 "Punjab Kings players celebrate Yuzvendra Chahal's dismissal of Kolkata Knight Riders batter Ramandeep Singh in their match in Mullanpur. AP")
In one of the most extraordinary games in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Punjab Kings defeated defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs despite getting shot out for just 111 after opting to bat. Veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal produced a sensational bowling performance, collecting 4/28 while Marco Jansen chipped in with 3/17 as KKR were bowled out for 95 in reply at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur near Chandigarh.
The Knight Riders, thus, continued their trend of losing every alternate game this season while the Kings jumped to the fourth spot on the points table after collecting their fourth win in six outings.
PBKS have been involved in record-breaking games in recent years – they had after all pulled off the highest chase in the history of the league by chasing down a target of 262 , also against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, their home ground. More recently, Sunrisers Hyderabad had snapped their losing streak by chasing down 246 like it was a walk in the park, pulling off the second-highest run-chase in the IPL.
PBKS enter the record books once again with their heist in Mullanpur
Tuesday’s game also entered the record books, but for vastly different reasons. In our statistical roundup, we take a look at some of the records broken and milestones achieved in the PBKS vs KKR match
— PBKS set a new record for the lowest total successfully defended in IPL history by pulling off a victory after posting just 111 on the board. The record had previously belonged to Chennai Super Kings, who had successfully defended 116/9 against PBKS (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) in Durban in 2009, with Punjab managing just 92/8 in 20 overs in reply.
Impact Shorts
More Shorts— Not only is Yuzvendra Chahal the leading wicket-taker in the IPL, and still the only bowler to collect 200 or more wickets, he has also gone level with Sunil Narine for the most four-fers by a bowler in the IPL. Both spinners have collected 8 four-wicket hauls while former Mumbai Indians pacer Lasith Malinga sits at the second spot with 7.