In a historic low-scoring thriller on April 15, 2025, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) defended the lowest total in IPL history, defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 16 runs.

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RESULT
31st Match (N), Mullanpur, April 15, 2025, Indian Premier League	Player Of The Match Yuzvendra Chahal, PBKS 4/28
Punjab Kings	111
Kolkata Knight Riders	(15.1/20 ov, T:112) 95
PBKS won by 16 runs

1st innings of Punjab Kings Batting

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Priyansh Arya	c Ramandeep Singh b Harshit Rana	22	12	16	3	1	183.33
Prabhsimran Singh	c Ramandeep Singh b Harshit Rana	30	15	31	2	3	200
Shreyas Iyer (c)	c Ramandeep Singh b Harshit Rana	0	2	2	0	0	0
Josh Inglis †	b Varun	2	6	5	0	0	33.33
Nehal Wadhera	c Iyer b Nortje	10	9	21	2	0	111.11
Glenn Maxwell	b Varun	7	10	17	1	0	70
Suryansh Shedge	c †de Kock b Narine	4	4	8	0	0	100
Shashank Singh	lbw b Arora	18	17	23	1	1	105.88
Marco Jansen	b Narine	1	2	3	0	0	50
Xavier Bartlett	run out (Iyer/Arora)	11	15	18	1	0	73.33
Arshdeep Singh	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100
Extras	(b 2, w 3)	5
Total	15.3 Ov (RR: 7.16)	111

Did not bat: Yuzvendra Chahal
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Priyansh Arya, 3.2 ov), 2-39 (Shreyas Iyer, 3.4 ov), 3-42 (Josh Inglis, 4.5 ov), 4-54 (Prabhsimran Singh, 5.6 ov), 5-74 (Nehal Wadhera, 8.4 ov), 6-76 (Glenn Maxwell, 9.1 ov), 7-80 (Suryansh Shedge, 10.1 ov), 8-86 (Marco Jansen, 10.6 ov), 9-109 (Shashank Singh, 15.1 ov), 10-111 (Xavier Bartlett, 15.3 ov)

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Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Vaibhav Arora	2.3	0	26	1	10.4	4	3	1	0	0
Anrich Nortje	3	0	23	1	7.66	10	5	0	0	0
Harshit Rana	3	0	25	3	8.33	13	1	3	2	0
Varun Chakravarthy	4	0	21	2	5.25	10	0	1	0	0
Sunil Narine	3	0	14	2	4.66	9	1	0	1	0

2nd innings of Kolkata Knight Riders Batting

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Quinton de Kock †	c Suryansh Shedge b Bartlett	2	4	7	0	0	50
Sunil Narine	b Jansen	5	4	4	1	0	125
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	lbw b Chahal	17	17	32	1	1	100
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	c Bartlett b Chahal	37	28	37	5	1	132.14
Venkatesh Iyer	lbw b Maxwell	7	4	13	0	0	175
Rinku Singh	st †Inglis b Chahal	2	9	11	0	0	22.22
Andre Russell	b Jansen	17	11	27	1	2	154.54
Ramandeep Singh	c Iyer b Chahal	0	1	1	0	0	0
Harshit Rana	b Jansen	3	6	5	0	0	50
Vaibhav Arora	c †Inglis b Arshdeep Singh	0	7	12	0	0	0
Anrich Nortje	not out	0	0	1	0	0	–
Extras	(lb 4, w 1)	5
Total	15.1 Ov (RR: 6.26)	95

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Sunil Narine, 0.6 ov), 2-7 (Quinton de Kock, 1.2 ov), 3-62 (Ajinkya Rahane, 7.4 ov), 4-72 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 9.1 ov), 5-74 (Venkatesh Iyer, 10.4 ov), 6-76 (Rinku Singh, 11.3 ov), 7-76 (Ramandeep Singh, 11.4 ov), 8-79 (Harshit Rana, 12.5 ov), 9-95 (Vaibhav Arora, 14.6 ov), 10-95 (Andre Russell, 15.1 ov)

Read Also: Kolkata Knight Riders

Punjab Kings Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Marco Jansen	3.1	0	17	3	5.36	12	3	0	0	0
Xavier Bartlett	3	0	30	1	10	8	3	2	0	0
Arshdeep Singh	3	1	11	1	3.66	10	1	0	0	0
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	0	28	4	7	14	1	2	1	0
Glenn Maxwell	2	0	5	1	2.5	7	0	0	0	0

Match Flow

Punjab Kings innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 54 runs, 4 wickets)
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy
Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings – 74/5 in 8.4 overs (GJ Maxwell 7)
Punjab Kings Impact Player Sub: Suryansh Shedge in for Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings innings, 8.4 ov)
Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 5
Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings – 104/8 in 14.0 overs (Shashank Singh 17, XC Bartlett 6)
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Angkrish Raghuvanshi in for Varun Chakravarthy (Punjab Kings innings, 13.6 ov)
Over 15.1: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – M Krishnadas, Batter – Shashank Singh (Struck down)
Innings Break: Punjab Kings – 111/10 in 15.3 overs (Arshdeep Singh 1)

Kolkata Knight Riders innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 55 runs, 2 wickets)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 4
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (AM Rahane 14, A Raghuvanshi 32, Ex 4)
Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 71/3 in 9.0 overs (A Raghuvanshi 37, VR Iyer 6)
Over 10.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter – VR Iyer (Struck down)
Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 79/8 in 13.0 overs (AD Russell 1, VG Arora 0)

Match Details

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Toss	Punjab Kings, elected to bat first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2025
Player Of The Match	Yuzvendra Chahal
Hours of play (local time)	19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days	15 April 2025 – night (20-over match)
KKR Player Replacement	Impact player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi in, Varun Chakravarthy out (1st innings, 13.6 ov)
PBKS Player Replacement	Impact player: Suryansh Shedge in, Prabhsimran Singh out (1st innings, 8.4 ov)
Umpires	Mohit Krishnadas Saidharshan Kumar
TV Umpire	KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Reserve Umpire	Saiyed Khalid
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath
Points	Punjab Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0