Punjab Kings (PBKS) endured a stunning batting collapse on their house floor on Monday (April 15), getting skittled out for a meagre 111 runs in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Regardless of successful the toss and electing to bat first, the house aspect’s innings unravelled rapidly, lasting only 15.3 overs.
Poor outing for PBKS batters in opposition to KKK in Mullanpur
The innings started with promise as Punjab openers Prabhsimran Singh (30) and Priyansh Arya (22) got here out firing. Their aggressive method initially steered a big complete was achievable, probably pushing previous the 200-run mark and thrilling the Mullanpur crowd.
Nevertheless, the early momentum proved short-lived. As soon as the opening pair departed, the Punjab batting lineup disintegrated beneath stress from the Kolkata bowlers. The center order supplied little resistance; captain Shreyas Iyer was dismissed with out scoring, whereas Nehal Wadhera (10), Josh Inglis (2) and Glenn Maxwell (7) couldn’t make substantial contributions or stabilise the innings. Wickets fell at common intervals, halting any likelihood of restoration.
In the direction of the tip of the innings, a small contribution from Shashank Singh, who scored 18 runs, helped nudge Punjab Kings previous the 100-run mark, saving them from a fair decrease complete.
The Knight Riders’ bowlers executed their plans successfully to dismantle the Punjab batting order. Harshit Rana was the choose of the bowlers, securing 3 essential wickets. Spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine maintained the stress, claiming 2 wickets every. Vaibhav Arora and Anrich Nortje additionally chipped in with one wicket apiece, making certain the batting aspect by no means regained management.
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Right here’s how followers roasted Punjab Kings:
Kyu Rula Rhe Ho Ho Pyaari Ko 🥺😭#PBKSvKKR #KKRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/BZ5ffEKVWO
— Prof cheems ॐ (@Prof_Cheems) April 15, 2025
The Nice Maxwell 😅#PBKSvKKR pic.twitter.com/lvMcsu7qfL
— JosD92 (@JosD92official) April 15, 2025
IYER IDLI…😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/gz9ytmH5J3
— SRKsKratos 🪓 (@SRKsKratos) April 15, 2025
Complete Punjab Inning:#PBKSvsKKR #KKRvsPBKS #KKRvPBKS #PBKSvKKR #ShreyasIyer #AjinkyaRahane #IPL2025 #VenkateshIyer #YuzvendraChahal #PriyanshArya #PreityZinta #GlennMaxwell #ArshdeepSingh #PunjabKings #KolkataKnightRiders pic.twitter.com/HY2X6xeOvn
— Desi Pandit (देसी पंडित) (@DesiPandeet) April 15, 2025
Lastly KKR giving full recognition to shreyas iyer and his group right now 🤣🤣
#PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/ZcdA84gwcY
— Cheemrag (@itxcheemrag) April 15, 2025
Glenn Maxwell this season #PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/wJ1xiTmsL5
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) April 15, 2025
Punjab batting right now#PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/FSScXzMiwQ
— Krundi (@Krundi_in) April 15, 2025
PBKS batsmen right now 😂#PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/wICNTSt3Zx
— Binod (@wittybinod) April 15, 2025
Preity zinta ji ki chinta mujhe andar hello andar khaye jaa rahi hai 😞👉👈 #PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/X5530dRPI8
— Viraj (@Yours_Viru) April 15, 2025
Punjab Kings batting order right now.#PBKSvsKKR#KKRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/NdYc1YYGku
— DoggyG (@DearDoggyG) April 15, 2025
Classic Punjab Kings are again!! #PBKSvsKKR
Preity Zinta rn: pic.twitter.com/vYyW8njdRE
— A⁷ (@anushmita7) April 15, 2025
Punjab kings Preity Zinta se hug aur parathe khane ke liye ..#PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/X1aoCZLWrQ
— Abhishek (@Abhishek__0102) April 15, 2025
Kya ho gya re aaj PBKS waalon ko
Preity Jinta ko njr lg gyi 😭#PBKSvsKKR #KKRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/YQKiIjpgS3
— Suman (@sumansingh1992_) April 15, 2025
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