PBKS vs KKR / Punjab defended the lowest score in IPL - KKR were bowled out for 95 while chasing 111

PBKS vs KKR: Another historic day of IPL 2025 was recorded on Tuesday when Punjab Kings did not allow Kolkata Knight Riders to achieve the target of just 112 runs. In this match played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab won by scoring just 111 runs and became the team to defend the lowest score in IPL history. Earlier in 2009, Chennai Super Kings had defended 116 runs, which was the lowest successful defense till date.

Bowlers did wonders, gave Punjab a historic victory

The real story of the match was written by Punjab bowlers.

Yuzvendra Chahal displayed his experience brilliantly and took 4 wickets and turned the tide of the match. At the same time, Marco Jansen broke the backbone of KKR by taking 3 wickets. The rest of the bowlers also maintained the pressure, as a result of which the entire KKR team was bowled out for just 95 runs.

Punjab's innings - fast start, then disintegration

After winning the toss and batting first, Punjab got off to a fast start.

Prabhsimran Singh (30 runs) and Priyansh Arya (22 runs) played aggressively in the powerplay and gave the team a strong start. But as soon as Harshit Rana dismissed Priyansh, Punjab's innings faltered.

After this, big names like Shreyas Iyer returned without opening the account, and the middle order failed completely.

With the help of Shashank Singh's 18 runs, Punjab crossed 100, but the whole team was reduced to 111 runs in just 15.3 overs.

KKR's innings - The target was small, but the team missed it

The easy looking target of 112 runs proved to be too much for KKR.

Punjab bowlers kept the exact line and length from the beginning, due to which KKR could never get into rhythm. The top order collapsed soon and then the middle order could not withstand the pressure.

• KKR had to face defeat after being all out for 95 runs.
• The bowling was also excellent from KKR's side
• However, KKR bowlers also bowled brilliantly.
• Harshit Rana took 3 wickets, Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narine took 2 wickets each.
• But the failure of the batsmen ruined their hard work.

Why is this win special?

• Defense of the lowest score: 111 runs is the smallest successful defense in IPL history.
• Winning of bowling: This match was not of the batsmen, but of the bowlers.
• Team's spirit: Despite the low score, did not give up and kept the hope of victory alive.

This victory of Punjab Kings not only got recorded in the record book, but it also became an example of the team's confidence and fighting spirit. This match once again proved that anything is possible in cricket - especially when you have match-winning bowlers!