Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match

Data had been smashed within the Indian Premier League on Friday because the Punjab Kings chased down a mammoth 262 in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

The Kolkata Knight Riders rode on Sunil Narine (71) and Phil Salt’s (75) opening stand of 138 runs to put up 261/6 of their 20 overs — a T20 file complete on the Eden Gardens.

Nevertheless, the Punjab Kings snatched that file as effectively the file for the best profitable chase in a T20 match as they secured an eight-wicket win with eight balls to spare. Within the course of, the 2 groups additionally hit a T20 file 42 sixes within the match.

Jonny Bairstow carried his bat by the Punjab innings as he smashed a 48-ball 108 to guide the Punjab chase.

The Kings received off to begin of their chase because of Impression Participant Prabhsimran Singh’s 20-ball 54. Nevertheless, the opener perished on the ultimate ball of the facility play as Narine caught him quick with a direct hit whereas going for a dangerous single.

Rilee Roussow performed a helpful cameo earlier than Shashank Singh hammered a 28-ball 68 to assist the Kings to a memorable win.

Turning level of the match

It isn’t usually {that a} staff shedding their batter in a giant chase finally ends up serving to them in the long term. Nevertheless, the Kings shedding Roussow within the thirteenth over was the unlikely turning level of the match.

Punjab nonetheless wanted 83 runs from 42 balls and a few good overs from Narine and Harshit Rana regarded to have halted the scoring.

Nevertheless, Shashank Singh hammered eight sixes on his option to serving to Punjab safe a scarcely plausible win.

The Area’s participant of the match

Jonny Bairstow lastly arrived within the 2024 IPL with a shocking century plagued by 9 sixes and eight fours. Nevertheless, as controversial as it might sound, Sunil Narine is The Area’s choose for the participant of the match for his all spherical efficiency, albeit in a shedding trigger.

Narine hit 9 fours and 4 sixes as he slammed a 32-ball 71 to assist Kolkata put up 261/6 of their 20 overs.

However it was with the ball that Narine confirmed his high quality. He had a hand in each the Punjab wickets to fall; operating out Prabhsimran Singh with a direct hit and choosing up the wicket of Roussow.

Crucially, Narine solely gave away 24 runs in his 4 overs, the perfect efficiency by a bowler on the night time. Each bowler aside from Punjab’s Rahul Chahar (1/33) ended the match with an economic system price of over 10 runs.

‘Whack it so far as potential’

Jonny Bairstow returned to kind within the IPL with a shocking century — his second within the event — and it couldn’t have come at a greater time for Punjab.

The English batter attacked the Kolkata bowlers from the get go and by no means took his foot of the fuel as Punjab clinched an excellent win.

When you’re chasing down targets of upwards of 200 runs, it’s important to take dangers within the energy play. Some days it’s your day and a few days it’s not. [On his mindset while trying to chase down 260] Try to whack it so far as potential! (Laughs) I’ve by no means been in a recreation the place 260 has been scored. It was a case of look, if it is in your space it’s important to go (after it).

— Jonny Bairstow after the match