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Punjab Kings emerged victorious after knocking down Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring IPL 2025 thriller. In an IPL classic, Punjab Kings produced one of the finest bowling performances in the history of the T20 league, setting a new benchmark. The Shreyas Iyer-led franchise looks a different beast this season thanks to a series of breathtaking displays.
On Tuesday night, PBKS became the team to have successfully defended the lowest total in IPL history thanks to Yuzvendra Chahal’s memorable show with the ball as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders failed to chase down 112 in Mullanpur. Chasing the small target, the Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR were cruising along nicely and destined for a comfortable win when they were 72/3 in 9 overs. However, a collapse of epic proportion followed which saw the visitors being bundled out for 95 runs in 15.
1 overs. Iyer and Co. celebrated wildly alongside the home fans.
On Wednesday, the PBKS captain celebrated the win on X with a two-worded post. “Chardi Kala," wrote Iyer on X (formerly Twitter) which means rising power. PBKS now hold the record for having successfully chased down the highest total in IPL history – 262/2 last season – and defending lowest total – 111 – both against KKR.
Iyer was lost for words after being part of a pulsating contest. “My thoughts..
. it’s hard to express in words," Iyer said after the match. “I was just backing my instincts.
I saw the ball was turning a bit, asked Yuzi to control his breathing as much as possible because you know the wickets were important and we needed to be attacking. And thankfully, right players were there at the right place. And yeah, see, I’m not able to talk.
It’s tough to digest the victory and such victories actually benefit you at the end." With the win, PBKS are now fourth in the standings behind Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They next face RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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