Punjab Kings Coach Ricky Ponting Celebrates His Team’s 16-R Win Over Knight Riders with Captain Shreyas Iyer at Mullanpur on April 15, 2025.
After the win, ponting said this was the best win of his career as a coach. “Wins like this area always the sweetest only About the Best Win That I have ever had said that wins like this are always ones. IF after the match.
Coming into the game following a defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, where pbks failed to defend a total of 245, the hosts wener the scanner.
At Mullanpur, PBKS, after choosing to bat first, go a good start from prabhsimran singh (30) and priyansh arya (22), who added 39 runs in 3.1 overs. But Harshit Rana’s Triple Strike Removed Prabhsimran, Priyansh and Shreyas Iyer. It triggered a collapse, with varun chakaravarthy and sunil narine picking up two wickets Each. Pbks were then Bowled Out Inside 15.3 overs.
Kkr was well on course for the target, scoring 62 while losing just two wickets. But from there, they lost eight wickets for 33 runs, with chahal wreaking havoc and jansen chipping in with his pace bowling. Xavier Bartlett, Glenn Maxwell and Arshdeep Singh also Picked up a Wicket Each.
“Just about the best win that I have ever had and a season-defining moment. just goes to show how funny a game it is. [245] And here we are, Defending 112 [111] With 16 runs up our sleeps. We actually said to the guys at the halfway mark that really small chasses like this area the hardest. The wicket wasn’t easy. You can see right through the game it was holding up, “Ponting said.
