Yasasvi Jaiswal vs Josh Hazlewood：笑い

After their duel in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Josh Hazlewood renewed their head-to-head battle in IPL 2025. Heading into the RCB vs RR clash, Jaiswal had scored 3 consecutive half-centuries. Hazlewood, meanwhile had bowled the most dots in the powerplay, making for an intriguing face off. The left-handed opener landed the early blows, but it was the veteran Aussie who landed the knockout punch in a tantalising duel at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

Jaiswal vs Hazlewood today: 26 runs, 11 balls, 5 fours, 1 six, 1 wicket

Jaiswal goes blitzkrieg vs Hazlewood, Australia star hits back

Chasing a daunting 206 to win, Jaiswal knew his side needed to lord over the powerplay at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Facing familiar foe Josh Hazlewood, the left-hander decided to go slambang against the Australia veteran. Hazlewood bowled three straight dots at the Rajasthan Royals opener, pinning him back.

However, Jaiswal responded in style with a hat-trick of boundaries, to finish the over with 12 runs. In the next over, Jaiswal missed the first before picking up back to back boudaries. He followed it up with a massive six to race to 49 off just 18 balls. With his half-century in sight, it seemed Jaiswal could do no wrong. Hazlewood nonetheless showcased his skill and had the lasat lauigh.

The veteran Australian changed his angle and reaped an instant reward. Jaiswal was dismissed for 49, missing out on yet another half-century. Nonetheless, it was a duel for the ages, with the youthful aggression of Jaiswal taking on the calm, battle-hardened Hazlewood.

Before the RCB vs RR game, Hazlewood had conceded at 6 runs per over in the powerplay with the most dots. Jaiswal’s assault left him with figures of 1/26 in two overs. The Australian however will be pleased getting the dangerous Royals opener out.

Hazlewood vs Jaiswal in T20 cricket

• Runs scored – 81
• Balls faced – 32
• Dismissals – 3
• 4s/6s – 11/5
• Average – 27
• Strike rate – 253.1