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IPL: There was a storm of runs in the 42nd match of IPL between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. First KKR (KKR ) and then Punjab’s Jonny Bairstow and Shashank Singh batted stormily and created a world record by chasing the biggest run in T20 cricket.
Batting first in this match held at Eden Gardens, KKR scored 261/6 in 20 overs on the basis of half-centuries from Sunil Narine (71 runs) and Philip Salt (75 runs). In response, Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 runs and Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 68 runs snatched the match from KKR and gave the team victory by scoring 262 runs with 8 balls remaining.
Bairstow-Shashank’s storm
Chasing the big target of 262 runs, the openers of Punjab Kings gave a great start and added 93 runs for the first wicket. This partnership was made between Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh. Prabhsimran Singh was out after scoring 54 runs in 20 balls. His innings included 4 fours and 5 sixes. Riley Rousseau, who came to bat after Prabhasimran was out, returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs. After this, no wicket of the team fell and Shashank Singh along with Bairstow led Punjab to a historically successful run chase. Bairstow’s bat was an excellent inning of 108 runs unbeaten in 48 balls, which included 8 fours and 9 sixes. At the same time, Shashank played an important role in the team’s victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 68 runs in 28 balls. 2 fours and 8 sixes came from his bat.
KKR bowlers were badly beaten
KKR bowlers were badly beaten in this match. Andre Russell and Anukul Roy proved to be the most expensive. Both the bowlers bowled 2-2 overs in the match and gave away 36-36 runs. Dushmantha Chameera gave away 48 runs in 3 overs. Harshit Rana scored 61 runs in 4 overs. Sunil Narine was the only bowler who got a wicket. He took 1 wicket for just 24 runs in 4 overs. Varun Chakraborty gave 46 runs in 3 overs. Ramandeep Singh gave 9 runs in 4 balls.
KKR’s batting was like this
Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders gave a target of 262 runs to Punjab Kings. Sunil Narine and Philip Salt played stormy innings. Philip Salt scored 75 runs in 37 balls (6 fours and 6 sixes) and Sunil Narine scored 71 runs in 32 balls (9 fours and 4 sixes). Venkatesh Iyer scored 39 runs on 23 balls, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 28 runs on 10 balls and Andre Russell scored 24 runs on 12 balls. Rinku Singh was out after scoring 5 runs. Ramandeep Singh remained not out after scoring 6 runs on 3 balls. The most successful bowler for Punjab Kings was Arshdeep Singh, who took maximum 2 wickets. Sam Curran, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar got 1 wicket each.
Highest scores in T20 run chase
262/2 – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2024 (same match)
262/7 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024
259/4 – South Africa vs West Indies, 2023
254/3 – Middlesex vs Surrey, T20 Blast 2023
253/8 – Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans, PSL 2023
Most sixes in T20 match
42 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata, IPL 2024 (same match)
38 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad, IPL 2024
38 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Bengaluru, IPL 2024
37 – Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwanan, Sharjah, APL 2018/19
37 – SKNP vs JT, Basseterre, CPL 2019
Biggest successful run chase in IPL
262 runs – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, 2024 (same match)
224 runs – Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, Sharjah, 2020
224 runs – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, 2024
219 runs – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Delhi, 2021
Biggest successful run chase in men’s T20 cricket
262 – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, IPL 2024
259 – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
253 – Middlesex vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023
244 – Australia vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2018
243 – Bulgaria vs Serbia, Sofia, 2022
243 – Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023
Most sixes in an innings of IPL
24 – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, 2024 (same match)
22 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bengaluru, 2024
22 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Delhi, 2024
21 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors India, Bengaluru, 2013
Bairstow said after the victory
Bairstow said after scoring an unbeaten century to ensure victory, ‘We started well. This was the key to victory. Thanks to Sunil he also got a good start. You have to take risks. Sometimes luck will be on your side. Some days it won’t be your day. Tried to achieve this as far as possible. If it’s in your area, you have to. When Sunil was bowling, we had some quiet overs because we knew how important he was to him. Shashank Singh is a special player. What they had was amazing. How cleanly he hit it! It was really very special. Bairstow was chosen player of the match for his excellent batting.
