The match pitted KKR vs PBKS, PBKS defeated KKR by 8 wickets in their IPL 2024 encounter at Eden Gardens. In an attempt to catch 262, PBKS quickly reached 262/2 in 18.4 overs thanks to a perfect century from Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow hit 108* runs in 48 balls with an undefeated score. Shashank Singh (68*) achieved an undefeated half-century in the meantime.
For PBKS, Prabhsimran Singh also scored fifty runs. While Rilee Rossouw was dismissed for twenty-six off sixteen balls by Sunil Narine. Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets and eight balls remaining at the Eden Garden. In match of 42nd IPL. Shattering the record for the most successful T20 run-chase ever set in PBKS vs. KKR.
PBKS’s comprehensive win at Eden Gardens
On April 26, during Punjab Kings’ 8-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. A number of records were broken, including monster sixes and rapid half- centuries. Sam Curran, the captain of PBKS, first won the toss and decided to bowl. Venkatesh Iyer (39) and Rinku Singh (5) were removed from the game by Harshal Patel in the last over, but Ramandeep Singh of KKR continued to play undefeated.
Before, Sunil Narine, Phil Salt’s opening partner, too scored fifty runs. Rahul Chahar got rid of Narine after he scored 71 runs off of 32 balls. Curran took Salt’s wicket as he went out for 75 from 37 balls. Additionally, Arshdeep Singh dismissed Shreyas Iyer (28) and Andre Russell (24) after KKR scored 261/6 in 20 overs. Yesterday, April 26, at Eden Gardens, a struggling Punjab Kings team defeated the formidable 262 total set by the Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets. Remaining and eight balls remaining.
It was a six-hitting masterclass. Sam Curran, the captain of PBKS, won the toss and elected to bowl first. But that was a poor move because the host team, KSR, thrashed 261/6 in their 20 overs. But after four straight losses, the struggling touring team managed to win thanks to a magnificent uninterrupted century by Jonny Bairstow (108* of 48). And quick half-centuries by Prabhsimran Singh (54 of 20) where Shashank Singh (68 of 28).
KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2024 : Punjab Kings Script World Record
IPL 2024, KKR vs PBKS: On Friday at Eden Gardens, Jonny Bairstow led Punjab Kings to a world record victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.
With an undefeated 108 off 48, the opener led the PBKS innings and wrote history by leading the team in the most successful T20 chase ever. After chasing a massive 262 runs, PBKS completed the distance in 18.4 overs. Earlier, after being invited to bat first, KKR amassed an impressive 261 for 6. Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls) combined for 138 runs to lead KKR.
But the night belonged to PBKS, who took control of the game in the second inning and ultimately secured the victory for the club. Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in yesterday’s match between PBKS and KKR. They have recorded the most successful pursuit for victory in T20 history. For PBKS, this is a really unique victory.
Highlights of game, KKR vs PBKS
A target of 262 was overcome in 18.4 overs thanks to Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 off 48 balls which was well supported by Shashank Singh’s 68 not out off 28 balls and the diminutive Prabhsimran Singh’s punchy 54 off just 20 balls. It was a hot evening in a parched Kolkata. In the early evening, when it was above 40 degrees Celsius Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls) and Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) dominated the Punjab bowlers.
Shreyas Iyer had no idea what fate had in store for him and his guys that night. Knights never had the night to themselves because Bairstow had set aside Friday night to be his atonement. Accompanied by a “Shashank.” On April 16, KKR was unable to hold on to a 223/6 total against another Englishman, Jos Buttler, who scored a 55-ball century to complete the theft.
