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Punjab Kings (PBKS) registered their eighth victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Batting first after winning the toss, Punjab delivered a target of 220 runs to the hosts. Nehal Wadhera (70 off 37) and Shashank Singh (unbeaten 59 off 30) shone in the first innings and helped Punjab reach the huge total. From RR, Tushar Deshpande picked up 2/37 figures in his flour-over spell. Following the target, Royals got a ferocious start with the help of their openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40 off 15) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 off 25).
However, following their departure, RR kept losing wickets in regular intervals and could amass only 209/7 in the reply. RR’s loss has given cricket fans to take dig at them with hilarious memes. However, there are several social media users who have got impressed by Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab. An X user named Monish wrote, "Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs in this IPL 2025..!!!!! - 8th win for captain Shreyas Iyer & CO. #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #KLRahul #IPL2025 #MSDhoni #RCB #RRvsPBKS.”
PBKS will look to qualify for playoffs after 11 years
PBKS' 10-run win over RR has solidified their chances to advance to playoffs. They will look to win their remaining couple of games to reach the next round. Back in 2014, Punjab last qualified for the playoffs under George Bailey’s captaincy. Their next two contests are against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 24 and 26 respectively.
The victory against Royals has also promoted Punjab on the points tally. Currently, Shreyas Iyer and his men are in the second spot on the table with 17 points. They will look to win their upcoming matches to gain the top two spots on the points chart.