🏏 Mullanpur Mein Rajasthan Ka Raj!
IPL 2025 ke match number 18 mein Sanju Samson ki Rajasthan Royals ne Shreyas Iyer ke Punjab Kings ka winning streak tod diya. Match Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur mein khela gaya tha, jahan RR ne toss haar kar batting karte hue 205/4 ka bada score banaya.
🔥 Jaiswal Ki Comeback Fifty
Pichhle kuch matches mein form se joojh rahe Yashasvi Jaiswal ne iss baar chhakka-chowka barsa diya! Sirf 44 balls mein 67 runs (3 fours, 5 sixes) jod kar critics ko bhi chup kara diya. Captain Sanju Samson (38 off 26) ke saath unhone 89-run ki opening partnership banayi, jo is season ka unka best start tha.
Middle overs mein Lockie Ferguson ne momentum thoda tod diya, jab unhone Jaiswal aur Samson dono ko nikal diya. Nitish Rana (12) aur Hetmyer (20 off 12) bhi zyada der nahi tik paye. Lekin Riyan Parag ne last overs mein aag laga di – sirf 25 balls mein 43* runs ke saath, RR ko 200+ ke par pahucha diya.
🎯 PBKS Ka Chase Hua Dhuaan
Punjab Kings ke liye chase ki shuruaat hi nightmare thi. Pehli ball pe Priyansh Arya aur usi over mein Captain Shreyas Iyer bhi pavilion laut gaye – dono ko Jofra Archer ne clean bold kar diya.
7 overs tak aate-aate PBKS ke 4 wicket gir chuke the. Nehal Wadhera (62) aur Glenn Maxwell (30) ne thoda fightback dikhaya, lekin unki 88-run ki partnership ke baad dono back-to-back deliveries pe out ho gaye. Aur yahan se match RR ke haath mein chala gaya.
🎯 Royals Ke Bowling Stars
- Jofra Archer: 4 overs mein sirf 25 runs dekar 3 wickets – kya comeback tha!
- Sandeep Sharma: 4 overs, 21 runs, 2 wickets – super economical.
- Theekshana: 2 wickets for 26
- Kumar Kartikeya: 1/21
- Hasaranga: 1/36
PBKS sirf 155 runs bana payi aur RR ne match 50 runs se jeet liya – Punjab ka jeet ka safar yahin ruk gaya.
📌 Ab Aage Kya?
Rajasthan Royals ne sirf points hi nahi liye, balki confidence bhi high kar diya. Jaiswal ki form wapas aayi hai aur Archer ke bowling spells ab phir se headlines mein hain. Punjab Kings ko ab apna combination dobara sochna padega.
