In a 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) match against a team that had hitters like Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, and Venkatesh Iyer, Punjab Kings (PBKS) accomplished the unfathomable by defending 111. In 74 balls, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) required just 50 runs with these three hitters still to arrive.
At the Maharaja Yadvinder Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, on Tuesday, April 15, Yuzvendra Chahal took 4/28 and led his new team to an incredible 16-run victory.
When the ball was turning miles on the wicket, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer, who went all out with his intentions to defend the invincible, stated that he wanted Chahal to manage his breathing.
The ball was turning a little, so I encouraged Yuzi to try to keep his breathing under control since we needed to attack. I’m unable to communicate. “It’s difficult to process this triumph,” Shreyas stated during the post-game press conference.
According to Chahal, his sole motivation during the innings was to take wickets, and he always had faith in himself.
“Shreyas Iyer called for a slip after my first ball turned.
The runs were low, thus we had to take wickets to win this game. Throughout my life, I believed in myself. The winner of the Player of the Match award stated, “I always consider how to get the batters out.”
However, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane stated that he would accept responsibility for the defeat because Punjab capitalised on his wicket, which allowed them to enter. The LBW ruling, which Rahane may have reviewed and perhaps overturned, was actually never examined.
I made a mistake in my shot, therefore I’ll accept the responsibility,” Rahane said. Adding to his LBW call, he said, “[It] was missing [wickets].” Rahane blamed himself and the other batters, saying, “111 was chaseable, we batted really badly as a batting unit, bowlers did really well against a strong Punjab batting line-up.”
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