In the 31st match of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs in a thrilling match. In this breath-taking match, Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta also looked very nervous, but her attitude changed after the victory.

Punjab Kings performed brilliantly in Mullanpur and defended the low score. Batting first, Punjab team was able to score only 111 runs. At one time the score of Kolkata Knight Riders was 63 runs for 2 wickets in 8 overs, but Punjab Kings made a brilliant comeback and bundled out KKR for 95 runs. In this way Punjab created history by winning by 16 runs. After this victory, the owner of the team looked very happy. She hugged Yuzvendra Chahal who performed brilliantly in this match. Chahal took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs in this match.

Preity Zinta jumped with joy

At the time of Punjab Kings' victory, the happiness of the team's owner Preity Zinta knew no bounds. Preity Zinta jumped into the stands after the victory in this match. She was making a lot of noise. But till some time ago Preity Zinta was very calm. She was trembling. But as soon as her team made a comeback, her happiness knew no bounds. Many reactions of Preity are going viral on social media. After the match, she showed her hands to Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting and told how badly she was working. This picture is also becoming very viral on social media.

Ricky Ponting congratulates Preity Zinta. pic.twitter.com/UPQKcvHOe2

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Match status

Let us tell you that Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first, but this strategy backfired on him. Except openers Priyansh Arya (22) and Prabhsimran Singh (30), no batsman could survive. Only Nehal Wadhera (10), Shashank Singh (18) and Xavier Bartlett (11) could reach double figures. Harshit Rana was the most successful bowler for KKR, taking three wickets for 25 runs. Varun Chakraborty took two wickets for 21 runs and Sunil Narayan took two wickets for 14 runs. KKR's team collapsed for just 95 runs in response to the target of 112 runs. The biggest blow to KKR was given by Yuzvendra Chahal, who took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs. Marco Jansen also took 3 wickets for just 17 runs. Bartlett, Arshdeep and Glenn Maxwell got 1-1 wickets.

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