IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR: Punjab Kings won by 16 runs!

Marco Jansen bowled out Andre Russell in the first ball of 16th over, completely wrapping up KKR lineup, and eventually PBKS won the match by 16 runs.

Final 5 overs of the match remain as KKR is at now 9 players down, at 95/9 and need 17 runs to win.

The pressure seems to be rising on Kolkata batters as Harshit Rana has now made his way back to the dugout, bowled out by Marco Jansen. KKR 79/8 after 13 overs, need 33 to win.

Yuzvendra Chahal has bagged in much-needed wickets, as he dismissed Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh on back-to-back deliveries. KKR 77/7 after 12 overs, need 35 to win.

Kolkata team is half down now, as Venkatesh Iyer got dismissed LBW. KKR  74/5 after 11 overs, need 38 to win.

The first half of the innings for Kolkata batting lineup has passed as another wicket has come in, this time in the form of Angkrish Raghuvanshi who got caught out by Xavier Bartlett. KKR 72/4 after 10 overs, need 40 to win.

A massive wicket has been come in for KKR as Ajinkya Rahane got dismissed, out LBW. KKR 68/3 after 8 overs, need 44 to win.

The powerplay i.e. the first 6 overs of the game has passed as KKR has already half-chased their total target. KKR at 55/2, need 57 to win.

KKR lineup has been given their second shock as Quinton de Kock has now been dismissed, caught out by Suryansh Shedge. KKR at 12/2 adter 2 overs, need 100 to win.

First shock has been given to Kolkata lineup as Sunil Narine got dismissed, bowled out. KKR at 7/1 after 1st over, need 105 to win.

Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock have come to open the innings for KKR as they begin their chase of 112. Marco Jansen to begin the proceedings.

As the innings for Punjab Kings ha ended, Kolkata Knight Riders will soon step on the pitch to begin their chase of 112. It is time for a small innings break, be back in around 15 minutes.

Punjab team has been wrapped up for 111 runs as Xavier Bartlett got run out.

Final 5 overs remain as Punjab kings are yet to post any sort of challenging total. PBKS at 109/8 after 15 overs.

After a severe collapse in batting lineup, PBKS have finally managed to cross the 100-run mark, posting a score of  104/8 on the board after 14 overs.

Only 11 overs of the match has passed, as Punjab has scored just 86 runs on the boars. But the team has lost 8 wickets already, and it seems like the match is going to be a low-scoring one.

Half innings has finished for Punjab team as Glenn Maxwell has also been dismissed, bowled out by Varun Chakravarthy. PBKS 80/6 after 10 overs.

Punjab batting lineup is half team down as Nehal Wadhera got dismissed, caught out by Venkatesh Iyer. PBKS 76/5 after 9 overs.

The first 6 overs have come to an end with Punjab lineup losing another player as Prabhsimran Singh got caught out by Ramandeep Singh. PBKS 54/4 after 6 overs.

Third shock has been given to the Punjab batting lineup as this time Josh Inglis got dismissed, bowled out by Varun Chakravarthy. PBKS 42/3 after 5 overs.

Punjab batting lineup has been given a great hit, as two of their key players Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer have been dismissed, both got caught out by Ramandeep Singh. PBKS 39/2 after 4 overs.

Priyansh and Prabhsimran have given a good start to PBKS, as they have collected 33 runs for no loss after 3 overs. Mors is to unfold soon, stay tuned.

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh have come to open the innings for PBKS. Vaibhav Arora to begin the proceedings.

We were looking to bowl first on this wicket. For me, toss is something you cannot control. We have a batting that can chase the target. Just one change. Nortje comes in for Moeen Ali. He has been working hard on his game and I am really looking forward to see him bowl tonight.

We are going to bat first. Feel the wicket has been really well for the last couple of matches, the dew comes in but the outfield doesn’t skid through. Don’t remember the team changes, I will tell later. We need to take as many catches in the fielding and create some sort of brilliance.

The pitch is a wonderful one. It is a rock-hard ground, where the ball comes nicely to the bat.

Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

PBKS won the toss, opted to bat first.

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