Punjab scored the third lowest score of IPL playoffs in IPL-18's Qualifier-1 on Thursday. Bengaluru's wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma jumped and caught a caught catch. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the match by scoring a sixes and made the team in the final after 9 years.
Batting first at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh, Punjab Kings were all out for just 101 runs. In reply, Bengaluru won by 8 wickets with the help of Phil Salt's half -century.
Facts and records …
- This has happened only once in the history of IPL playoffs when a score of less than 140 has been rescued. This achievement was achieved by Mumbai Indians by defending a score of 129/8 in the 2017 final.
- Punjab Kings scored their fourth lowest score in IPL history. In 2017, the team was all out for 73 against Rising Pune Supergiant.
- Punjab became the lowest overs in the IPL playoffs. PBKS was all out today (14.1 over). Earlier, the record was in the name of Delhi Capitals, which was limited to 16.1 overs against Rajasthan Royals in 2008.
- Prabhasimaran Singh has now added his name to the list of batteries scoring more than 500 runs in a single season for Punjab Kings. Shaun Marsh achieved this twice, the first time he won the Orange Cap in 2008 and then in 2011. Glenn Maxwell achieved this in 2014. After this, KL Rahul scored more than 500 runs in four consecutive seasons (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). Apart from Prabhasimaran, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer also did this in 2025.
Prabhasimaran Singh has scored 517 runs for Punjab Kings this season.
- Phil Salt is the fastest in the IPL, the fastest of the batteries scoring 1000 runs. Travis Head and Phil Salt scored the figure for 575 balls. Andre Russell is at the top of the list, who finished only 1000 off 545 balls.
- This is the fourth time when the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) reached the final. The team played the final in 2009, 2011 and 2016. Interestingly, in the current playoff system, which began in 2011, 14 seasons have been played so far, of which the qualifier -1 -won team has become champions 11 times. It also includes the last seven consecutive seasons (2018 to 2024) where the qualifier 1 -won team has finally won the trophy.
Punjab scored third lowest score in IPL Playoff Punjab Kings scored the third lowest score of IPL Playoffs. The team was all out for 101 runs. This is the lowest score in the playoff format that began in 2011. Earlier in 2023, Lucknow scored only 101 against Mumbai.
However, if we look at the history of the playoffs since 2008, the name of the Deccan Chargers comes first as they were all out for only 82 runs in the third -ranked Playoff against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2010. The same team also performed poorly in the 2008 semifinals when he was able to score only 87 against the Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai Wankhede.
In addition, the Deccan Chargers scored 104 against Chennai Super Kings in the 2010 semifinal.
Now Moments …
1. Hazelwood took a wicket in two consecutive overs Josh Hazelwood put Punjab on the backfoot in the powerplay. He took the wicket in the second over. Hazelwood said …
- Shreyas Iyer was caught out at the hands of wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma on the fourth ball of the fourth over. He dismissed Iyer for the fourth time.
- Josh English Bhubaneswar Kumar was caught out on the first ball of the sixth over. Josh was able to score only 4 runs.
Hazelwood captain Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 2 runs.
2. Suyash Sharma took 2 wickets in one over Suyash Sharma took two wickets in the 9th over. He gave only 2 runs in this over. Suyash said …
Suyash Sharma took 3 wickets for 17 runs.
3. Jitesh jumped and caught the catch with one hand On the first ball of the 15th over, Jitesh Sharma jumped into the air and caught a brilliant catch. Josh Hazelwood of Stump throws a length ball. Azmatullah turned behind Omarzai and tried to play a big shot towards the leg side. But the ball went from the edge of the bat and went up from the right side of the wicketkeeper. At that time Jitesh Sharma's weight was going to the left, yet he jumped with full strength on the right and caught the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai scored 18 runs.
Azmatullah Omarzai was dismissed for 18, Jitesh Sharma caught.
4. Mayank Out due to Shreyas's DRS, Mushir got wickets in the first over Bengaluru lost his second wicket in the 8th over. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for 19. He was caught out by Captain Shreyas Iyer at Mushir Khan's ball. Mushir threw the ball on the leg side. Mayank goes to see the movie. The ball rang on his bat and then fell on the wicketkeeper's pad. Shreyas Iyer, who was standing on the first slip, caught the catch here. He appealed, but the umpire gave him a not out.
Shreyas asked for a review and appeared in the replay that the ball was hit by his bat. The umpire later changed his decision and declared Mayank out.
Mushir Khan dismissed Mayank for 19.
1. Bengaluru wins due to Captain Patidar's sixes Bengaluru beat Punjab by 8 wickets. Captain Rajat Patidar hit Bengaluru to the final by scoring a six on the last ball of Mushir Khan's over.
Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar scored 15 runs.
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