IPL 2024: Punjab Kings Defeats Kolkata Knight Riders In T20 Historic Chase
On 26 April 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings had a tough face off against each other. The match took place in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. The match was full of entertainment as sixes were constant in the innings of both KKR and PBKS. This match also created history in T20 Men’s Cricket by creating the highest run chase ever.
Toss was won by stand-in captain of Punjab Kings Sam Curran and he chose to field first against KKR.
Highlights of the Match
On Friday at Eden Garden Punjab Kings marked another milestone in the history of IPL by chasing the highest 261 runs in a tough competition against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Jonny Bairstow marked his century in this match which led to a grand victory of Kolkata Knight Riders. Other batsmen including Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh also played a significant role which led to the winning of Punjab Kings over Kolkata Knight Riders. Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders is second on the IPL point table with 10 points right behind Rajasthan Royal who is on the top of the points table with 14 points.
Playing Eleven of Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine, Philip Salt,Venkatesh Iyer,Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Dushmantha Chameera,Harshit Rana,Angrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(C), Ramandeep Singh and Varun Chakroborty.
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Playing Eleven of Punjab Kings
Sam Curran(c),Shashank Singh,Jonny Bairstow,Jitesh Sharma,Ashutosh Sharma,Rilee Rossouw,Harpreet Brar,Kagiso Rapada,Harshal Patel,Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar.
Top Players of the Match
Batsmen (KKR)
| Team | Player | Runs |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Phil Salt | 75 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunil Narine | 71 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Venkatesh Iyer | 39 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Shreyas Iyer | 28 |
Bowlers (KKR)
| Team | Player | Overs | Wickets | Runs |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunil Narine | 4 | 1 | 24 |
Batsmen (PBKS)
| Team | Player | Runs |
| Punjab Kings | Prabhsimran Singh | 54 |
| Punjab Kings | Jonny Bairstow | 108 |
| Punjab Kings | Shashank Singh | 68 |
Bowlers (PBKS)
| Team | Player | Overs | Wickets | Runs |
| Punjab Kings | Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 2 | 45 |
| Punjab Kings | Sam Curran | 4 | 1 | 60 |
| Punjab Kings | Harshal Patel | 3 | 1 | 48 |
| Punjab Kings | Rahul Chahr | 4 | 1 | 33 |
