NEW DELHI: Jonny Bairstow‘s exceptional century led Punjab Kings to attain a historic milestone in T20 cricket by efficiently chasing down the goal of 262 set by Kolkata Knight Riders, securing victory with eight wickets in hand throughout the IPL match in Kolkata on Friday.
PBKS surpassed South Africa’s report of 259/Four in opposition to West Indies in March final yr for the very best profitable run chase in T20 cricket.Within the IPL, this feat surpassed Rajasthan Royals‘ earlier report of chasing down 224 in opposition to KKR at Eden Gardens, equalling their earlier achievement in opposition to Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2020 in Sharjah.
After Kolkata Knight Riders posted a formidable whole of 261/6, PBKS achieved the goal with eight balls to spare in a powerful show.
Highest scores in a T20 run-chase
PBKS surpassed South Africa’s report of 259/Four in opposition to West Indies in March final yr for the very best profitable run chase in T20 cricket.Within the IPL, this feat surpassed Rajasthan Royals‘ earlier report of chasing down 224 in opposition to KKR at Eden Gardens, equalling their earlier achievement in opposition to Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2020 in Sharjah.
After Kolkata Knight Riders posted a formidable whole of 261/6, PBKS achieved the goal with eight balls to spare in a powerful show.
Highest scores in a T20 run-chase
- 262/2 – PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata, IPL 2024
- 262/7 – RCB vs SRH, Bengaluru, IPL 2024
- 259/4 – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
- 254/3 – Middlesex vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023
- 253/8 – Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023
Most sixes in an IPL innings
- 24 – PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
- 22 – SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2024
- 22 – SRH vs DC, Delhi, 2024
- 21 – RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013
Other than Nepal, Punjab Kings hit the second-highest variety of sixes in an innings in Males’s T20 cricket. They smashed 26 sixes throughout their monumental innings of 314/Three in opposition to Mongolia on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou final yr.
Most sixes in a Males’s T20 match
- 42 – KKR vs PBKS, Kolkata, IPL 2024
- 38 – SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, IPL 2024
- 38 – RCB vs SRH, Bengaluru, IPL 2024
- 37 – Balkh Legends v Kabul Zwanan, Sharjah, APL 2018/19
- 37 – SKNP vs JT, Basseterre, CPL 2019
Highest aggregates in an IPL match
- 549 – RCB vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2024
- 523 – SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024
- 523 – KKR vs PBKS, Kolkata, 2024
- 469 – CSK vs RR, Chennai, 2010
- 465 – DC vs SRH, Delhi, 2024
Highest targets efficiently chased within the IPL
- 262 – PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
- 224 – RR vs PBKS, Sharjah, 2020
- 224 – RR vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
- 219 – MI vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
Highest targets efficiently chased in Males’s T20 cricket
- 262 – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, IPL 2024
- 259 – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
- 253 – Middlesex vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023
- 244 – Australia vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2018
- 243 – Bulgaria vs Serbia, Sofia, 2022
- 243 – Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023
