‘Dhaga Khol Diya Bey’: Yashasvi Jaiswal-Aarshdeep Singh on the surface field steals the show-watch | Cricket news

New Delhi: Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh broke the half-century, while the left arm spinner Harpreet Brar has put three counters as Punjab Kings Disguised on Sunday of the Royals of the 10 -point Rajasthan to increase their hopes as an IPL qualifying series. Propelled by the Wadhera 70 explosive on 37 bullets, a 59 undefeated from Shashank, and a blow of 30 sleeves by skipper Shreyas Iyer, PBKS posted a solid 219 for 5.In response, the RR Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 out of 25) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40) operators gave the team at the start of blisters, adding 76 points in just 4.5 overs. But Harpreet BRAR (3/22) broke the momentum by eliminating Suryavanshi in the fifth, triggering a constant fall in counters. Despite a fight of 53 balls of 31 Balles from Dhruv Jurel, the Rajasthan failed, finishing at 209 for 7.Azmatullah Omarzai (2/44) also made key contributions with the ball, rejecting the Sanju Samson skipper (20) and the dangerous Shimron Hetmyer (11).The victory brought the Punjab Kings to 17 points – at the level with royal Challengers of second place Bengaluru – but they are third on the table due to the net execution rate.After the match, the PBKS Pacer Arshdeep Singh shared a light moment with the opener RR Jaiswal, who had taken him to the cleaners very early. Jaiswal failed 50-ball 50, smashing Arshdeep for four limits and six during his very first plus, marking 22 deliveries of 6 of 6.Arshdeep, who had a forgetable outing conceding 60 points in his four Overs, published a humorous video on Instagram. In this document, he said to Jaiswal in a typical tone of Bollywood, “Bohot Maara Be, Dhaaga Hi Khol Diya” (you really broke, torn the wire). Jaiswal answered with a smile: “Ekdum, Maine Bola Tha Isko, Maarunga Ek Din” (absolutely, I told him that I would break it one day).Meanwhile, the skipper of Pbks Shreyas Iyer engraved his name in the history of the IPL by becoming the first player at Captain three different franchises in the playoffs. Having previously managed Delhi Capitals in 2019 and 2020, and Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, Iyer now guided Punjab to the Final Four during his very first season with the team.