PBKS vs KKR | Twitter laughs as Bartlett turns his debut into comedy classic with brain fade run out

ByDebayan Sinha,SportsCafe Editor

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Absent-mindedness can sometimes bring unintended laughs, and Punjab Kings’ Xavier Bartlett provided just that. In a chaotic end to their innings, Bartlett was hilariously run out after a confused mix-up, capping off Punjab’s collapse at 111 at Punjab’s newly built Mullanpur Stadium.

‌Punjab Kings got off to a flying start after skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat, reaching 33/0 in three overs, but a dramatic collapse followed with Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Sunil Narine dismantling their top and middle order. By the end of the powerplay, Punjab were reeling at 54/4, and things worsened as they slumped to 86/8 by the 11th over with no batter showing real resistance. Only Shashank Singh provided some fight, helping the team barely cross the 100-run mark by the 14th over in an otherwise dismal batting display. Unfortunately, their innings ended with the run-out of Xavier Bartlett’s hilarious run-out.

On the final delivery of the innings, Vaibhav Arora fired in a full, straight ball which Bartlett drove firmly down the ground, immediately calling for a second run. However, Venkatesh Iyer swooped in from long-on, fired a precise throw to the non-striker’s end, and Bartlett, too focused on watching the ball instead of his partner’s call, was caught off guard. Arora removed the bails swiftly, and Bartlett’s mix-up led to a comical run-out that quickly grabbed attention on social media.

What a runout!

— KK meneon (@KMeneon2594)

What on earth!

What on earth! Jeez. A run out to just wrap up the innings.

Bartlett and Arshdeep are not sure of the second and Bartlett is run out.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)

Dominating

PUNJAB KINGS BUNDLED OUT FOR 111 AGAINST KKR…!!! 😮‍💨

– Dominating display from Kolkata bowlers, and a clinical job under Captain Ajinkya Rahane! 👏🔥
— Rio (@CricRio6)

Support

I support PSK, in first season.

"Despite consistently being among the top teams in the IPL from the very beginning, the Punjab team often falters in the final stages. It’s important to reflect on why this has continued to happen."
— Binay mena (@BinayMena)

Worried

Preity Zinta is worried. Punjab was bowled out for 111 runs!! 🥲

Well done
— Furrat huma (@Furrat_h)

Nah

Nah this punjab downfall jolly ah iruke 🤣🤣🤣
— JACK (@jack_lottin)

Just Can't

If Punjab Team can’t compete with also, So it can’t win the trophy. So is out of the list. Means 4 teams are left in the race. !

One of them will win !
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan)

LOL

Shreyas Iyer before every punjab's match 💯😂😂😂
— Akul Diddi (@akul_diddi)

Gone

PBKS 111 ALLOUT. Harshit 3 wkts, Chakravarthy n Narine 2 wkts each.

Prabhsimran 30.. Rest fall like 9 pins

Punjab at Home ain't good
— Rohan R Shanbhag (@rony619619)

Just bad