RR vs PBKS, IPL 2025: Hapreet Brar spins his web as Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals — Action in Images

Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh struck half-centuries, while spinner Harpreet Brar took three wickets as Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs.

Published on: May 18, 2025 8:19 PM IST

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Punjab Kings edged closer to an IPL playoff berth with a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday in Jaipur. (AFP)

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Punjab Kings' bowler Harpreet Brar walked away with an impressive 3/22 in four overs, helping PBKS to restrict RR to 209/7 in the chase of 220. (PTI)

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PBKS pacer Azmatullah Omarzai (2/44) too played his part in the win, taking the wickets of the dangerous Shimron Hetmyer (11) and captain Sanju Samson (20).  (REUTERS)

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RR raced to 51 for no loss in just three overs -- 50 of those runs coming in boundaries, and one via a wide. (REUTERS)

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 Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a half-century off 24 balls, but he was dismissed right after that, and the momentum shifted away.  (AFP)

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Young Vaibhav Suryavanshi also scored a quickfire 40 to impress many. Suryavanshi was dismissed by Brar (3/22) in the fifth over, wickets started tumbling at regular intervals and RR could managed 209 for 7 in the end. (REUTERS)

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Dhruv Jurel (53 off 31 balls; 3x4, 4x6) hit form to score his second fifty of the season but it went in vain. (AFP)

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Nehal Wadhera blazed to a 37-ball 70, studded with five boundaries and as many sixes, and shared a 67-run fourth-wicket partnership with skipper Shreyas Iyer (30) to bail PBKS out. (AFP)

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Shashank Singh provided the much-needed finishing touch to PBKS, bringing up his fourth IPL fifty in 27 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes. (AFP)