Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Tuesday created history as they managed to defend 111 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This now becomes the lowest total ever defended in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game. (Match Blog | Full Coverage | Points Table | Cricket News)
Before this, the record for the lowest total defended in an IPL game was with the Chennai Super Kings who had managed to defend 116 against Punjab Kings, then Kings XI Punjab, in Durban in the 2009 edition.
Lowest Totals Ever Defended In IPL History
111 - Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mullanpur, 2025
116/9 - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Durban, 2009
118 - SunRisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Mumbai WS, 2018
119/8 - Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Durban, 2009
119/8 - SunRisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors India, Pune, 2013
(excludes truncated games)
PBKS Vs KKR: What Happened
Punjab Kings were bowled out for just 111 in 15.3 overs as Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers ran riot. After a decent start from openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, PBKS just collapsed and kept losing wickets one after the other. There were absolutely no partnerships whatsoever and KKR struck at regular intervals. Harshit Rana picked up three wickets while the spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine got a couple of wickets each.
KKR lost their openers quickly but captain Ajinkya Rahane and youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi weaved a 55-run partnership for the third wicket. The game looked done and dusted when KKR had reached 62/2 in 7.3 overs. They needed 50 runs from 75 balls with eight wickets in hand. That is where Yuzvendra Chahal turned the game on its head.
Chahal picked four wickets in a memorable spell of spin bowling and KKR lost their last 8 wickets for just 23 runs to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Interestingly, PBKS also hold the record of highest total ever chased in a T20, 262, which also was against KKR in IPL 2024 in Kolkata.
