Punjab Kings’ dream run in IPL 2025 hit a brutal roadblock as Royal Challengers Bengaluru tore through their batting line-up, bundling them out for just 101 in 14.1 overs in Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. It was a nightmare at home for Shreyas Iyer’s men, who crumbled under a fiery opening assault by RCB’s pace trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal and Josh Hazlewood. Reduced to 48/4 in the powerplay, PBKS never recovered, registering one of their lowest totals in IPL history and the joint third-lowest in playoff history. Yash Dayal struck first, removing Priyansh Arya in the second over, before Bhuvneshwar dismissed the dangerous Prabhsimran Singh for 18. Hazlewood, returning from injury, made a stunning impact, dismissing captain Iyer and Josh Inglis in quick succession.
Only Marcus Stoinis showed resistance, scoring 26 off 17, before being cleaned up by Suyash Sharma — the young leg-spinner who wrecked PBKS’ middle order with 3 for 17. He dismissed Shashank Singh and Musheer Khan in the same over to break the back of the hosts’ batting.
Lowest all-out totals for PBKS
73 vs RPS, Pune, 201788 vs RCB, Bengaluru, 201588 vs RCB, Indore, 2018101 vs RCB, Mullanpur, 2025*111 vs KKR, Mullanpur, 2025 The collapse was historic — PBKS were dismissed in just 14.1 overs, the shortest completed innings in IPL playoff history, breaking Delhi Capitals’ 16.1-over effort from 2008. It also marked PBKS’s fourth all-out below 111 runs, and third against RCB.Lowest team totals in IPL playoffs82 – Deccan Chargers vs RCB, DY Patil, 2010 (3rd place playoff)87 – DC vs RR, Mumbai WS, 2008 SF101 – LSG vs MI, Chennai, 2023 Eliminator101 – PBKS vs RCB, Mullanpur, Qualifier 1*104 – Deccan Chargers vs CSK, DY Patil, 2010 SF Hazlewood (3/21), Suyash, and Yash (2/26) were the stars of a relentless RCB attack that now has one foot firmly in the IPL 2025 final.
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