Overview
- Yuzvendra Chahal delivered a match-winning performance on April 15, 2025, taking 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs to defend 111 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
- The Punjab Kings spinner’s spell set a new IPL record for defending the lowest total in the league’s history.
- Chahal’s performance marked a significant turnaround in his IPL 2025 campaign after a disappointing start to the season.
- Co-owner Preity Zinta publicly celebrated Chahal’s achievement, recalling their first meeting in 2009 when he was an emerging U-19 cricketer.
- Zinta expressed her long-held admiration for Chahal’s competitive spirit and shared her joy at finally having him on the Punjab Kings roster.