Bairstow’s Unbeaten Century Leads Punjab To Highest Run Chase In IPL Historical past

KOLKATA, India: Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten century off 45 balls spearheaded Punjab Kings to the best profitable run chase in Indian Premier League historical past on Friday.

Punjab scaled Kolkata Knight Riders’ spectacular 261-6 with a shocking 262-2 to win by eight wickets with eight balls to spare.

Opener Bairstow completed 108 not out off 48 balls, Shashank Singh was 68 not out off 28, and the opposite opener Prabhsimran Singh posted 54 off 20 as Punjab ended a four-match run.

Eden Gardens was sprayed with 24 sixes by Punjab after 18 by the house aspect.

Prabhsimran Singh set the tempo early on, hitting 4 fours and 5 sixes as he and Bairstow produced Punjab’s finest ever energy play rating. Prabhsimran Singh was run out on the finish of the sixth over at 93-1.

Bairstow reached his half-century off 23 balls and accelerated to 100 off the subsequent 22. His second IPL hundred included 9 sixes and eight boundaries.

Bairstow and Riley Rossouw placed on 85 off 39 balls for the second wicket.

Punjab had 150 in solely 11 overs, and when Rossouw was caught at 178-2 within the thirteenth over, it nonetheless wanted 84 off the remaining 45 balls.

Shashank Singh helped cross that end line off solely 37 balls by smacking eight sixes and decreasing Bairstow to a spectator.

Shashank Singh’s fifty got here off solely 23 balls, and he and Bairstow added an unbeaten 84 off 37 balls.

Solely off-spin allrounder Sunil Narine stored Punjab in checking by taking 1-24.

Within the first innings, Kolkata openers Narine and Phil Salt mixed for 138 runs.

Salt scored 75 off 37 balls, together with six fours and 6 sixes, and Narine stored up his purple patch with 71 off 32 balls, hitting 4 sixes. They had been again within the hut with 45 balls to go, leaving the remainder of Kolkata’s batters to play catchup.

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh took 2-45 to peg again Kolkata within the center overs.

However Venkatesh Iyer added 40 off 18 balls with Andre Russell (24) and one other 43 off 18 balls with skipper Shreyas Iyer (28).

Kolkata completed with its second highest complete on this IPL however suffered a 3rd loss in eight video games to stay second on the desk.

Punjab jumped over Mumbai Indians to eighth on web run fee.

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