
Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer made a weird assertion about his lead spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal, after their unbelievable 16-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Mullanpur on April 15. Iyer revealed asking Chahal to manage his respiration as soon as he noticed the pitch spinning throughout their bowling innings.
PBKS pulled off probably the most unbelievable come-from-behind victories in IPL historical past within the KKR conflict.
Having scored solely 111 in 15.3 overs with the bat, the PBKS bowlers produced an impressed efficiency to bowl KKR out for a mere 95 in 15.1 overs. Out-of-form leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal turned issues in PBKS’ favor with an impressive spell of 4/28 in 4 overs.
It was the bottom whole defended in IPL historical past, bettering the 116 Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) defended towards PBKS in 2009.
Taling in regards to the outstanding win within the post-match presentation, Iyer mentioned (By way of Cricbuzz):
“It’s onerous to precise in phrases. I used to be simply backing my instincts. I noticed the ball flip a bit, requested Yuzi to manage his respiration a bit. We would have liked to be attacking and the fitting gamers have been in the fitting locations. It’s robust to speak proper now and such wins make it particular.”
Chahal’s match-winning spell earned him the Participant of the Match award as PBKS wildly celebrated probably the most miraculous wins within the IPL.
“Vital we keep humble and never get over-hyped with this win” – Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer urged his facet to stay even-keel regardless of the gorgeous win from the brink of defeat towards KKR. PBKS have been coming off conceding the second-highest profitable run-chase (246) in IPL historical past of their earlier outing towards the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).
“After we noticed Yuzi got here in and switch the ball, our hopes and expectations have been increased and I needed the sphere to be attacking and proper in entrance of their face in order that they make errors and the tide turned in the direction of us. It’s important we keep humble and never get over-hyped with this win. It’s important we take all of the positives from this sport and attempt to execute from ball one within the subsequent sport,” mentioned Iyer (By way of the aforementioned supply).
The win towards KKR was PBKS’ fourth in six matches, propelling them to fourth on the IPL 2025 factors desk. They’ve a fast turnaround with their subsequent sport towards the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, April 18.