Punjab would win comfortably … Then the complete match was overturned with these 2 balls, otherwise Rajasthan’s defeat was decided – IPL 2025 PBKS vs RR Punjab Kings Lost Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell on Back to Back Balls and then Lose the Match
Maxwell out first
In fact, the Punjab team remained in the match by scoring 131 runs for 4 wickets in the match at a time. Glenn Maxwell 30 and Nehal Vadhera were at the crease scoring 62 runs. But then on 2 consecutive balls, both these batsmen had to lose their wickets and the match slipped from Punjab. It started with Maxwell’s wicket. Maxwell was caught by Mahish Tishta on the last ball of the 15th over by Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Nehal Vadhera’s wicket fell again
Punjab Kings batsman Nehal Vadhera batted brilliantly, but Dhruv Jurlel dismissed him with a brilliant catch. Vadhera scored 62 runs in 41 balls. His innings included 4 fours and 3 sixes. Nehal Vadhera landed as an ‘impact player’. He contributed significantly to the team. When the team lost four wickets quickly, they took the front. He barely removed the team while batting brilliantly.
Nehal Vadhera batted brilliantly under pressure. He took Punjab Kings out of a difficult situation. He scored a half -century and it seemed that it was difficult to dismiss him. But Rajasthan Royals player Dhruv Jurlel took a great catch and sent him to the pavilion.
On the first ball of the 16th over, Vanindu Hasranga bowled a full length ball outside the off stump. Nehal Vadhera sweep the slogic to deep mid-wicket. Dhruv Jurael was posted there. He went ahead and diving and caught the ball a few inches above the ground. In this way Nehal Vadhera was out and Rajasthan Royals got significant success.
Punjab batsman flop
Punjab Kings did not bat well against Rajasthan Royals. Top order batsmen failed to score runs. After the dismissal of Nehal Vadhera and Glenn Maxwell, other batsmen did not take responsibility. As a result, the team faced defeat by a big margin.
