With Kolkata needing 112 to chase, Punjab bowlers had the pressure of taking wickets. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal picked up four crucial wickets to dismantle the KKR batting unit and helped his side get the win. Doing so, Punjab defended the lowest total in IPL history.

After the match, Ponting praised Chahal during a chat with his team in the dressing room. “I want to praise all the bowlers who were outstanding. But the little bloke sitting down here (pointing at Chahal) was tremendous,” he said as quoted by the Punjab Kings press release.

“We have challenged you a bit during the week as well to go back to being you and bowling like you. What did you do tonight? You bowled like you, and you won us the game,” Ponting further added.