New Delhi: Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting was surprised after a 16 -run win against Kolkata Knight Riders. The match between Punjab and KKR was played at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. In this match, Punjab, headed by Shreyas Iyer, won the toss and scored just 111 runs, batting first. After this, the Punjab bowlers showed the amazing game and covered KKR on the score of 95 runs. After this exciting match, Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting said, ‘My heart rate is still increasing. I am now 50 years old. I do not want to match more like this. Let us know that under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the Punjab Kings team defended the shortest score in IPL history and won the record. In this way, the Punjab team won the fourth of their 6 matches this season.
Ricky Potting told the pitch difficult
After the match, Ricky Ponting said, ‘It was very difficult to bat on this wicket. This thing was revealed in the first innings. This is why we did not give up hope. Defending 112 runs, winning by 16 runs is excellent. It has been seen many times that it becomes difficult to chase even a small score in cricket.
Apart from this, he also praised Yuzvendra Chahal, who took four wickets in bowling for Punjab Kings. He said, Chahal bowled brilliantly in the match. Chahal was injured before this match and gave a fitness test. He was hurt in a shoulder. Before the match, I asked him if you are fit. Chahal told me that I am 100 percent fit. Let me play After this, he did wonders that everyone saw.
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