IPL Updates: Punjab defend 111 to beat KKR by 16 runs

Tue, 15 April 2025

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22:58

Chahal takes 4 wickets

KKR 95 (15.1 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Punjab Kings have pulled off an unlikely win in Mullanpur as they beat KKR by 16 runs on Tuesday.

Punjab have now successfully defended the lowest score ever in IPL history.

Chahal picked a four-wicket haul before the others chipped in to end KKR's stay in just 15.1 overs.

After restricting PBKS for 111 inside 16 overs, KKR looked set for a comfortable win reaching 60 for two in seven overs.

Chahal then ran through KKR middle-order to hand Punjab an unlikely but thrilling win as KKR were all out for 95 in 15.1 overs.

Earlier, Punjab Kings collapsed from 39 for no loss to 111 all out in 15.3 overs with Harshit Rana taking 3/25 while Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine claiming two wickets apiece.

Priyansh Arya (22) and Prabhsimran Singh (30) fired at the top but the hosts suffered a collapse to be bowled out for 111 for the second lowest score among all teams this season.

Jansen back in the attack and short ball and Russell goes hard at it and he chops it on to his pads. KKR lose and Punjab have defended the lowest total in the IPL to beat KKR and win by 16 runs.

Arshdeep is back in the attack and Arora plays a dot first ball.

Arora then plays the ball to Shedge to cover and Arora wants a single, but sent back. Another dot.

Arshdeep comes over the wicket and bowls a short bouncer and it hits Arora on the shoulder.

Another dot as Arora is beaten as he pulls out late from the shot as he tries to guide it.

Arora then keeps it down as he tries to fends the next ball again.

Short bouncer, Arora tries to fend it, goes off the gloves and Inglis takes the catch and Arora is out for a duck. Punjab need one wicket for victory.

22:34

Hammers Chahal for 16 runs

KKR 95-8 (14 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Chahal continues after the time out and Russell nearly plays on as the inside edge runs to third man for a dot.

Russell then goes after the floater outside the off stump and the ball flies over Jansen at long off for a six!

A dot later., Russell slog sweeps the ball over long on for one into the stands.

Chahal bowls it wide and Rusell throws his hands it and it flies over Arshdeep at cover for a four!

A dot to end the over as 16 come off it.

22:28

Chahal picks four to turn the tide

KKR 79-8 (13 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Vaibhav Arora is the new man and defends the full ball for a dot as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Jansen back in the attack and Rana starts the over with a couple to mid-wicket.

Four dots later, he chops on and Rana is out for 3.

Rana is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot ball to end the over as 3 runs and 2 wickets come off it.

Ramandeep is the new man in and he tries to paddle sweep it over the keeper only to be caught by Shreyas who moves to his left from slips and he is out for a golden duck.

Chahal continues and Rinku and Russell take a single each off the first two balls.

Next ball, Rinku goes to drive, the ball loops and turns, his back foot is outside the crease and Inglis completes a good stumping. He is out for 2 off 9.

22:18

Punjab keep chipping at the wickets

KKR 74-5 (11 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Russell plays two dots to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Maxwell continues and Venky starts the over with a single to deep square leg.

A dot later, Rinku takes a single to long off to get off the mark.

A full, flat ball on the middle stump next and Venky goes for the sweep and misses, his hit on the pad. Maxwell appeals, the umpire raises the finger. Venky reviews and the ball tracking shows it was hitting. He is out for 7 and KKR lose half the side.

Rinku is the new man in and he plays out four dots as just the single off the wide and a wicket comes off it.

Chahal continues and he starts with a wide down the leg side.

Chahal then drags the ball short, Raghuvanshi goes low and on the turn the ball flies off the outside edge to backward point and he is out for 37 off 28.

Offie Maxwell in the attack now and he gives just three in the over.

22:01

KKR still on track

KKR 68-3 (8 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Venky Iyer is the new man in and starts with a sweep to deep backward square leg as Bartlett misfields. But 5 runs are given for overthrows as the batters took a single.

Bartlett throws and the ball slips out and hits his right shoulder and goes to the boundary. Since Bartlett fielded it clean and was in the process of throwing it back, will be counted as four overthrows and total of 5.

A single to end the over as a wicket and 8 runs come off it.

Chahal in the attack now and Rahane and Raghuvanshi take a single each off the first two balls.

A dot later, Chahal strikes.

Rahane gets down to play the sweep the ball pitching on off, he misses it and the ball hits it straight on the back thigh and he is out for 17 off 17.

Arshdeep continues and after a dot, 5 singles come in the over.

21:53

KKR running with the game

KKR 55-2 (6 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Bartlett continues and the half-volley is lofted for a six down the ground.

A dot later, he takes a single.

Raghuvanshi then flicks the next ball over deep mid-wicket for a six.

A leading edge next but it falls in no man's land and he gets a couple.

A four through extra cover to end the over as 19 come off it.

Arshdeep in the attack now and Raghuvanshi hammers two fours in the overs as 10 come off it.

21:46

Runs flowing for Rahane and Raghuvanshi

KKR 26-2 (4 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Bartlett continues and after two dots, Rahane takes a single to deep backward point.

Raghuvanshi then plays the ball to backward point for a single.

A dot later, Rahane ends the over with a four as Shashank misfields in the deep as 6 come off the over.

Jansen continues and after a dot, good length ball on the off stump, Raghuvanshi leans into the drive and creams it through covers for a four!

Raghuvanshi then comes down the track and slashes it through the off side for another four.

Three dots next as Raghuvanshi is beaten twice outside the off stump as 8 come off the over.

21:30

Jansen, Bartlett strike

KKR 12-2 (2 ovs) vs PBKS 111 | Scorecard

Raghuvanshi is the new man in and he comes down the track, the edge flies over deep backward point, where the fielder overruns the ball and can't reach it. Four added to the board.

A dot later, he gets a single to mid-off.

A dot to end the over as a wicket and 5 runs come off the over.

Rahane is the new man in.

Bartlett opens at the other end and he starts with an appeal for LBW against de Kock. Turned down by the umpire.

De Kock then flicks it off the front foot and is caught at deep square leg and is out for 2.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase the paltry total while Marco Jansen opens the bowling for Punjab Kings.

De Kock and Narine take three singles to start the over. A dot later, Narine clears his front leg and hammers the ball over extra cover for a four.

Jansen strikes next ball as Narine goes for the pull, misses and the ball hits his off stump bail and he is out for 5. Punjab strikes early.

21:04

Lowest total in Mullanpur

PBKS 111 (15.3 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Punjab Kings suffered a shocking batting collapse to be shot out for a mere 111 in 15.3 overs in their Indian Premier League match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mullanpur on Tuesday.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer's (0) early dismissal sparked the collapse after PBKS' bright start, which saw their openers Priyansh Arya (22) and Prabhsimran Singh (30) adding 39 runs in 3.1 overs.

For KKR, India pacer Harshit Rana took 3/25, Varun Chakravarthy claimed 2/21 and Sunil Narine bagged 2/14.

Arshdeep is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Bartlett then slaps the ball to long on and takes a single. He wants a couple, there is a mix-up and the fielder fires the ball to the bowler who runs out Bartlett for 11 and Punjab are all out for 111 in 15.3 overs.

Arora is back in the attack and he starts with a superb first ball as Shashank is beaten on the forward defence and ball thuds into his pad in front of the stumps. Big shout and the umpire raises the finger. Shashank takes the review and loses it as ball tracking shows impact was in line. And he is out for 18 off 17.

Nortje is back in the attack and after a dot, Shashank takes a single to long on.

A dot later, short ball, Bartlett makes room and cuts, the top edge flies over deep backward point for a four.

Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

20:51

KKR leave PBKS in a mess

PBKS 104-8 (14 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

With just 2 wickets remaining, Shashank is Punjab's lone hope to take them towards a decent total.

KKR bowlers have done well while captain Rahane has marshalled his bowling around smartly.

Chakravarthy continues and after a dot, Bartlett takes a single to long on.

Shashank then dispatches the full and wide ball over extra cover for a six!

Shashank and Bartlett then take three singles as 10 come off the over.

Narine continues and he gives 4 runs in the over including a wide.

20:42

Narine takes two in an over

PBKS 90-8 (12 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Bartlett is the new man in and Chakravarthy continues as the batters take 4 singles in the over.

Jansen is the new man in and he is he off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Shashank goes high and long and Rinku puts the catch down at the boundary and that is a four. A single next ball before Narine strikes again as Jansen is bowled out for 1.

Narine is back in the attack and the short and wide ball, Shedge looks to cut, only to edge it to the keeper and he is out for 4.

20:33

Chakravarthy gets his 2nd

PBKS 80-6 (10 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Shashank is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single.

Shedge then clips thw ball to right of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

A single next before Shashank plays a dot to end the over as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Chakravarthy is back in the attack and Maxwell is beaten as he goes to swing, beaten on the line as the ball crashes into the stumps and Maxwell is out for 7. Pitching outside off the carrom ball goes past his defences as Maxwell looks to work the ball.

Impact Sub Suryansh Shedge is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to short cover.

Wide and quick and the ball flies past the batter and the diving keeper for 1 off a bye. A wicket and 10 runs come off the over.

Nortje back in the attack and after a dot, Wadhera cuts the short ball hard past a diving Ramandeep at backward point for a four.

He whips the next ball over long on for another four.

Nortje bowls short, Wadhera short arm jabs the ball and it flies straight to Venky Iyer at deep square leg and he is out for 10 off 9. Punjab lose half the side.

20:18

Rana picks three

PBKS 66-4 (8 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Rana continues and he starts with a bumper. Wide called for height.

Length ball outside off next and Maxwell slices this past backward point for a four!

He then a single off a bye next ball.

A wide later, Wadhera takes a single to covers.

Maxwell is then beaten on the slower ball as he goes for a big swing.

Another dot to end the over as 8 comes off it.

Maxwell is the new man in.

Narine in the attack now and Wadhera and Maxwell take just four runs in the over off two singles and a double.

20:11

Lose four wickets in Powerplay

PBKS 54-4 vs KKR | Scorecard

Rana continues and after two dots, Prabhsimran lofts the ball over long-off for a six!

A dot later, Rana strikes again as Prabhsimran cuts the ball straight to backward point. Ramandeep gets his 3rd catch and Rana his third wicket.

Nehal Wadhera is the new man in and he plays a dot to end the over as 3 runs and a wicket come off it.

Chakravarthy is in the attack now and Prabhsimran starts the over with a single.

After two dots, Inglis is off the mark with a couple to deep square leg.

Chakravarthy strikes next ball. He bowls shorter, Inglis goes for the swing, misses and the ball crashes into the stumps and he is out for 2.

20:01

Iyer out for a duck

PBKS 39-1 vs KKR | Scorecard

Josh Inglis is the new man in and he is beaten first ball as he looks to cut.

Short of a length angling away, Inglis shapes up to cut and is beaten by the bounce.

Two wickets and 6 runs come off the over.

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and he beaten on the inside edge first ball.

Next ball is widish outside off and Iyer goes after it, only to miscue and Ramadeep takes a good catch diving forward to have the Punjab Kings captain out for a duck.

Harshit Rana in the attack now and Arya welcomes him with a six, the slower ball in the slot and Arya dispatches it over deep extra cover for a six!

Arya is out next ball as he whips the next ball straight to Ramandeep at deep square leg. He is out for 22 off 12.

Arora continues and Prabhsimran on the charge now and he starts the over with a four. Shuffled across and went for the scoop, met the ball on a fuller length and skewed it off a tiny inside edge that went just past a flying Nortje.

A maximum next ball as he effortlessly whips it over mid-wicket.

Prabhsimran gets another four, this time through the off side.

A single later, Arya gets a four as he pulls over mid-on. A single to end the over as 20 come off it.

19:45

PBKS start nicely

PBKS 13-0 vs KKR | Scorecard

Nortje opens at the other end and Prabhsimran is beaten on the cut the first ball of the over.

He is beaten again on the inside edge the next ball.

Prabhsimran then takes a single before Arya gets going with a drive over extra cover for a four.

A dot later, the ends the over with a pull wide off mid-on for another four as 9 come off it.

Vaibhav Arora opens the attack for KKR while Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran come out to bat for Punjab Kings.

After three dots, Arya and Prabhsimran get off the mark with a single each.

Prabhsimran ends the over with a couple, the top-edge goes to the left of third man. as just four come off the opening over.

19:18

Another high-scoring game on cards

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mullanpur, on Tuesday.

The pitch report from Mullanpur will make the batters a real happy lot.

The deck is hard and runs are expected to flow tonight with another high-scoring game on the cards.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact Subs:

Punjab Kings: Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy

Kolkata Knight Riders: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey

Welcome to the updates of the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Mullanpur on Tuesday.

A beleaguered Punjab Kings need to pick up pieces after being blown away by 'tornado' Abhishek Sharma as they face yet another challenging opposition in Kolkata Knight Riders, in Mullanpur Tuesday.

It is a rarity that a team loses after putting up a mammoth 245 but Punjab Kings had to endure a hard-to-digest defeat due to Abhishek Sharma's whirlwind knock of 141 off just 55 balls in their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

A helpless Shreyas Iyer, who himself smashed a 36-ball 82, could only laugh at the end of the match after watching his bowlers torn to shreds by Abhishek's blazing blade.

The carnage unfolded in Hyderabad, where the flat Uppal track resembles a 'national highway' where no total is safe.

On Tuesday, though, Punjab will play at their home in Mullanpur where the pitch is also conducive for batters and the team management needs to decide what kind of conditions it would prefer going forward.

In the two matches at Mullanpur, 200-plus scores were managed by team batting first.

The bowling unit's confidence must have been shaken, especially of the two spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Glenn Maxwell, who gave away 96 runs in seven overs between them.

And herein lies the dilemma.

If Punjab goes for a flat deck, there is no guarantee that the bowling unit can defend anything in the 220 range, especially when KKR have the likes of Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, and Venkatesh Iyer in their ranks.

One piece of statistics that head coach Ricky Ponting wouldn't like to look at, is Punjab bowling unit's economy rate. None of the bowlers has gone below nine runs an over.

The usually dependable Chahal has gone for 11.13 runs per over in five games with only two wickets to show. The loopy leg-breaks, bowled wide outside the off stump, aren't working for him.

On the other hand, if Iyer and Ponting asks the curator to prepare a track ready where the ball would grip and offer uneven bounce, it could well boomerang on them.

In the KKR corner is the country's most improved T20 spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who loves to bowl on these kind of surfaces and Sunil Narine, who despite being past his prime, can be more than a handful in slower conditions.

KKR is a unit which can be equally dangerous on both flatter decks and the slow spin-friendly tracks since they have all their bases covered.

Also the severe thrashing they handed the Chennai Super King at Chepauk would have done a world of good to their confidence.

The Punjab Kings batting is heavily dependent on skipper Iyer (250 runs), who has scored three fifties in five games so far.

Priyansh Arya (194 runs) has been the find of the season. Nehal Wadhera (141 runs), Prabhsimran Singh (133 runs) and finisher Shashank Singh (108 runs) also give the team a lot of solidity.

But Punjab's weak link isn't their Indian players but the two Australians -- Glenn Maxwell (34 runs) and Marcus Stoinis (59 runs), who have not contributed with the bat much so far.

The team expects a lot more from them but facing Varun Chakravarthy and Narine would be a big challenge for the duo. Even Marco Jansen (ER of 11.33) has bowled way too many loose deliveries for his comfort.

IPL Updates: Punjab defend 111 to beat KKR by 16 runs

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