🏏IPL 2025 - Match 44: PBKS vs KKR, 26 April 2025 @ 7:30 PM IST🏏- Page 14

Too late for wickets now.. KKR won't make it past 150...phir itna run kyun de rahe ho.. I had more hopes on varun but he dint perform well this season..

Marco Jansen vs Vaibhav Arora in IPL

2 inns

5 balls

1 run

2 dismissals

Shreyas was my HS

Arya and simran ji took all points today

KKR bowlers this innings

Spin: 1/74 in 8 overs (ER 9.25)

Pace: 3/127 in 12 overs (ER 10.58)

Now average total score s between 175-200 which s good.

Somehow 225 And above becomes one sided match

PBKS innings progression

Overs 1-6: 56/0 (RR: 9.33)

Overs 7-15: 105/2 (RR: 11.67)

Overs 16-20: 40/2 (RR: 8.00)

Just 43 runs off the last six overs and KKR have done well not to allow PBKS to run away with a massive score here. That's due to fine death bowling by Russell and Vaibhav Arora. But still PBKS get 201 due to their openers. Priyansh and Prabhsimran were on song and added 120 for the first wicket. Once again it was the young left-hander who was the aggressor and he played some breathtaking shots. Prabhsimran was slow in comparison but switched a gear when the youngster got out. Maxwell was sent in at 4 but did not fire and good bowling at the death prevented PBKS to get the big overs they would have hoped for. Not often do you see Narine and Varun being treated the way they were tonight at their home ground. In the last game between these two sides, KKR failed to chase 112. Can they win tonight? Need a much better batting performance from them.

Priyansh Arya (translated from Hindi): I think it's a good total as the wicket is on the slower side. Ricky sir advised us (openers) to rotate the strike after the powerplay and take it deep. I enjoy batting with Prabhsimran, he gives good advice. Tells me when to advance down the track. I know I have the ability and working with (Ricky) Ponting sir is helping me, he is always positive and asks us to be aggressive.

Gurbaaz and Sunil opening for KKR.

9.12pm Could have been so much worse for KKR after the start PBKS got, but still 201 is a solid total on a surface which has been gripping for the spinners. Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya were the stars of the show as they added 120 for the opening wicket off just 72 balls. Prabhsimran started slowly but took over big time once Arya fell as PBKS reached 160 in the 15th over. At the time 220, even 230 was looking possible for the visitors. But KKR pulled back things brilliantly. Maxwell failed again, so did Jansen. PBKS could only post 40 runs in the last five overs and had Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera and Azmatullah Omarzai still in the shed. Will that cost PBKS? We'll find out in a bit.