After a brilliant performance with the bat in the first innings, Punjab Kings (PBK) got a moment of expectation through a initial burst of bowling, earlier before Marco JensenThen Xavier Bartlett after bundling for just 111 in his IPL 2025 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Mulanpur.
Chasing the target of 112, KKR started its innings with explosives Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock at the top. Narin stepped out and broke Marco Jensen for a four for cover in the fifth ball of the inaugural over. But Jenson had the last laugh, as in the next delivery, he pulled back his length and pulled it together on top of the wicket. The female line went across the line for a big shot, but the movement from the seam defeated its bat and stopped bail. KKR was 7 for 1 in the over long ago.
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Before KKR could overcome the blow, Bartlett hit the following. Just on his second ball, he rejected the dangerous day coke for two. A full delivery on the pad wooed South African in a large shot, but whatever he was successful was a top-Kanare for the deep backward class legs, where Suryash Shej completed the catch for perfection. Suddenly, KKR was two down within two overs.
Despite the double-blow, the defending champions were not nervous. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane participated with young Angakish Raghuvanshi to stabilize the innings. By the end of the sixth over, KKR had gone to 55/2 with the required run rate of only four overs.
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