KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Highlights: Jonny Bairstow, Shashank Singh go berserk as Punjab pull off record chase

We got off to a good start and that was key. They got a flier themselves thanks to Sunil so we knew we had to go ballistic in the powerplay. (Does format matter?) Not really, you've got to take risks to go on. When you've to chase 200-plus you've to take risks in the powerplay. (How to approach such a chase?) Try and whack it as hard as possible. It was a case of if it's in your area you go after it. We wanted to lose as few wickets as possible. Shashank has done it all season, a lovely guy and special player. To have someone like him coming in and do that is unbelievable. His knowledge, he's not young either, he's nice and calm, full credit to him the way he came out and hit it cleanly.

Very pleasing. Most importantly the win, cricket has turned to baseball isn't it? We're delighted with the two points. We had a tough few weeks as a team. Forget about the scores, we deserved this victory. Loads of different things, guys can hit balls for long periods of time, the coaches, training, the dew, dot balls become wide after reviews.

In the dugout, was watching the wicket. Felt the ball was coming on with good bounce, thought I'd try to play out Sunil and take on the rest of the bowlers. I have licence to bat, just go out and play my shots. Losses have been by small margins. This match, the way Jonny batted was a huge positive. Great learning for me, still five more matches to go.

The way the batters batted was tremendous. So much you ask of them and they delivered. Both teams played tremendously. You have to go back to the drawing board and see where you went wrong. Not defending hurts but it's a great lesson for the players. [Narine] Brilliant to see him go out and strike the ball. Lot to learn from him, he's the MVP of our team.

Records galore as Punjab Kings chase down a 262-run target with eight wickets and eight balls remaining. A historic chase by PBKS batters today.

Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 108* off 48 balls. Shashank Singh smashed 68* off 28 balls with the help of two fours and eight sixes.

Punjab Kings WIN

Punjab Kings pull off a record chase with 8 balls remaining. This is the highest successful chase in not just IPL but in entire T20 history.

KKR - 261/6 in 20 overs.

PBKS - 262/2 in 18.4 overs.

Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets 

Shashank Singh brings his fifty with back-to-back sixes off Harshit Rana and in just 23 balls. Punjab Kings are now clear favourites to successful chase.

PBKS - 2532 in 18 overs (Jonny Bairstow - 107* off 47 balls, Shashank Singh - 60* off 25 balls).

Punjab Kings need 9 runs in 12 balls.

Fastest IPL hundreds for Punjab Kings

1. 38 - David Miller vs RCB, Mohali, 2013
2. 45 - Mayank Agarwal vs RR, Sharjah, 2020
3. 45 - Jonny Bairstow vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
4. 49 - Wriddhiman Saha vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2014 final

Jonny Bairstow converts his maiden fifty of the season into his second IPL century and takes only 45 balls to claim it.

PBKS - 210/2 in 16 overs.

Punjab Kings need 52 runs in 24 balls to win the game.

New batter Shashank Singh smashes Varun Chakravarthy for two consecutive sixes as Punjab Singh continue to dominate in the middle overs. A potential successful record chase seems a reality now. 

PBKS - 196/2 in 14 overs.

Punjab Kings need 66 runs in 36 balls.

Rilee Rossouw tries to go big off Sunil Narine but finds Shreyas Iyer at mid off. A much-needed breakthrough for Kolkata

Rossouw scored 26 runs off 16 balls. In-form Shashank Singh joins Jonny Bairstow (93* off 39 balls) in the middle.

PBKS - 179/2 in 13 overs.

Punjab Kings need 83 runs in 42 balls to win the game.

Jonny Bairstow brings his maiden fifty of the season with a brilliant six off Varun Chakravarthy and in just 23 balls.

Bairstow and Rossouw keep Punjab on track for a record chase with a couple of boundaries off Andre Russell in the 10th over.

PBKS - 132/1 in 10 overs (Bairstow - 57* off 28 balls, Rilee Rossouw - 18* off 12 balls)

Punjab Kings need 130 runs in 60 balls to win this run fest.

Jonny Bairstow brings the team's hundred with a big six off Harshit Rana as Punjab Kings try to ease off the pressure after Prabhsimran Singh's departure.

PBKS - 108/1 in 8 overs. (Jonny Bairstow - 44* off 21 balls, Rilee Rossouw - 7* off 7 balls)

Punjab Kings need 154 runs in 72 balls to win the game.

Sunil Narine ends Prabhsimran Singh's quickfire innings with a sensational direct throw on the last ball of the powerplay overs.

Prabhsimran Singh scored 54 runs off 20 balls.

PBKS - 93/1 in 6 overs.

Fastest IPL fifties for PBKS 

1. 14 - KL Rahul vs DC, Mohali, 2018
2. 17 - Nicholas Pooran vs SRH, Dubai, 2020
3. 18 - Prabhsimran Singh vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024 (Today)
4. 19 - David Miller vs RR, Sharjah, 2014
5. 19 - KL Rahul vs CSK, Mohali, 2019

Prabhsimran Singh smashes an 18-ball fifty with a four off Sunil Narine. A joint-second fastest fifty of the IPL 2024. 

PBKS - 69/0 in 5 overs (Prabhsimran Singh - 54* off 20 balls, Jonny Bairstow - 12* off 10 balls)

Punjab Kings need 193 runs in 90 balls to win the game.

Prabhsimran Singh smashes debutant Dushmantha Chameera for 22 runs in the third over to get Punjab Kings off to a flying start at Eden Gardens.

PBKS - 45/0 in 3 overs (Prabhsimran Singh - 36* off 13 balls, Jonn Bairstow - 6* off 5 balls).

Punjab Kings need 217 runs in 102 balls to win the game.

Anukul Roy comes in as an impact sub for Kolkata.

Harshal Patel makes an excellent comeback to concede just 12 runs in the last over and claims Rinku Singh's wicket to go top in the Orange Cap race with his 14th wicket of the season. 

KKR - 261/6 in 20 overs.

Phil Salt top-scored with 75 runs off 37 balls for Kolkata. Arshdeep Singh emerges as the best bowler for Punjab with two wickets for 45.

Most sixes for KKR in the IPL

1. 201 - Andre Russell
2. 106 - Nitish Rana
3. 88 - Sunil Narine
4. 85 - Yusuf Pathan
5. 85 - Robin Uthappa

A brilliant cameo from Shreyas Iyer comes to an end with Kagiso Rabada clinching an easy catch at deep cover on Arshdeep Singh's delivery.

Shreyas scored 28 runs off just 10 balls. Rinku Singh joins Venkatesh Iyer in the middle.

KKR - 246/4 in 18.3 overs.

Captain Shreyas Iyer goes berserk by smashing four consecutive boundaries, including three sixes, off Sam Curran as Kolkata eye a big finish at Eden Gardens.

KKR - 239/3 in 18 overs (Shreyas Iyer - 28* off 9 balls, Venkatesh Iyer - 30* off 19 balls). 

Arshdeep Singh removes dangerous-looking Andre Russell just before death overs play. A big wicket for Punjab but Kolkata go past 200.

Russell scored 24 runs off 12 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer joins Venkatesh Iyer (22* off 14 balls) in the middle.

KKR - 206/3 in 16 overs.

Sunil Narine and Phil Salt's 138-run partnership for the first wickets is the second-highest for any wicket in the IPL 2024 and the highest opening stand of the season.

With two new batters in the middle, Rahul Chahar concedes only 7 runs as Punjab Kings look to find a way to make a comeback at Eden Gardens.

KKR - 176/2 in 14 overs (Andre Russell - 7* off 5 balls, Venkatesh Iyer - 15* off 11 balls).

6, 6 and OUT

Phil Salt smashes his national teammate Sam Curran for two consecutive sixes but the latter produces an excellent yorker to win the final battler.

Salt scored 75 runs off just 32 balls. Andre Russell joins Venkatesh Iyer in the middle.

KKR - 163/2 in 12.3 overs.

Returning Rahul Chahar produces a breakthrough with a big big wicket of Sunil Narine.

Narine scored 71 runs off just 32 balls. Venkatesh Iyer joins Phil Salt (62* off 33 balls) in the middle.

KKR - 147/1 in 11.2 overs.

Sunil Narine is definitely chasing his second century in the IPL 2024 as he continues to find big shots in the middle overs.

Narine smashes Harshal Patel for two boundaries and Salt adds a big six as Kolkata Knight Riders utterly dominate the first ten overs at Eden Gardens.

KKR - 137/0 in 10 overs (Sunil Narine - 71* off 31 balls, Phil Salt - 59* off 30 balls).

Phil Salt also brings his fifty with a cracking four off Rahul Chahar at deep mid off and in just 25 balls.

KKR - 118/0 in 9 overs (Phil Salt - 52* off 27 balls, Sunil Narine - 60* off 27 balls).

Sunil Narine brings his third fifty-plus score of the season with back-to-back fours off Kagiso Rabada as Kolkata continue to find easy runs.

KKR - 105/0 in 8 overs (Sunil Narine - 53* off 24 balls, Phil Salt - 46* off 24 balls).

Openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt dominate Punjab bowlers to give Kolkata Knight Riders a perfect start in powerplay overs.

Sam Curran drops a sitter off Phil Salt as Arshdeep Singh bowls an impressive sixth over.

KKR - 76/0 in 6 overs. (Phil Saltt - 35* off 21 balls, Sunil Narine - 38* off 15 balls).

Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are looking in a good rhythm early in the game as Kolkata Knight Riders enjoy a strong start at Eden Garden.

KKR - 20/0 in 2 overs.

In-form openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt walk out to kick off Kolkata Knight Riders' innings at Eden Gardens.

Captain Sam Curran to bowl the first over for Punjab Kings.

We've had different players stepping up at different times, that's the thing I'm pleased about this season. Starcy got a cut on his finger in the last game, Dushmantha Chameera replaces him. Need a great start and then convert it into a big score, hoping to continue the same form and momentum.

We will have a bowl. We had 4 games at home, unfortunately lost all four, guys are ready for the away games though. We know what we need to do from here, just go out and play. Liam Livingstone misses out, Jonny Bairstow is back.

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary.

Kolkata Knight Riders Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt (w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

Punjab Kings win the toss and opt to bowl first. KKR will be batting first now and aim another score in excess of 200.

Dushmantha Chameera has got his KKR cap and Starc isn't training due to finger injury. The latter could very well be resting today. Soon it will be confirmed at the toss...

It's absolutely scorching at mid-forty degrees which will make it slightly uncomfortable for the players. 66m and 63m square boundaries while the straight boundary is at 73m. This is going to play as it has right through the season, it has plenty of pace and bounce on offer, the pitch itself is rock hard, the silt content on this surface is around 70% or more, in general it's around 50-60%. There are a lot of patches on a good length area on both ends, the grass is abrasive and the spinners could get some help, especially in the first innings. KKR's spinners should have an advantage as they rely on pace and lateral movement. It's a high scoring venue, there's now dew, the curators have confirmed the same. The captain winning the tos could still opt to chase first, reckon Katie Martin and Deep Dasgupta.

KKR are in amazing form at the moment winning five of their seven matches and are at the second place in the points table. 

PBKS have lost five of their six matches in the last over and are at ninth place now. They are desperate for a win today.

No. PBKS bowling coach Sunil Joshi has confirmed that Dhawan will not play in KKR clash and might take the field against CSK in their next game.

Kolkata Knight Riders dominate head-to-head record against Punjab Kings with 21 wins in 32 matches in IPL.

Hello and welcome to India TV's live coverage of today's IPL 2024 encounter.

Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders are hosting Punjab Kings in the 42nd match of the season at Eden Gardens.

Kolkata enter this game with a narrow one-run win against Bengaluru in their last game while Punjab require desperate points to keep their playoff qualification hopes alive.

Match Details:

Match: IPL 2024, 42nd T20 match

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Date & Time: Friday, April 26 at 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)

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