IPL 2025 ka drama toh har season banta hai, lekin jo kaand hua PBKS vs KKR match mein, usne puri cricket duniya ka attention grab kar liya. Punjab Kings ke leggie Yuzvendra Chahal ne ek aisi bowling spell daali jo match ka scene hi palat gaya – aur yeh sab hua ek fitness scare ke baad!
Match se pehle, PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting ne khud bataya ki Chahal ka fitness test hua tha, kyunki unhe pichhle match mein shoulder injury ho gayi thi. Ponting ne bola:
“Main usse warm-up ke beech mein pakad ke aankhon mein aankh daal ke poocha – ‘Bhai, fit hai?’ Aur Chahal ka jawab tha – ‘Coach, 100% ready hoon.’ Aur baaki toh history hai.”
Ponting ne aur bhi bataya:
“Heart rate abhi bhi high hai! Main 50 ka ho gaya hoon aur aise matches ab nahi chahiye. 112 defend kiya aur sirf 16 runs ka margin tha. Lekin Chahal ki bowling? Ufff… kya spell tha yaar!”
Match Ka Turning Point: Chahal aaye 8th over mein, jab KKR ka score tha 60/2. Pehle unhone Ajinkya Rahane ko LBW kiya (jo review le sakte the, par liya nahi), fir Raghuvanshi ko slow air delivery se confuse karke catch karwaya. Uske baad, Rinku Singh ko classic flight se stump karwaya aur next ball pe Ramandeep ko slip par catch karwaya – match wahi palat gaya!
Even Andre Russell ka short blast bhi PBKS ko rok nahi paya. Chahal ne 3 overs mein 4 wickets liye sirf 12 runs dekar. Marco Jansen ne 16th over mein Russell ko bhi bhej diya pavilion aur KKR all out ho gayi sirf 95 pe. Yeh IPL history ka lowest defended total ban gaya – 112!
“The moment where Yuzvendra Chahal turned the game 🪄
#TATAIPL | #PBKSvKKR | @PunjabKingsIPL”
– Indian Premier League Official Tweet
Toh bhaiyon aur behno, Chahal ne prove kar diya ki woh sirf experience ka naam nahi, lekin pressure mein performance ka bhi second name hain. ₹18 crore ka tag sirf paisa nahi, bharosa bhi hota hai – aur Chahal ne woh poori tarah se justify kar diya!
