Punjab Kings pulled off a dramatic 16-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday, defending a modest total of 111 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. Yuzvendra Chahal led the bowling attack with figures of four for 28 as Punjab became the first team to defend the lowest total in this IPL season. Kolkata were bowled out for 95 in 15.1 overs.
Chasing 112, Kolkata made a solid start and reached 60 for two in seven overs. But Chahal triggered a collapse as the middle order crumbled under pressure.
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Earlier, Punjab Kings were bowled out for 111 in 15.3 overs after a bright start from openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. Arya scored 22 while Singh made 30. The team collapsed from 39 for no loss with Harshit Rana picking up three for 25. Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine took two wickets each.
Marco Jansen supported Chahal with three for 17. Arshdeep Singh took one for 11 in a disciplined bowling display.
This was Punjab’s second lowest total of the season but their bowlers ensured a rare and memorable win.
Playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal