punjab kings vs kolkata knight riders match scorecard

 PBKS

111/10(15.3)

Final

Tue, Apr 15

95/10(15.1)

KKR

In a historic IPL 2025 match on April 15, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) defended the lowest total in the tournament's history, defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 16 runs.

🏏 Match Summary

Punjab Kings (PBKS): 111 all out in 15.3 overs

• Top Scorer: Prabhsimran Singh – 30 (15)

• KKR Bowling Highlights:

  • Harshit Rana – 3/25

  • Sunil Narine – 2/14

  • Varun Chakravarthy – 2/21​

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 95 all out in 15.1 overs

• Top Scorer: Angkrish Raghuvanshi – 37

• PBKS Bowling Highlights:

  • Yuzvendra Chahal – 4/28 (Player of the Match)

  • Marco Jansen – 3/17

  • Arshdeep Singh – 2 wickets

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🔥 Key Moments

• PBKS started strong at 39/0 but collapsed to 111 all out, losing 10 wickets for 72 runs.

• KKR's chase began poorly, losing Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock early.

• Despite a 55-run partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, KKR collapsed from 62/2 to 95 all out.

• Yuzvendra Chahal's four-wicket haul and Marco Jansen's three wickets were instrumental in PBKS's defense.

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📊 Fall of Wickets – KKR

1. 7 – Sunil Narine (1.0 ov)

2. 7 – Quinton de Kock (1.2 ov)

3. 62 – Ajinkya Rahane (7.4 ov)

4. 72 – Angkrish Raghuvanshi (9.1 ov)

5. 74 – Venkatesh Iyer (10.4 ov)

6. 76 – Rinku Singh (11.3 ov)

7. 76 – Ramandeep Singh (11.4 ov)

8. 79 – Harshit Rana (12.5 ov)

9. 95 – Vaibhav Arora (15.0 ov)

10. 95 – Andre Russell (15.1 ov)​

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🗣️ Post-Match Reactions

• Ricky Ponting (PBKS Coach): "I reckon at the halfway mark there weren't too many people around the world who would have thought we could have defended that, and we have... I've coached a lot of games in the IPL and that might just be about the best win I've ever had." ​

• Shreyas Iyer (PBKS Captain): "There was variable bounce in the wicket... We had this at the back of our mind and ... ." ​

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