Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets in IPL 2024
Punjab Kings set a new world record led by the incredible century of Jonny Bairstow for the highest run chase in the history of T20 cricket as they chased down the target of 262 runs set by Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets to spare in the IPL here on Friday.
PBKS bettered South Africa's 259/4 against the West Indies in March last year. In the IPL, the Rajasthan Royals held the previous record for chasing down 224 against KKR at Eden Gardens recently, equaling the record they had set against the Punjab Kings in 2020 in Sharjah.
Sent into bat, the Kolkata Knight Riders scored 261/6, but PBKS completed the chase with eight balls to spare. KKR rode on a 138-run partnership between openers Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls).
The batters that followed the openers then consolidated the home team's position and took them to an imposing total.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 261/6 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 75, Sunil Narine 71).
Punjab Kings: 262/2 in 18.4 overs (Jonny Bairstow 108, Prabhsimran Singh 54, Shashank Singh 68).