to switch gears, considering the run-rate is well below 10 at the moment.

Rajasthan Royals: 85/0

Overs:10.0

Yashasvi Jaiswal:44

Sanju Samson (C):34

Marcus Stoinis:2-0-12-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sanju Samson strikes an overpitched delivery by Marcus Stoinis for a boundary towards long-on.

Yuzvendra Chahal continues from the other end and he starts with a wide, which beats the wicketkeeper and races away for a four.

Rajasthan Royals: 77/0

Overs:8.4

Sanju Samson (C):32

Yashasvi Jaiswal:39

Yuzvendra Chahal:1.4-0-17-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sanju Samson manages to get a boundary against Yuzvendra Chahal as the partnership keeps swelling.

Marcus Stoinis is now introduced in the attack as Punjab try everything to break the partnership.

Rajasthan Royals: 63/0

Overs:7.2

Sanju Samson (C):26

Yashasvi Jaiswal:36

Marcus Stoinis:0.2-0-1-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Glenn Maxwell comes to bowl the final powerplay over and does a decent job. Sanju Samson gets a boundary in the over, but it results in just six runs.

Yuzvendra Chahal is introduced in the attack.

Rajasthan Royals: 54/0

Overs:6.1

Sanju Samson (C):20

Yashasvi Jaiswal:33

Yuzvendra Chahal:0.1-0-1-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Yashasvi Jaiswal hits Lockie Ferguson for a maximum, which is the only boundary in the over. However, Rajasthan will be happy to see their opener back among the runs.

Rajasthan Royals: 47/0

Overs:5.0

Yashasvi Jaiswal:31

Sanju Samson (C):15

Lockie Ferguson:1-0-7-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Yashasvi Jaiswal has struggled to time the ball. However, with some luck he manages to get a couple of doubles against Arshdeep Singh, before hitting a boundary.

Marco Jansen continues from the other end as Jaiswal is now settling in. The southpaw uppercuts a short delivery over the wicketkeeper for a boundary, then smashes a length ball over the mid-wicket fence for a six.

Rajasthan Royals: 32/0

Overs:3.3

Yashasvi Jaiswal:18

Sanju Samson (C):13

Marco Jansen:1.3-0-14-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Marco Jansen bowls an economical over from the other end. Just three singles come in the over.

Rajasthan Royals: 13/0

Overs:2.0

Sanju Samson (C):8

Yashasvi Jaiswal:4

Marco Jansen:1-0-3-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sanju Samson shows promising signs as he times the ball perfectly in the first over. Samson picks up a length ball on his waist by Arshdeep and pulls it immaculately for a boundary behind square leg, then punches the ball wide of mid-on, which gets him three runs.

Rajasthan Royals: 10/0

Overs:1.0

Sanju Samson (C):7

Yashasvi Jaiswal:2

Arshdeep Singh:1-0-10-0

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal arrive in the middle to kick-off the proceedings. Arshdeep Singh leads the attack for Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals: 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

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Punjab Kings win toss, opt to bowl.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Yuzvendra Chahal can be seen operating early in the innings as he enjoys a healthy record against Sanju Samson and Nitish Rana. Chahal has dismissed Rana six times in 13 innings, while Samson has been out 5 times in 10 innings against the spinner.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Going by past records somewhere around 180-190 would be a good total batting first at the venue. Mumbai Indians' 192 against PBKS was the highest total in IPL 2024 at the new Chandigarh stadium, which has assited the bowlers more.

Only twice teams batting first were able to surpass 180-plus scores last season, while there have been only two 200-plus totals in 28 T20 matches played at this ground since it started hosting in October 2022.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: If we look at the head-to-head records, Rajasthan Royals have won 16 times as compared to Punjab Kings' 12. Rajasthan have secured six wins out of nine clashes since 2020.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: The best thing for Rajasthan Royals is the return of Sanju Samson at the helm of things. A finger injury had kept Samson on the fringes, allowing him only to take part as impact substitute. Riyan Parag shouldered the captaincy duties in his absence.

Reflecting his thoughts on the same, Samson said: "Missing out on three games, I was just holding myself back and seeing the game from a different perspective (as an impact player). So, it was a bit different learning and different experience for me to sit at the dugout and see my friends and young brothers playing out there, fighting out there. I am very happy and excited to be back and to be fully fit, to keep wickets, to play as a normal player. I'm really looking forward to it and it feels very exciting."

PBKS vs RR Live Score: While none of the Rajasthan batters have impressed so far, Nitish Rana did provide a glimmer of hope for the Royals. After being promoted to No. 3, the batting position which Rana prefers, he played a decisive knock against Chennai Super Kings in the previous encounter. Rana smashed 81 off 36 balls (ten 4s, five 6s) before Ravichandran Ashwin and MS Dhoni combined to bring an end to his show.

It'll be interesting to see if Rana can show some consistency in that position.

PBKS vs RR Live Score: The campaign for Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 have been contrasting.

Punjab Kings have got off to a solid start, yet to taste their first defeat under new skipper Shreyas Iyer, who himself is enjoying breathtaking form.

Rajasthan Royals were so far led by Riyan Parag and the team failed to impress in the initial phase. RR have so far lost twice before finally managing to open their account with a thrilling win against Chennai Super Kings.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Akash Madhwal

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

PBKS vs RR Live Score: Hello and welcome to the Live Coverage of the Indian Premier League action between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. The match will be played in Chandigarh and live action gets underway from 7:30 pm. The toss takes place half an hour earlier from the scheduled start.