‘Because of the bowlers we…’, Shreyas Iyer gave a big statement after the first defeat in IPL 2026

PBKS vs RR: After 6 consecutive wins in IPL 2026, Punjab Kings finally had to face defeat. In the match played on 28 April, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab by 6 wickets and also achieved a big feat. This season, before Rajasthan, no team could defeat Punjab. After Punjab’s defeat, Shreyas Iyer gave a big statement. He has also told the real reason for the defeat.

Shreyas Iyer gave a big statement

Explaining the reason for the defeat, Shreyas Iyer said after the match, “The score of 224 was good. Our performance was not good on a sticky pitch. Our bowling was lacking. This is a format where many players have changed the course of the game. Everything depends on the performance of the players.”

He further said, “Today was not our day. However, it is important that we stuck to our current plan. Our body was a little tired, but this cannot be the reason for the defeat. This is our first defeat of IPL 2026, we have learned a lot from it. We have to forget this defeat. If we look back, many things could have happened. It was difficult to score runs against the spinners.”

Shreyas Iyer admitted that the real reason for the defeat was Punjab’s bowling. The bowlers did not control the runs, due to which the match slipped out of Punjab’s hands.

Such was the condition of the match

Batting first, Punjab Kings scored 222/4 runs in 20 overs in this match. Opener Prabhsimran Singh played an inning of 59 runs in 44 balls, while Priyansh Arya scored 29 runs in 11 balls. After this, Cooper Connolly played an inning of 30 runs in 14 balls, while Marcus Stoinis contributed unbeaten 62 runs in 22 balls. Chasing the target, Rajasthan Royals won the match by scoring 228/4 runs in 19.2 overs. For Rajasthan, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs in 27 balls, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 43 runs in 16 balls. Apart from this, Donovan Ferreira scored 52 not out in 26 balls and Shubham Dubey scored 31 not out in 12 balls. In this way Rajasthan won the match easily by 6 wickets.

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