Punjab Kings Defended The lowest-ever total in Indian Premier League (IPL) History as They Beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 Runs in A Thriling Match in Mullanpur on Tuesday. Chasing 112 for a Win, kkr was comfortable placed at 71 for 3 in 9.1 overs, but they suffred a sensational collapse to be bowled out for 95 in 15.1 overs. KKR Lost Seven Wickets and Scored Just 24 Runs in Six Over that.
Leg-Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was the main architect of Punjab’s improbable-looking win with his excellent figures of 4/28. He took the crucial wickets of ajinkya rahane (17), angkrish raghuvanshi (37), rinku singh (2) and ramandeep singh (0) to orchestrate kkr’s stunning downfall – – The last two in Consecuven 12th over.
The Win put a broad smile on pbks co-owner preity zinta’s face and she celebrated the win with the pbks player. She was went and hugged yuzvendra chahal for his great bowling vs kkr.
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Pacer Marco Jansen Chipped in with Three Wickets for 17 Runs While Xavier Bartlet, Glenn Maxwell and Arshdeep Singh Got One Each as Kkr Allowed PBKS to Snatch a Win from the Jaws of Defeat.
The earlier lowest total defended was 116 by Chennai Super Kings Against then Kings Xi Punjab in 2009.
Sunil Narine (5) was Looking for his characteristic explosive start but jansen had other ideas as he was cleaned up by the south African. That was the start punjab was looking for and it got ever
KKR Captain Rahane Held The Innings Together for a While Along with Raghuvanshi, Digging into his vast domestic and interactive experience.
Rahane was at his best when he lofted a bartlet half-Volley for a straight sixo the sightscreen, taking his side to 55 for 2 at the end of power.
The introduction of chahal in the eighth over did the trick for pbks as the leg-spinner got rahane out lbw. Chahal Struck Again in his next over to give pbsk some hope. He Had Raghuvanshi Caught at Backward Point by Bartlet Who Leanede Forward to take a low catch. Kkr was 72 for 4 at the halfway stage.
The match seemed to have opened up when venkatesh Iyer was ruled out lbw off maxwell in the 11th over, with the third Umpire uphlding the on-field Umpire’s decision after
Chahal then turned the match on its head as he removed the dangerous rinku singh (2) who was foxed by a delivery that sneaked between his bat and pad for inglis to do the stumps.
There was no stopping chahal as he dismissed ramandeep singh (0) in the next ball to leave kkr at a precarious 76 for 7 in 11.4 overs.
Jansen joined the party as he got harshit rana (0) out with a short delivery that the batter played on. Andre russell has not scored in double-direction figures befores
Kkr needed 17 runs from Six overs but they have just two just two wickets in hand.
Vaibhav Arora survived five balls bowled by arshdeep singh but he offered a simple catch to inglis in the final ball of the 15th over.
Earlier, kkr distion out a clinical bowling show to bundle out hosts punjab kings out for a mere 111 – the third lowest total in this season of the Indian Premier League here.
Pbks Captain Shreyas Iyer’s Ploy to Bat First After Winning The Toss at their home ground backfired as all their batters, Except Openers Priyansh Arya (22) and Prabhsimran Singh (30) Stroning Home Pitch.
Only three more batters-Nehal Wadhera (10), Shashank Singh (18) and Xavier Bartlett (11)-Could Register Double-Digit Scores.
Some pbks batters were also guilty of Reckless Batting and Poor Shot Selection.
Harshit Rana (3/25) was the most successful bowler While Varun Chakaravarthy (2/21) and Sunil Narine (2/14) Chipped in with two apiece.
Arya (22 off 12 balls), who have a sensational Hindred to win pbks’ Match against chennai super kings, Struck two fours of anrich noortje in the second over to set the tone of the tone of the heart side.
Prabhsimran then Struck a Six and Two Fours in the Next Over Bowled by Vaibhav Arora, Who Conced 20 Runs.
Rana was welcomed by Arya with a Six but the batler had the last laugh as the batter holed out to ramandeep singh.
In-form pbks captain Iyer was dismissed first ball with ramandeep taking a stunning catch.
Ramandeep ran a less yards and made a full length head-friend and grabbed the ball inches about the turf.
Punjab’s shoddy batting show continued as josh inglis (2) was bowled by chakaravarthy as the home side was three wickets down in the fifth over.
Prabhsimran, however, was not affected by the fall of wickets as he smacked rana for two culture Sixes in the Sixth Over. But he got out two balls laater to become Rana’s third Victim of the day.
Ramandeep also grabbed his third catch of the day, all of them off the bowling of rana, as the duo made a perfect pair.
With 54 for 4 at the end of powerplay, Punjab was cleared in trouble.
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