Punjab Kings (PBKS) pulled off a heist in the 31st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they defended a paltry score of 111 to beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 16 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal was at the forefront of the win as he picked four wickets to bowl out KKR for 95 runs. This was the lowest total defended in IPL history.

PBKS batted first, but they couldn't get any momentum in the innings as Harshit Rana ran through the batting order with a three wicket haul. Two wickets each by Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine meant that the team was bowled out for 111. On most days, 112 would have been a cakewalk, however, three wickets by Marco Jansen and four by Chahal helped PBKS pull off a stunning win.

"Nothing to explain, we all saw what happened there. Pretty disappointed with the effort. I'll take the blame, played the wrong shot, although it was missing. He wasn't very sure (his chat with Angkrish after being given out LBW). He said it could be umpire's call. I didn't want to take a chance at that time, I wasn't sure as well. That was the discussion. Not really (was NRR in the mind?). We batted really badly as a batting unit, we take full responsibility. Bowlers did really well on this surface, restricting a strong Punjab batting lineup to 111. As an individual, you still have to be confident and positive. On this wicket, batting with full face (was better). Sweep was pretty hard to play. Keep the intent going but play cricketing shots. We were reckless and should take full responsibility. At the moment, too many things going in my head. It was an easy chase for us. When I go upstairs, need to keep myself calm and then think about what to say to the boys. Still have to be positive. Half of the tournament is still remaining. Have to address this and move forward," said KKR captain Rahane after the defeat.

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer was elated after the win and lauded Chahal for his heroics.

"It is hard to express in words. I was just backing my instincts. I saw the ball turn a bit, asked Yuzi to control his breathing as much as possible. We needed to be attacking and the right players were in the right places. It is tough to talk right now and such wins make it special. I personally felt, when I went out to bat, I faced two balls - one stayed low and one hit the bottom of the bat, people were finding it difficult to sweep. There was variable bounce in the wicket, we got a decent total to be honest, looking at the win of 16 runs. The bounce was not consistent. We had this at the back of our mind and we asked the bowlers to keep this in mind. And they executed it. Two wickets in two overs that gave us that kind of momentum and the two batters came in and took the momentum towards them. When we saw Yuzi came in and turn the ball, our hopes and expectations were higher and I wanted the field to be attacking and right in front of their face so that they make mistakes and the tide turned towards us. It is important we stay humble and not get over-hyped with this win. It is important we take all the positives from this game and try to execute from ball one in the next game," said Shreyas Iyer.

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