Chandigarh : Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 Runs at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Chandigarh.
PBKS Batting first, began losing wickets from 4th over, and ended powerplay on 54-4 (6). Their woes continued as they were reduced to 86-8 in next 5 overs. Shashank Singh (18) & Xavier Bartlett (11) somehow brought the score to 111 (15.3).
Harshit Rana took 3 wickets while Varun Chakaravarthy & Sunil Narine picked 2-fers.
Chasing 112 runs, despite losing 2 wickets in 2 overs, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (37) & Ajinkya Rahane (17) notched up confident 55 runs partnership.
When all things looked under control, with KKR being 62-3 (7.3), all of a sudden they collapsed in front of Yuzvendra Chahal who picked 4 wickets and were reduced to 79-8 (12.5).
Despite some hittings by Andre Russell (17), Arshdeep Singh & Marco Jansen picked remaining 2 wickets as PBKS bundled KKR on 95 (15.1).
Chahal was awarded man of the match.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
PBKS : 111 (15.3)
Prabhsimran Singh : 30 (15)
KKR :
Harshit Rana : 3-25-3
2nd Innings :
KKR : 95 (15.1)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi : 37 (28)
PBKS :
Yuzvendra Chahal : 4-28-4
Marco Jansen : 3.1-17-3
Result : PBKS won by 16 Runs.
