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On Thursday, Punjab scored the third lowest score of IPL playoffs in the qualifier-1 of IPL-18. Bangalore wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma jumped and caught a catch with one hand. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the match by putting sixes and brought the team to the final after 9 years.
Punjab Kings were reduced to just 101 runs while batting first at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh. In response, the team won by 8 wickets thanks to the Fifty of Phil Soult of Bengaluru.
Facts and Records …
- So far in the history of IPL playoffs, it has happened only once when a score of less than 140 has been defended. This feat was done by Mumbai Indians, when he saved a score of 129/8 in the 2017 final.
- Punjab Kings created their fourth smallest total in IPL history. The team was reduced to 73 runs against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017.
- Punjab became the team out in the lowest over in the IPL playoffs. PBKS was all out in today (14.1 overs). Earlier this record was in the name of Delhi Capitals, which was reduced to 16.1 overs against Rajasthan Royals in 2008.
- Prabhasimran Singh has now included his name in the list of batsmen who scored more than 500 runs for Punjab Kings in the same season. Shaun Marsh did this feat twice, first in 2008 when he won the Orange Cap, and then in 2011. Glenn Maxwell did this in 2014. After this, KL Rahul scored more than 500 runs in four consecutive seasons (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). Apart from Prabhasimran in 2025, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer has also done this.
Prabhasimran Singh has scored 517 runs this season for Punjab Kings.
- Phil Sold has come to the second position in the fastest 1000 runs in IPL. Travis Head and Phil Soult touched the figure in 575 balls. Andre Russell is at the top of this list, who completed 1000 runs in just 545 balls.
- This is the fourth time when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made it to the finals. Earlier, the team played the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016. Interestingly, 14 seasons have been played so far in the current playoff system, which started in 2011, out of which it has become the team champion who won the qualifier 1. It also includes seven consecutive seasons (2018 to 2024), where the qualifier 1 winning team has finally raised the trophy.
Punjab makes third lowest score of IPL playoffs
Punjab Kings scored the third lowest score of IPL playoffs. The team was all out for 101 runs. This is a joint liest score in the playoff format started from 2011. Prior to that, in 2023, Lucknow scored 101 runs against Mumbai.
By 2008, the name of Deccan Chargers tops the history of the playoffs, which was reduced to just 82 runs in the third place playoffs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010. The same team also performed poorly in the 2008 semi -finals, when they could score only 87 runs against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai Wankhede.
In addition, Deccan Chargers scored 104 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the 2010 semi -finals.
Now Moments …
1. Hazlewood got wickets in two consecutive overs,
Josh Hazlewood pushed Punjab to the back foot in the powerplay. He took wickets in the second consecutive over. Hazelwood …
- On the fourth ball of the fourth over, Shreyas Iyer was caught by wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma. He dismissed Iyer for the fourth time.
- On the first ball of the sixth over, Josh English was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Josh can only score 4 runs.
Hazelwood dismissed Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer for 2 runs.
2. Suyash Sharma got 2 wickets in one over
Suyash Sharma took two wickets in the 9th over. He conceded just 2 runs in this over. Suyash …
- On the second ball of the over, Shashank Singh was bowled clean. Shashank could score 3 runs.
- Mushir Khan was lbwww on the 5th ball. Musheer was dismissed for zero in IPL debut.
Suyash Sharma took 3 wickets for 17 runs.
3. Jitesh jumped and caught a catch with one hand
Jitesh Sharma, across the first ball of the 15th over, jumped into the air and caught a brilliant catch. Josh Hazlewood threw a length ball near the off stump. Ajmatullah Omrajai stepped back and tried to play a big shot towards the leg side. But the bat fell and the ball was seen going up the right of the wicketkeeper. Jitesh Sharma’s weight was going to the left at that time, yet he jumped to the right with full force and caught the catch. Ajmatullah Omrajai scored 18 runs.
Ajmatullah Omarjai was dismissed by Jitesh Sharma’s catch.
4. Mayank out from Shreyas’s DRS, Mushir got wickets in the first over
Bengaluru lost the second wicket in the 8th over. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for 19 runs. He was caught by Mushir Khan by captain Shreyas Iyer. Mushir ball the leg side. Mayank went to flick. The ball stood on his bat and stood on the wicketkeeper’s pad. Shreyas Iyer, standing on the first slip, took a catch here. He appealed but the umpire gave not out.
Shreyas demanded a review and showed the ball in the replay, his bat has gone. The on-field umpire later changed his decision and gave Mayank out.
Mushir Khan dismissed Mayank for 19 runs.
5. Bangalore won by captain Patidar’s sixes
Bengaluru defeated Punjab by 8 wickets. Captain Rajat Patidar has hit Bengaluru to the final by hitting a six on the last ball of Mushir Khan’s over.
Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar scored 15 runs.