KKR vs PBKS / Punjab changed history, made the most successful run chase of IPL - defeated Kolkata by 8 wickets

KKR vs PBKS: Punjab Kings have chased the biggest target of IPL. The team defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets in the 42nd match of the current season. Punjab scored 262 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 18.4 overs at Kolkata's home ground. Jonny Bairstow scored a century. He remained unbeaten by scoring 108 runs on 48 balls, Shashank Singh led the team to victory by scoring 68 not out on 28 balls.

Prabhsimran Singh from PBKS also scored 54 runs on 20 balls. Sunil Narine took one wicket from Kolkata. There was a batsman runout.

Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl at the Eden Gardens Stadium on Friday. Kolkata has scored 261 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Phil Salt (75 runs on 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 runs on 32 balls) scored half-centuries. There was a century partnership between both. Andre Russell scored 24, Venkatesh Iyer scored 39 and Shreyas Iyer scored 28 runs. Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar got one wicket each.

Punjab score 93/1 in powerplay, Prabhsimran out

Chasing the target of 262 runs, Punjab made an explosive start. The openers of the team have made fifty partnerships. Not only this, Prabhasimran was run out after scoring 54 runs. Earlier, Jonny Bairstow hit 5 consecutive boundaries on the first 5 balls of this over of Anukul Roy. 21 runs came from this over. After this over, Punjab's score was 93/1.

Punjab's record chase

Punjab Kings have created history. He has chased the biggest score in the history of 17 seasons of IPL. Punjab chased the target of 262 runs in just 18.4 overs. That means in the end eight balls were left. 262 runs is the most successful chase in IPL history. Earlier in IPL 2020, Rajasthan had chased 226 runs against Punjab. The heroes of victory for Punjab were Jonny Bairstow, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh.

Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata scored 261 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs. Phil Salt scored 75 runs in 37 balls and Sunil Narine scored 71 runs in 32 balls. In reply, Prabhasimran Singh gave a stormy start to Punjab by playing an inning of 54 runs in 20 balls. After this, Jonny Bairstow played 108 runs in 48 balls and Shashank Singh played an unbeaten inning of 68 runs in 28 balls, leading Punjab to victory. 41 sixes were hit in this match, which is the highest in any match in IPL history.

Kolkata scored 261 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders set a huge target of 262 runs for Punjab Kings. Kolkata scored 261 runs after losing six wickets in 20 overs. This is the highest score in IPL by any team at Eden Gardens. Earlier in 2023, Chennai Super Kings had scored 235 runs against Knight Riders.

For Kolkata, Phil Salt scored 75 runs in 37 balls with the help of six fours and six sixes and Sunil Narine scored 71 runs in 32 balls with the help of nine fours and four sixes. Both of them made a partnership of 138 runs in 62 balls for the first wicket. Narine scored the sixth half-century of his IPL career and Salt scored the fifth half-century of his IPL career. After the dismissal of these two, the team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. At one time Kolkata's projected score was 280+ runs, but the team could score only 261 runs. Venkatesh Iyer was out after scoring 39 runs in 23 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. At the same time, Andre Russell played an inning of 24 runs in 12 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 28 runs in 10 balls with the help of one four and three sixes. Rinku Singh was out after scoring five runs. Arshdeep Singh took maximum two wickets for Punjab. Whereas, Sam Curran, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar got one wicket each. Harshal is leading in the race for Purple Cap.