IPL 2024: Punjab Kings achieved the target of 262 runs within 19 overs by losing two wickets.
Today i.e. on 26th April, in a spectacular match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets at Eden Garden, Kolkata. In this match, the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders performed very disappointingly. Whereas all the batsmen of Punjab Kings batted aggressively in Eden Garden.
PBKS vs KKR: PBKS defeated KKR due to the partnership of Jonny Bairstow and Shashank Singh.
Let us tell you, batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 261 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, information player Sunil Narayan batted brilliantly and played an explosive inning of 71 runs with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes in 32 balls. Apart from Sunil Narayan, Phil Salt contributed 75 runs in 37 balls with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes. Both of them did not spare any bowlers of Punjab Kings and hit hard against everyone.
Venkatesh Iyer played an inning of 39 runs while captain Shreyas Iyer contributed 28 runs. Andre Russell scored 24 runs. For Punjab Kings, Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 45 runs in four overs while captain Sam Curran, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar took one wicket each.
IPL 2024: The batsmen of Punjab Kings gave a tough class to the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Punjab Kings achieved the target of 262 runs within 19 overs by losing two wickets. On behalf of the team, Jonny Bairstow played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 108 runs in 48 balls with the help of 8 fours and 9 sixes. Apart from Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh contributed 54 runs with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes in 20 balls. Both of them gave a very good start to Punjab Kings and that is why the team failed to register victory.
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Riley Rousseau contributed 26 runs while young batsman Shashank Singh played an aggressive inning of 68* runs in 28 balls with the help of 2 fours and 8 sixes. Shashank Singh also made a very good partnership with Jonny Bairstow.