Who Won Yesterday's IPL Match 31? PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2025 on April 15: Punjab Kings defend lowest total in history of IPL

Who Won Yesterday's IPL Match 31: PBKS vs KKR (April 15, 2025)? Punjab Kings scripted history in the Indian Premier League by defending the lowest total in the tournament’s history at Mullanpur.

The result elevated Punjab Kings to fourth place (four wins in six games), while Kolkata Knight Riders dropped to sixth after suffering their fourth loss in seven matches.

Match Summary: PBKS vs KKR

• Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
• Punjab Kings: 111 all out in 15.3 overs
• Kolkata Knight Riders: 95 all out in 15.1 overs
• Result: PBKS won by 16 runs

Toss

PBKS won the toss and opted to bat first

Captains

• Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
• Ajinkya Rahane (KKR)

Top Performers

• Most Runs for PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh – 30 runs off 15 balls
• Most Runs for KKR: Angkrish Raghuvanshi – 37 runs off 28 balls
• Most Wickets for PBKS: Yuzvendra Chahal – 4/28
• Most Wickets for KKR: Harshit Rana – 3/25

Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2025 | IPL Points Table | Most Wickets

PBKS vs KKR: IPL 2025 Award Winners

• Curvv Super Striker of the Match: Priyansh Arya (PBKS) – SR: 183.3
• My11Circle Fantasy King of the Match: Yuzvendra Chahal (PBKS)
• Angel One Most Sixes: Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) – 3 Sixes
• Rupay on the Go Fours: Angkrish Raghuvanshi (KKR) – 5 Fours
• Player of the Match: Yuzvendra Chahal (PBKS) – 4 wickets

Note: Each award carried prize money of ₹1 lakh.

PBKS vs KKR Turning Point

The turning point came during Yuzvendra Chahal’s third over when he dismissed Rinku Singh via a sharp stumping. On the very next delivery, Ramandeep Singh was dismissed after a reckless shot, reducing KKR from 74/5 to 76/7. That double blow crushed KKR’s chase and ignited a dramatic Punjab comeback, setting the tone for a memorable win despite defending just 111 runs.

PBKS vs KKR Unsung Hero

Marco Jansen was the unsung hero of PBKS’ 16-run victory. With Andre Russell at the crease needing 17 off the final over, Jansen bowled a clutch wide, back-of-length delivery that castled the big-hitter. His final figures of 2/17 in 3 overs exemplified calmness under pressure and sealed the historic win for Punjab Kings.

PBKS vs KKR Playing XI

PBKS

• Priyansh Arya
• Prabhsimran Singh
• Shreyas Iyer (c)
• Nehal Wadhera
• Josh Inglis (wk)
• Shashank Singh
• Glenn Maxwell
• Marco Jansen
• Xavier Bartlett
• Arshdeep Singh
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Impact Substitute: Suryansh Shedge (IN), Prabhsimran Singh (OUT)

KKR

• Quinton de Kock (wk)
• Sunil Narine
• Ajinkya Rahane (c)
• Venkatesh Iyer
• Rinku Singh
• Andre Russell
• Ramandeep Singh
• Harshit Rana
• Vaibhav Arora
• Anrich Nortje
• Varun Chakaravarthy
• Impact Substitute: Angkrish Raghuvanshi (IN), Varun Chakravarthy (OUT)