Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer was subbed off at innings break through the IPL 2025 match in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Shreyas, who was affected by a finger damage, was subbed off after scoring 30 off 25 deliveries, didn’t subject in any respect throughout PBKS’ bowling. Whereas Shreyas was not on the sphere, that didn’t cease the Indian cricket group batter from getting concerned. In the course of the match, he was seen having a dialog with fielders on the boundary line and even serving to stand-in skipper Shashank Singh with the sphere set-up. PBKS ended up successful the encounter by 10 runs.
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– Injured however giving all the pieces for his group.
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Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar bowled a match-turning spell after Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh made bruising fifties as Punjab Kings edged nearer to an IPL playoff berth with a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals right here on Sunday.
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Brar, who got here in as an alternative to skipper Shreyas Iyer — probably unwell because of excessive warmth — was launched within the fifth over and the left-arm spinner walked away with a formidable 3/22 in 4 overs, serving to PBKS to limit RR to 209/7 within the chase of 220.
The Punjab facet had earlier made 219 for 5 using on an unbeaten on 59 off 30 deliveries (5×4, 3×6) by Shashank and Wadhera (70, 37b, 5×4, 5×6).
With this win, PBKS (NRR: +0.38) climbed to 17 factors and they’re second on the desk behind leaders Royal Challengers Bengaluru (17 factors, +0.48) on web run price distinction.
The Ricky Ponting-coached facet wants only one extra level to safe a playoff berth for the primary time since 2014.
Brar, who blended up his angles, trajectory, and tempo with precision, performed a giant half in that.
His scalps included the 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40 off 15; 4×4, 4×6) and Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had launched a brutal assault up entrance along with his (50 off 24).
Collectively they flew off the blocks with a stand off 76 runs in simply 4.1 overs. Azmatullah Omarzai (2/44) then landed a double blow, sending again skipper Sanju Samson (20 off 16) and Shimron Hetmyer (11 off 12), as RR’s chase misplaced steam.
Dhruv Jurel (53 off 31 balls; 3×4, 4×6) hit type to attain his second fifty of the season however it went in useless as Marco Jansen (2/41 in three overs) eliminated him and Wanindu Hasaranga in successive balls within the final over to finish their chase.
(With PTI inputs)
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