Chahal’s 4-wicket haul and Jansen’s late strike script a sensational 16-run win as Punjab Kings register the bottom profitable defence in IPL historical past
Mullanpur (Punjab), April 16: In a jaw-dropping IPL 2025 encounter that can go down in historical past, Punjab Kings (PBKS) pulled off the lowest profitable defence ever within the Indian Premier League, beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 16 runs after being bowled out for simply 111 runs at Mullanpur.
What regarded like a simple chase for defending champions KKR became a nightmare collapse, as they crumbled to 95 all out in 15.1 overs, due to a magical spell by Yuzvendra Chahal (4/28) and medical help from Marco Jansen (3/17).
KKR’s innings started disastrously, dropping Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine early with solely 7 runs on the board. A short fightback from Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who stitched collectively a 55-run partnership, saved them within the recreation. Nevertheless, Chahal’s twin strike within the center overs – eradicating Rahane and Raghuvanshi – triggered a surprising collapse.
Glenn Maxwell and Arshdeep Singh chipped in with essential wickets, whereas Jansen closed the innings by bowling Andre Russell, who threatened a comeback with a quickfire 17 off 11 balls.
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Earlier within the match, PBKS had a blazing begin with Priyansh Arya (22 off 12) and Prabhsimran Singh (30 off 15) earlier than Harshit Rana’s fiery spell of 3/25 and very good bowling from Narine (2/14) and Chakravarthy (2/21) skittled Punjab out for 111 in simply 15.3 overs.
But it surely turned out to be sufficient as PBKS created IPL historical past, breaking the earlier lowest defended complete file of 116 by CSK in 2009.
🏏 Match Highlights:
- PBKS 111 (15.3 ov): Prabhsimran 30, Priyansh Arya 22; Harshit Rana 3/25
- KKR 95 (15.1 ov): Raghuvanshi 37, Russell 17; Chahal 4/28, Jansen 3/17
With this historic win, Punjab Kings climb to 4th on the factors desk with 4 wins in 6 matches, whereas KKR slip to sixth with 3 wins from 7 outings.
This outcome not solely boosts Punjab’s playoff hopes but in addition earns them a memorable chapter in IPL folklore.
