Kolkata Knight Riders, after being put into bat by the Punjab Kings, posted a formidable 261/6 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls) and Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) opened with a stable 138-run partnership, dominating the Punjab Kings’ bowlers.
In KKR’s innings, 18 sixes and 22 fours had been hit, with Punjab’s pacer Sam Curran conceding 60 runs in four overs and Kagiso Rabada giving freely 55 runs in three overs.
In response, Punjab Kings took management of the chase.
Punjab’s batters made historical past with their spectacular batting efficiency, efficiently chasing the very best complete in T20 historical past with eight balls remaining.
Jonny Bairstow scored an unbeaten 108 off 48 balls, following Prabhsimran Singh’s explosive 54 off 20 balls, whereas Shashank Singh added an unbeaten 68 off 28 balls to assist Punjab Kings obtain a surprising victory.
Punjab Kings’ batters hit 24 sixes and 15 fours towards the KKR bowlers.
In complete, there have been 42 sixes hit through the match.
The sport was a batting extravaganza at Eden Gardens because the Punjab Kings secured a file T20 chase.
Seeing bowling getting hammered, India’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took to social media and wrote: “Save the bowlers somebody plsss SOS SOS SOS”.
Punjab King, who gained the match by eight wickets, will subsequent face Chennai Tremendous Kings on Might 1.
