Lowest team totals in IPL playoffs: Punjab Kings script unwanted record as RCB decimate Shreyas Iyer and Co.

Punjab Kings registered one of the lowest total in history of IPL playoffs. (Photo: IPL)

Lowest team totals in IPL playoffs: Punjab Kings registered an unwanted record in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2025 season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday (May 29). After being asked to bat first, PBKS crumbled with the bat, managing only a meagre total of 101 in the first innings. The RCB bowling attack, led by Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Suyash Sharma, ruthlessly tore through the batting lineup, leaving Punjab reeling.

Punjab Kings’ ultra-aggressive approach costed them and under pressure their batters dismantled like anything. In conditions where the ball was not coming easily on the bat, Punjab's all-out approach got them in serious trouble as their innings only lasted 14.1 overs after being asked to bat first.

Here is the list of lowest totals in IPL playoffs history:

Deccan Chargers - 82 all out (18.3 overs)

Match: 3rd place playoff

Opponent: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Venue: DY Patil Stadium

Delhi Daredevils – 87 all out (16.1 overs)

Match: 2008 1st Semi-Final

Opponent: Rajasthan Royals

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Punjab Kings - 101 all out (14.1 overs)

Match: Qualifier 1 2025

Opponent: Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh

Lucknow Super Giants – 101 all out (16.3 overs)

Match: 2023 Eliminator

Opponent: Mumbai Indians

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Deccan Chargers – 104 all out (19.2 overs)

Match: 2010 2nd Semi-Final

Opponent: Chennai Super Kings

Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

RCB began their chase with a brisk start, but Kyle Jamieson struck early to remove Virat Kohli for a run-a-ball 12. Phil Salt, alongside impact substitute Mayank Agarwal, kept the momentum going, guiding RCB to 61/1 at the end of the powerplay. The pair put on a 54-run stand for the second wicket before PBKS’s own impact substitute dismissed Agarwal, who was caught by Shreyas Iyer for 19 off 13 balls. Salt accelerated further, reaching a rapid 23-ball fifty in the following over, while Rajat Patidar finished the match in style with a six.