KKR vs PBKS: Bairstow & Shashank take Punjab to WORLD RECORD chase

All over

PBKS just took 18.4 overs to chase down the highest ever total in T20s, all across the world. What an effort, Shashank Singh ends with 68 from 28 and Bairstow unbeaten on 108 from 48.

Shashank’s 50

The youngster has a fifty in only 23 balls now. PBKS are all but through.. It is 247.2 in 17.5 overs

Says something

PBKS 228/2 in 17 overs

100 in 45

Bairstow slams a ton in 45 balls only. That is some effort by the English man. He took eight fours and eight sixes to reach there. PBKS 210/2 in 16 overs.

On their way

It is 201/2 in 15 overs

Out

Some respite for Kolkata Knight Riders as Sunil Narine removes Rilee Rossouw for 26. PBKS 179/2 in 13 overs.

Punjab Kings favorite now?

At the rate at which Bairstow and Rossouw are going, nothing seems chaseable. Punjab now needs just 89 from 48 balls.

PBKS: 173/1 after 12 overs.

Rossouw joins the party

The Punjab Kings now need 130 runs from 10 overs. They are slightly ahead at the halfway mark.

PBKS: 132/1 after 10 overs.

Bairstow back to form

Jonny Bairstow has scored his first fifty of the IPL 2024 season in just 23 balls. The Punjab Kings still need 142 from 11 overs.

PBKS: 120/1 after 9 overs.

Jonny ain’t stopping

Prabhsimran Singh may have departed, but his opening partner, Jonny Bairstow, isn’t looking to stop. He’s raced off to 44 of 21 balls. The Punjab Kings still need 154 from 12 overs (72 balls).

PBKS: 108/1 after 8 overs.

Unfortunate

After playing so well, Prabhsimran is run out for 54. But the good part is, Bairstow has now taken over and scores 24 runs in the over. It is 93/1 after 6 overs.

53 in 18

PBKS 69/0 in 5 overs

Prabhsimran Unstoppable

PBKS have raced to 57/0 in 4 overs, and Prabhsimran has alone scored 43 from 16. This is some start to the chase.

Solid start

Prabhsimran Singh has made his intentions clear at the start as he hits Harshal Patel for a few runs. PBKS 28/0 after 2.1 overs.

Chase begins

And Chameera starts the proceedings for KKR. It is a good over first up as PBKS are 8/0 after 1 over.

That’s it

So KKR end up with a massive 261/6 and that happens to be the highest score at the Eden Gardens. All credit to Phil Salt and Sunil Narine.

Iyer rocks

Shreyas Iyer is just showing that he can also bat at a rapid pace. He gets 24 from the Sam Curran over as KKR 239/3 in 18 overs.

Out

Arshdeep gets a wicket here as the dangerman Andre Russell is out for 24 from just 12 balls. It is 203/3.

These two

KKR 176/2 in 14 overs

One brings two

This time Sam Curran has a wicket and he is castled for 75 from 37. KKR reach 163/2 in 12.3 overs.

Finally out

And after scoring 71 from 32 balls, Sunil Narine finally departs. Rahul Chahar has a wicket and Bairstow latches on to one. KKR 138/1.

Another 50

Phil Salt also smashes a half-century, as KKR reach 122/0 in 9.2 overs.

Narine

There you go. Narine has yet another 50 in this year’s IPL, and this time in only 23 deliveries. What a player. KKR 99/0 in 7.5 overs.

Powerplay done

This is going to be a run-fest again. KKR have scored 76/0 in six overs. Narine is on 38 and Salt on 35.

Harshal hammered

A good pitch to bat on, and it is digging the grave of medium pacers. Harshal Patel is hit for 18, as it is 38/0 after 3 overs.

Match starts

Curran starts, and so does Narine. He creams one through the covers. After 1 over it is 7/0.

Iyer says

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.

Playing XIs

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

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

Punjab to bowl

Sam Curran has won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Toss time

So we are just minutes away from the start of the match here. An it is toss time.

KKR vs PBKS: Squads

Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (wk). Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada. Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Atharva Taide, Shivam Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow. Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Sikandar Raza, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer. Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana. Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Allah Ghazanfar. Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, Chetan Sakariya, Nitish Rana, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera.

Welcome to the live coverage of Match 42 of the IPL 2024 season between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings.