India, April 29 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal did not own the final frame of Rajasthan Royals' chase against Punjab Kings. Donovan Ferreira did. Shubham Dubey's late violence carried the finishing signature. But Jaiswal's 51 off 27 balls gave RR the thing every 220-plus chase needs before the finishers arrive: permission to believe the target could be achieved.

Rajasthan chased down Punjab's 222/4 with four balls left, finishing at 228/4 in 19.2 overs at Mullanpur. The result ended PBKS' unbeaten run in IPL 2026 and pushed RR to 12 points after nine matches, making the win significant beyond the scorecard. Jaiswal's innings sat inside that larger match-shaping arc: not the last blow, but one of the blows that made the last blow possible.

A target...