Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs in the second match of IPL 2025 on Saturday. This is the first defeat of Punjab under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer in this season, after which it has slipped to fourth place in the points table. Chasing 206 runs, Punjab Kings lost 2 wickets including the captain in the first over of Jofra Archer. The team could only score 155 runs. After the match, Shreyas Iyer told where his team made a mistake.
Rajasthan Royals scored less runs in the first 10 overs but did not lose wickets, the team took advantage of it in the last 10 overs and increased the run pace. The most affordable bowler was Arshdeep Singh who conceded 35 runs in 4 overs. Marco Jenson conceded 45 runs in 4 overs, Locky Ferguson conceded 37 runs in 4 overs. Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal scored 32 runs in 3 overs and Stoinis gave 48 runs in 4 overs. After the match, the captain said that his team gave additional runs.
Shreyas Iyer said after the match, “I thought we would give 180-185 runs because this would have been a great score to achieve the target. We could not perform according to our plan, we gave some extra runs.”
The captain further said, “I am glad that our team had to face defeat in the beginning of the season. It was a good pitch for batting, it was getting some grip. We were trying to hit the deck and were not giving them much speed. We could make some partnerships and instead of over-Atac. I could not do well. “
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