IPL 2025: Punjab Kings made history on Tuesday by defending a very low total of 111 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2025 match held in Mullanpur. Led by Shreyas Iyer, PBKS pulled off the lowest total ever defended in IPL history since the tournament began in 2008.
IPL 2025: Punjab Kings Make History with Record-Defending Victory
After Punjab was bowled out for just 111, most people expected KKR to easily chase the target. But the game took a surprising turn halfway through KKR’s innings. Yuzvendra Chahal led the fightback with four crucial wickets, turning the match in Punjab’s favor.
Before this, the record for the lowest total successfully defended in the IPL was 116/9 by Chennai Super Kings back in 2009.
Lowest Totals Successfully Defended in IPL History (Excluding Rain-Affected Games):
111 – PBKS vs KKR, Mullanpur, 2025
116/9 – CSK vs PBKS, Durban, 2009
118 – SRH vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2018
119/8 – PBKS vs MI, Durban, 2009
119/8 – SRH vs PWI, Pune, 2013
IPL 2025: Punjab Kings Pull Off Stunning Win Over KKR in Low-Scoring IPL Match
Yuzvendra Chahal led a dramatic comeback for Punjab Kings with an impressive spell of 4 wickets for 28 runs, helping his team beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs in a low-scoring thriller on Tuesday.
After bowling out Punjab Kings for just 111 runs in 15.3 overs, KKR looked on track for an easy win, reaching 60 for 2 in just 7 overs. But Chahal turned the match around by ripping through KKR’s middle order. Kolkata were eventually bowled out for just 95 runs in 15.1 overs.
Earlier in the game, Punjab had a strong start with Priyansh Arya scoring 22 and Prabhsimran Singh hitting 30. But the team collapsed from 39/0 to 111 all out. Harshit Rana was the pick of the bowlers for KKR, taking 3 wickets for 25 runs, while Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine took two wickets each.
It was the second-lowest total by any team this IPL season, but Punjab still managed to pull off a remarkable win.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 111 all out in 15.3 overs
(Prabhsimran Singh 30; Harshit Rana 3/25, Varun Chakravarthy 2/21, Sunil Narine 2/14)Kolkata Knight Riders: 95 all out in 15.1 overs
(Angkrish Raghuvanshi 37; Marco Jansen 3/17, Arshdeep Singh 1/11, Yuzvendra Chahal 4/28)
Punjab Kings won by 16 runs.
