“I am 50, do’t need More Games like this”: ricky ponting’s epic take on pbks’ Historic Win vs Kkr

In whats be remembered as one of the most through After they pulled off an improbable 16-r win over kolkata knight riders (KKR), successfully defending the lowest total evr in ipl history. Defending 112, Pbks Bowled Out the Defending Champions for 95 in 15.1 overs at Mullanpur. A phenomenal bowling effort, LED by Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen, Turned the Tables after a Poor Batting Performance.

“The heart rate is still up there. I’m 50 years now and don’t need more games like these,” Ponting admitted after the match.

“Defending 112, with 16 runs up our sleeps. We actually said to the guys at the halfway mark

Ponting Acknowledged the nature of the wicket, which made Run-SCORING DIFFICULT Through the game.

“The wicket wasn’t easy, as you can see that right through the game, it was definitely holding up,” He said.

“But what about chahal tonight? How good a spell of bowling was that!” He added.

He Reveled That Chahal was battling a shoulder injury ahead of the match and had to pass a fitness test before being cleared to play.

“He actually had a fitness test before the game today with his short He said, ‘coach, I am 100 per cent right, let me out there.’ Yeah, what a spell of bowling! ” Ponting noted.

Despite their struggles with the bat, ponting emphasized the pride he felt watching the team fight back with the ball.

“Even if we had lost game, I could have been prouder of the way we want about the second hal. Field and we got the wickets early on, what we had ben lacked was a bit of belief with the ball and a bit of energy in the field, and that was there for the eoverone to see tonight, “He added.

He also suggested that this win could be a turning point in Punjab’s season.

“So, if we had gone down in a really close one, I would have been telling the guys that was actually a season-defining moment –and it might before Reckon at the halfway mark there was a many people Around the world that thought that we could have defended it –and we have.

Ponting also spoke about the tactical changes that worked in pbks’ favor.

“The way we change things up with the ball, with marco taking the first over and bartlet taking the second. It would have only a rot for arshdeep with the brand -ne a rot for Suggeded that jansen and bartlet are better suited.

In conclusion, the veteran coach, who has seen countless dramaotic games in the IPL, Acknowledged the Emotional Magnitude of this Victory.

“Wins like these are always the sweetest ons. And if you can pul this off, then it should be as good a win as most guys have been involved in. I have coached a lot of games in the IPL, and that Might Just Bee Aout Best Win I Ever Had, “He said.

Coming to the match, pbks won the toss and opted to bat first. Priyansh Arya (22 in 12 balls, with three fours and a Six) and Prabhsimran Singh (30 in 15 in 15 balls, with two fours and three sixes) delivered a fiery start to pbks with a 39-run stand a fiery start to pbks with However, a powerplay spell by Harshit Rana (3/25) and some fantastic fielding from Ramandeep Singh pushed them to 54/4 at the end of the power. Narine (2/14) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/21) dominated the later stages of the innings, not letting pbks batters settle, bundling them out for 111 in 15.3 overs.

During the run-these, pbks bowlers put up a brilliant fight, with Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4/28) and Marco Jansen (3/17) Delivering Spells that Turned the match on its head. Despite Fighting Knocks by Angkrish Raghuvanshi (37 in 28 balls, with five fours and a Six) And andre russell (17 in 11 in 11 balls, with a for and two sixes), KKR WAS BUNDLED OUT For 95 in 15.1 Oves, Losing the match by 16 runs.

Pbks is at the fourth spot, with four wins and two losses, with eight points. KKR is at the Sixth Spot, with Three Wins and Four Losses, Giving them Six Points.

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