Unbeaten punjab kings

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket: Punjab Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in Match 18 of the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2025 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.

PBKS are brimming with confidence, heading into their first home game of the season, after launching their campaign with two back-to-back wins under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, who has smashed consecutive half-centuries to score 149 runs in two games at a strike rate of over 200.

In their bowling unit, led by Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak is one to watch out for, after the 28-year-old rookie made an instant impact in PBKS' season-opening win against Gujarat Titans, delivering game-changing performances coming in as an impact sub that caught everyone’s attention.