Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 31st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

A long chat between Rahane and Raghuvanshi after the game is done. Their partnership looked to be taking KKR to an easy win and at one stage even they would have harbored thoughts of chasing it down inside 14.1 overs which would have sent them to the top of the table. But what happened after Rahane got out was wild. PBKS on the back of Chahal storming back to take the last 8 wickets for just 33 runs to eke out a famous win at New Chandigarh where they have not had fond memories. But this is one game which they wouldn't forget for a long long time. That's it for the night. We have more IPL and PSL action coming up. Do join us for all those games. Till then it's time to take care, sleep well and snore happily. See you soon. Ta, ta, bye bye for now.

Yuzvendra Chahal | Player of the Match (translated from Hindi): It is a team effort. We wanted to be positive and we felt if we get 2-3 wickets in the powerplay then it will be good. We saw their spinners turn it and it helped us. When I bowled the first ball, it turned, Shreyas asked me if I wanted a slip, we wanted to be attacking as we had less runs and the only way we could win was by taking wickets. In the last game I conceded 56 for 4 overs, but I had full confidence and backed myself and my abilities. I always have the mindset of how to get the batters out, I varied my pace and if they have to hit, they will have to make an effort. When you win such a game, the team's morale will be high. It's my first man of the match for Punjab, I'm confident if I keep backing my skills and believe in myself, then I will get success.

Shreyas Iyer | PBKS Captain: It is hard to express in words. I was just backing my instincts. I saw the ball turn a bit, asked Yuzi to control his breathing as much as possible. We needed to be attacking and the right players were in the right places. It is tough to talk right now and such wins make it special. I personally felt, when I went out to bat, I faced two balls - one stayed low and one hit the bottom of the bat, people were finding it difficult to sweep. There was variable bounce in the wicket, we got a decent total to be honest, looking at the win of 16 runs. The bounce was not consistent. We had this at the back of our mind and we asked the bowlers to keep this in mind. And they executed it. Two wickets in two overs that gave us that kind of momentum and the two batters came in and took the momentum towards them. When we saw Yuzi came in and turn the ball, our hopes and expectations were higher and I wanted the field to be attacking and right in front of their face so that they make mistakes and the tide turned towards us. It is important we stay humble and not get over-hyped with this win. It is important we take all the positives from this game and try to execute from ball one in the next game.

Ricky Ponting | Head coach PBKS: The heart rate is still up there. I'm 50 years now and don't need more game like these. Defending 112, with 16 runs up our sleeves. We actually said to the guys at the halfway mark that these really small chases , like these, are sometimes the hardest. The wicket wasn't easy, as you can see that right through the game, it was definitely holding up, but what about Chahal tonight? How good a spell of bowling was that! He actually had a fitness test before the game today with his shoulder injury he picked up in the last game and I grabbed him out of the warm-up and looked him in the eye and said, 'Mate are you okay?' He said coach I am 100 percent right, let me out there, yeah what a spell of bowling! Even if we had lost that game, I couldn't have been proud of the way we went about the second half. Our batting was poor, the shot selection and execution that was all poor, but when I saw us take the field and we got the wickets early on and what we we have been lacking is, bit of belief to the ball and bit of energy in the field and that was there for everyone to see tonight. So, if we had gone down in a really close one, I would have been telling the guys that was actually a season-defining moment and might be now as well. To be able to dig deep and win a game like that, I reckon at the halfway mark there weren't too many people around the world that thought that we could have defended it and we have, credit to all the boys. They were terrific tonight. (Talking about what worked for the team after the first innings) The way we changed things up with the ball, with Marco taking the first over and Bartlett taking the second. It would have only been a role for Arshdeep with the brand new ball, but the match-ups tonight suggested that Jansen and Bartlett are better suited. So, we had to change a little bit there. Wins like these are always the sweetest one, and if you can pull this off, then you should be as good as win as most guys been involved in and I have coached a lot of games in the IPL and that might just be about the best win I ever had.

Rahane | KKR captain: Nothing to explain, we all saw what happened there. Pretty disappointed with the effort. I'll take the blame, played the wrong shot, although it was missing. He wasn't very sure (his chat with Angkrish after being given out LBW). He said it could be umpire's call. I didn't want to take a chance at that time, I wasn't sure as well. That was the discussion. Not really (was NRR in the mind?). We batted really badly as a batting unit, we take full responsibility. Bowlers did really well on this surface, restricting a strong Punjab batting lineup to 111. As an individual, you still have to be confident and positive. On this wicket, batting with full face (was better). Sweep was pretty hard to play. Keep the intent going but play cricketing shots. We were reckless and should take full responsibility. At the moment, too many things going in my head. It was an easy chase for us. When I go upstairs, need to keep myself calm and then think about what to say to the boys. Still have to be positive. Half of the tournament is still remaining. Have to address this and move forward.

Stats by Roshan Gede

Instances of both teams getting all-out in IPL (by aggregates)
180 - KKR vs RCB, Kolkata, 2017
205 - MI vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2018
206 - PBKS vs KKR, Mullanpur, 2025
314 - MI vs KKR, Mumbai WS, 2024
316 - Deccan Chargers vs RR, Nagpur, 2010

PBKS vs KKR
Kolkata 2024: PBKS record the highest ever successful T20 run-chase
Mullanpur 2025: PBKS defend the lowest total in the IPL

Most 4-plus wicket hauls in the IPL
8 - Yuzvendra Chahal
8 - Sunil Narine
7 - Lasith Malinga
6 - Kagiso Rabada
5 - Amit Mishra
This was Chahal’s third 4-plus wicket haul vs KKR, the most by a bowler against an opponent in the IPL.

Most wickets against a team in the IPL
36 - Sunil Narine vs PBKS
35 - Umesh Yadav vs PBKS
33 - Dwayne Bravo vs MI
33 - Mohit Sharma vs MI
33 - Yuzvendra Chahal vs KKR
32 - Yuzvendra Chahal vs PBKS
32 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs KKR

Lowest totals defended in the IPL
111 - PBKS vs KKR, Mullanpur, 2025
116/9 - CSK vs PBKS, Durban, 2009
118 - SRH vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2018
119/8 - PBKS vs MI, Durban, 2009
119/8 - SRH vs PWI, Pune, 2013
*excludes rain-affected games

Maidens in IPL 2025
Jofra Archer vs CSK
Vaibhav Arora vs SRH
Mukesh Kumar vs RCB
Moeen Ali vs CSK
Arshdeep Singh vs KKR
*all five included a wicket

22:41 Local Time, 17:11 GMT, 22:41 IST: PBKS have now successfully defended the lowest score ever in IPL history. After not being able to defend 245 in their last game. The scenes in their dugout and in the crowd resembles utter madness. Everyone roaring, hugging and clearing their throats. KKR meanwhile look like a kid whose favorite toys have been stolen right under their noses. Such contrasting emotions. Rahane still manages a smile as he walks out for the post-match handshakes. Everyone was wondering at the innings break, how quickly KKR could chase this down. But it has been PBKS who have made an epic comeback. Two early wickets gave PBKS hope - of the openers - but Rahane and Raghuvanshi steadied the ship with the latter playing some beautiful shots. Rahane did not review when impact was outside off and was happy to walk off, that's where the game turned and Chahal who has not had a great tournament so far, spun a web and bowled an outstanding spell well complemented by Maxwell, Arshdeep and Marco Jansen. Once Chahal found his rhythm, wickets fell regularly and it was left to Russell to win it for KKR. He struck 16 in one Chahal over but Arshdeep and Jansen combined to get Arora and Russell to spark delirious scenes in New Chandigarh. What a crazy game and shows that low-scoring thrillers still have a place in the T20 format, and this was a fantastic advertisement for that. Stay tuned for the post-match stuff...

Marco Jansen to Russell, out Bowled!! Unreal scenes in New Chandigarh. Preity Zinta is flashing that billion dollar smile of hers. She is so happy. The crowd have lost their marbles. What a match. It's a short of length delivery wide outside off, Russell pulls as he makes room and looks to go big, the thick inside-edge falls on the stumps. And then the celebrations begin. PBKS have done an incredible heist to pull this off by 16 runs. Russell b Marco Jansen 17(11) [4s-1 6s-2]

Marco Jansen to Russell, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Marco Jansen [3.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack

Adavirao: We badly needed a match like this to remind ourselves that the true essence of IPL is still alive and buzzing! What a contest so far.

Anrich Nortje, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A change of bat for Nortje. The initial bat that Nortje brought does not satisfy the contraption check. So Gurbaz comes out with replacements and again the check is done - this time it's fine.

Arshdeep Singh to Vaibhav Arora, out Caught by Josh Inglis!! What a good short ball this is. This is like a Test match now. With one team looking to draw the game with just two wickets left. A searing short delivery and angling back in, Vaibhav Arora looks to rise and defend, flicks the glove and maybe a bit of the bat too, clear deflection and Josh Inglis makes no mistake. Arora is happy to walk off. PBKS on the verge of something special. A wicket-maiden and that was a top over from Arshdeep Singh. Vaibhav Arora c Josh Inglis b Arshdeep Singh 0(7)

Arshdeep Singh to Vaibhav Arora, THATS OUT!! Caught!!