- By Gurmeet Batra
- Sun, 18 May 2025 08:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
RR vs PBKS IPL 2025: A power-hitting masterclass from Yashasvi Jaiswal helped him join an elusive list alongside Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler, becoming the third Rajasthan Royals batter to smash 500 or more runs in multiple Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons.
Jaiswal achieved this milestone during Rajasthan's clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their IPL 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.
The 23-year-old batter has 523 runs under his belt in 13 IPL 2025 matches for RR. Meanwhile, in the 2023 edition cash-rich cricket league, Jaiswal smashed 628 runs in 14 matches for the Men in Pink.
The RR's former player Rahane scored 560 runs in the 2012 season, meanwhile, Buttler scored 548 runs in 13 games of IPL 2018 and 863 runs in 17 games of IPL 2022 for RR.
A total of 6 batters, Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, and Shane Watson have amassed over 500-runs for Royals in a single IPL season, with just Buttler emerging as the Orange Cap holder in 2022 edition.
Currently in the IPL 2025 season, Jaiswal hold the Orange Cap with 523 runs in 13 matches, followed by Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav (510), GT’s Sai Sudharsan (509).
6⃣th fifty of the season 🔥
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2025
Yashasvi Jaiswal continues his 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙠-hot form 🩷
And this is how it all started today.
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Coming to the match, left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar bowled a match-turning spell after Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh made bruising fifties as Punjab Kings edged closer to an IPL playoff berth with a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals here on Sunday.
RR openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (50) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40) gave the home side a fiery start, scoring 76 runs in 4.5 overs. But the team failed to capitalise on the good platform, handing a 10-run win to Punjab Kings.