Playing in his home ground in Chandigarh against Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings faced a dramatic batting downfall, which left for a paletry for 111 runs. After winning the toss and selected to bat first, Punjab Kings managed to live in only 15.3 overs.
Among the openers, Prabhasimran Singh scored 30 runs and Priyash Arya scored 22 runs. Captain Shres Iyer was rejected for duck. Nehal Wadhera scored 10, Josh Ilynis scored 2 runs, and Glenn Maxwell scored 7 runs, all of which failed to make a significant impact. Finally, Shashank Singh scored 18 runs, helping Punjab cross the 100 -run mark.
Between the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers, Harshit Rana took 3 wickets, while Varun Chakraverthi and Sunil Narin claimed 2 wickets in each. Vaibhav Arora and Anrich Nortje raised 1 wicket appeal. At the beginning of the innings, Punjab openers Prabhimran Singh and Priyanus Arya played aggressively, which made the feeling that the team could easily cross 200 runs. However, before completing his full quota of 20 overs, Punjab’s batting lineup collapsed completely.
