PBKS Creates History! KKR & Shahrukh Khan Face Massive Humiliation - All-Out at Just 95 While Chasing 110
On 15th April 2025, Punjab Kings registered a record-breaking victory against Kolkata Knight Riders at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. This was the 31st match of IPL 2025, and in this match, Punjab Kings defended even a small total like 110 runs and bowled out the entire team of Kolkata.
Since Shahrukh Khan has started this team, questions are being raised directly on him - what kind of team is this that got all out for just 95 runs and couldn’t even chase a small score like 110?
In today’s article, we have shared the entire match report and explained what went wrong that the team couldn’t chase such a low score and got all out for 95. So let’s start today’s article and get into the full story.
Punjab Kings Opt to Bat First After Winning the Toss
This game started when Punjab Kings, captained by Shreyas Iyer, won the toss and decided to bat. His decision turned out wrong, as they were all out for just 111 runs.
Their openers scored a few runs - Priyanshu Arya and Prabhsimran Singh played innings of 30 and 22 runs respectively - but apart from them, none of the other players could perform well, and all got out for less than 10 runs.
KKR’s Bowling Attack Was on Fire
We definitely got to see the outstanding bowling of Kolkata Knight Riders - Harshit Rana took three wickets in three overs while giving away only 25 runs. Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narayan took two wickets each. Kolkata’s bowling performance was very impressive as they bowled out Punjab Kings in just 15 overs and 3 balls at 111 runs.
Punjab’s Small Total Seemed Easy to Chase for KKR
You can imagine that after such a good bowling performance, Punjab Kings might have sat down thinking that today's match had slipped out of their hands, and Kolkata too would have been confident that they would easily chase such a small total. After all, Kolkata has solid batsmen who can perform well.
But something else was written by fate - and this is the specialty of cricket: anything can happen at any time. No matter how good the prediction is, in such moments, no prediction works.
Punjab’s Bowlers Turn the Game Around
The bowlers of Punjab Kings had a different plan altogether. Yuzvendra Chahal took the responsibility upon himself and gave an outstanding performance - he conceded only 28 runs in 4 overs and also took 4 wickets.
He was supported by Micro Junction, who took 3 wickets and also delivered a strong performance. The entire KKR team was all out for just 95 runs in 15 overs and 1 ball.
It was a top-class bowling display from Punjab Kings, and while both teams’ batting failed, Punjab’s bowlers clearly outshone KKR’s bowlers.
KKR Faces Backlash After Humiliating Defeat
KKR is facing heavy criticism due to this humiliating loss. People are questioning how such a strong team collapsed so badly. Even Shahrukh Khan looked quite shocked by this defeat.
On the other hand, this win has massively boosted Punjab Kings’ confidence - defending such a small total isn’t easy - but this loss has surely impacted Kolkata mentally. Now they’ll have to bounce back with a strong performance in the upcoming matches.
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