New Delhi: Nehal Vaidhera and Shashank Singh broke the half -century, while left -arm spinner Harpreet Brar took three wickets. Punjab kings To promote his IPL playoff expectations, he scored 10 runs on Sunday. Wadhera’s explosives operated from 70 to 37 balls, one unbeaten 59 from Shashank, and 30 runs by captain Shreyas Iyer, PBKS posted a strong 219 for 5.In response, RR opener Yashsvi Jaiswal (25 to 50 runs) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40) gave the domestic team a blistering start, leading to 76 runs in just 4.5 overs. But Harpreet Brar (3/22) broke the speed by removing Suryavanshi in the fifth over, which led to a stable decline of wickets. Despite fighting 53 runs in 31 balls from Dhruv Jurle, Rajasthan decreased, ended at 209 for 79.Azmatullah Omarjai (2/44) also contributed significantly with the ball, with captain Sanju Samson (20) and dangerous Shimron Hetmier (11).This victory took Punjab Kings up to 17 points-with Royal Challengers Bangalore, who finished in second place-but they are third at the table due to net run rate.After the match, Pbks Pacer Arshdeep Singh shared a light moment with RR opener Jiswal, which quickly took him to the cleaner. Jaiswal drove 25-people away from 50, broke Arshdeep for four borders and scored six in his first over, 22 runs in 6 delivery.Arshdeep, who had a forgetful outing to score 60 runs in his four overs, posted a comic video on Instagram. In this, he tells Jaiswal in a specific Bollywood tone, “Bohot Mara, Dhaaga Hi Khola Diya” (you really broke me, closed the thread). Jaiswal replied with a smile, “Ekdum, Main said ISCO, Mai Marunga one day” (Absolutely, I told him that I would break her one day).Meanwhile, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer opened his name in IPL history by becoming the first player to captain three separate franchisees in the playoffs. After leading Delhi Capital in 2019 and 2020 in 2020 and Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, Iyer has now directed Punjab in the final four in its first season with the team.
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