KKR vs PBKS: The 42nd match of IPL 2024 (KKR vs PBKS) played at Eden Gardens on 26 April was very exciting. The batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders performed brilliantly and set a huge target of 262 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, which the Punjab Kings team succeeded/failed to achieve. Thanks to the stormy innings of Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, and Shashank Singh, the team (KKR vs PBKS) created history by scoring 262 runs. Punjab Kings chased the biggest score in the history of IPL.
KKR vs PBKS: Sunil Narine-Phil Salt played stormy innings
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR vs PBKS), who came to bat first after losing the toss, got a flying start from openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt. With the help of brilliant innings by both the players, Kolkata gave a huge target of 262 runs to the Punjab team.
- Opening pair Sunil Narine and Phil Salt started their innings with big shots. However, meanwhile, Sunil Narine and Phil Salt also got one life each in the powerplay, which created problems for Punjab.
- Sunil Narine and Phil Salt also completed their respective half-centuries by hitting sixes and fours. In such a situation, captain Sam Curran made a big change in the bowling in the 11th over and handed the ball to Rahul Chahar.
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Rinku Singh’s bat remained silent
- Arshdeep Singh ended Sunil Narine’s innings on the second ball. He scored 71 runs in 32 balls, hitting nine fours and four sixes. On the third ball of the 13th over, Sam Curran clean bowled the dangerous looking Philip Salt.
- 75 runs came from his bat in 37 balls. Andre Russell, who continued his streak of hitting boundaries, was hunted by Arshdeep Singh and he could contribute only 24 runs in 12 balls.
- The bat of deadly young batsman Rinku Singh also remained silent and he returned to the pavilion after scoring five runs. Shreyas Iyer was successful in scoring 28 runs in 10 balls.
- Venkatesh Iyer, who batted till the end, played an inning of 39 runs and took Kolkata’s score to 261. Arshdeep Singh achieved two successes for Punjab Kings. Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar took one wicket each.
KKR vs PBKS: Prabhsimran-Bairstow’s aggressive batting gave a great start to Punjab
- Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS), who came on the field to achieve the given target, scored 262 runs in 20 overs and won by 8 wickets. The pair of Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow gave a great start to the team with their explosive batting.
- Both of them played an innings of 93 runs for the first wicket. But Prabhsimran Singh was run out while trying to score one run in 5.6 overs. He scored 54 runs in 20 balls.
- However, Jonny Bairstow maintained the innings by standing at one end and completed his century of the season in 45 balls. He was successful in scoring 108 runs in 48 balls.
Shreyas Iyer’s mistake cost Kolkata dearly
- After the fall of Riley Rousseau’s wicket, Shashank Singh came to bat, and along with Jonny Bairstow, he played a brilliant innings. He scored 68 runs in 28 balls and took Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) across the threshold of victory.
- Shreyas’s mistake – Shreyas Iyer brought Anukul Roy in this match as an impact player while he also had the option of Vaibhav Arora. Anukul Roy gave 36 runs in 2 overs from where Punjab Kings never looked back.
