🏏IPL 2025 - Match 59: PBKS vs RR on 18th May 2025 at SMS, Jaipur🏏 - Page 5

Here are the teams:

Rajasthan Royals bowl-first XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (capt, wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Rathore

PBKS bat-first XI: 1 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 2 Priyansh Arya, 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Mitchell Owen, 5 Nehal Wadhera, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Azmatullah Omarzai, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Pravin Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Musheer Khan

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Ricky Ponting | PBKS Head Coach: It's been a really good, really positive start to the tournament. We've played some really good cricket on the way through, we're sitting where we are on the table as a result of that. We've had some challenges last week like everybody has but the boys have come back together particularly well. We've got some really strong good characters around this group that'll hopefully lead the way again today. This is going to be our home ground after this game as well, so we've got to get a good understanding of the conditions here, make sure we play well today and carry that over to the back half of the tournament. I couldn't be happier with the way the group has come together and we've played some really good cricket so far. We were playing good cricket when we finished, there's no reason we can't play good cricket again today. That's the way to look at it. To be honest, we haven't spoken about anything, we came back together three days ago, three really solid days of training and preparation here in the sun and in the heat. Everything that the boys have said whether it's been through the three days or through the team meeting today has been ultra positive and they can't wait to get back out there and play again. Really good signs around this group. (Believer of peaking at the right time?) Definitely, there's no doubt about that. All tournaments are about that, trying to peak at the right time. What does peaking mean is it means you've got all the best players in form in the important games and that's where we are building to. Our top-order batting in the last few games has been particularly good, we've been able to post some really big scores. As long as that hunger is still there and I expect that from this group because so far in the tournament we've achieved nothing yet. I've loved working with Shreyas, he's a great human being. You've seen in this tournament how good a player he is and his leadership has been outstanding. We've got no issues going forward.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yudhvir Singh Charak

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sanju Samson: Wanted to bowl first after how the pitch behaved in the last game against RCB. Let's see how it plays out today. I am okay, hundred percent fit. I would love to respect where he (Suryavanshi) is batting. He has played well for us. I will bat down the order, I come in for Nitish Rana. Maphaka comes in for Jofra Archer..

Shreyas Iyer: We are going to bat first. The wicket looks fantastic, know how it plays here. The powerhouse has been our batting, so got to make the best use of it. Everyone is in high spirits. The mindset has been strong. Trying to make the best use of the sources. Kudos to the Army forces. Mitch Owen, Jansen, Omarzai are playing..

Punjab Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat

Originally posted by: Prizi

RR win this one for RCB fans

RCB pe aa padi to - RR please win the match

Warna RR loose the match

National Anthem in the stadium next.

RR can win....

But RR pls stay at 6 points to give company to CSK if possible.

Priyansh Arya out 💔 💔.

B Tushar Deshpande

C Hetmeyer

My points also gone.

1.5

W

Tushar Deshpande to Priyansh Arya, out Caught by Hetmyer!! Priyansh Arya c Hetmyer b Tushar Deshpande 9(7) [4s-1]

Tushar Deshpande to Priyansh Arya, THATS OUT!! Caught!!