Punjab Kings got off to a promising start after skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat, racing to 33/0 in just three overs. But what followed was a dramatic collapse, as KKR’s bowling trio—Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Sunil Narine—ripped through Punjab’s top and middle order.
By the end of the powerplay, they were struggling at 54/4, and things only got worse. With no batter able to steady the ship, Punjab crumbled further to 86/8 by the 11th over.
Only Shashank Singh showed any resistance, managing to push the score just past the 100-run mark by the 14th over in an otherwise forgettable batting display. The innings eventually ended in fitting fashion—with a comical run-out involving Xavier Bartlett.
On the final ball, Vaibhav Arora delivered a full, straight delivery that Bartlett drove back down the ground and immediately called for a second run. But Venkatesh Iyer charged in from long-on and unleashed a pinpoint throw to the non-striker’s end.
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Bartlett, too busy watching the ball instead of focusing on his partner’s call, was caught completely off guard. Arora whipped off the bails, sealing Bartlett’s hilarious mix-up—a moment that quickly went viral on social media.