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Best performances - Batsmen

JM Bairstow
JM Bairstow
108(48) 8x4 - 9x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 22 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
0 6 17 9 25 14 11 26
PD Salt
PD Salt
75(37) 6x4 - 6x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 16 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
1 0 10 8 15 23 0 18

Best performances - Bowlers

Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh
O4
M0
R45
W2
Eco11.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
SP Narine
SP Narine
O4
M0
R24
W1
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Alan Gardner

11.40pm That's all we have for tonight folks, with 523 runs scored in a matter of a few hours. Alan and I have scheduled our finger massages, and the eyes also need some rest after watching those record 42 sixes. We have a double-header coming up tomorrow, stay safe until then! Ciao.

The presentation is here...

Curran: 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. (What's with the massive scores?) Loads of different things, guys can hit balls for long periods of time, the coaches, training, the dew, dot balls become wide after reviews and you get the extra ball. Stats are going of the window. For us, it's all about the small moments. With the ball also we hung in there. Really pleased for Jonny, he's been on tour for a long time and was eager to score. Shashank, wow, he was promoted to No. 4 and he's been our find of the season. We've to enjoy the small wins, although this was a big win coming to Kolkata.

Bairstow is the Player of the Match: 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 (laughs). 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.

11.20pm: The night Eden Gardens became a batting paradise! Punjab Kings somehow rose from the canvas after conceding 261 with the ball to pull off a record T20 chase with barely a flutter of doubt. Jonny Bairstow finishes on 108 not out, Shashank Singh 67 not out as this incredible IPL for batting continues

Shreyas Iyer: "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."

Shashank Singh: "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."

18.4
1
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh, 1 run, full toss bunted to cover, Kings have pulled off the greatest-ever T20 chase! Not only the highest score ever hunted down in the format, but done with eight wickets standing and more than an over to spare!
18.3
1
Ramandeep Singh to Bairstow, 1 run, short outside off, YJB chops one more to the point sweeper
18.2
1
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh, 1 run, shuffles across and swats through midwicket
18.1
6
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh, SIX, BOOM! Donked down the ground, Shashank ices yet another Dorothy Dix to put Kings on the brink

Ramandeep Singh finally gets his wish for a bowl... although not in the best circumstances for KKR

END OF OVER:
18 | 25 Runs | PBKS: 253/2 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 14.05, RRR: 4.50)

  • Jonny Bairstow107 (47b)
  • Shashank Singh60 (25b)
  • Harshit Rana4-0-61-0
  • Dushmantha Chameera3-0-48-0

Forecaster 99% in Kings corner now. These algorithms are so fickle...

17.6
6
Harshit Rana to Bairstow, SIX, slower ball, Bairstow mullers six more! This is all over, folks. Stays still in the crease and crashes a drive over long-off as the bowler misses his yorker
17.5
1
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, 1 run, short and wide of off, clubbed away to the sweeper

The required rate now practically a run a ball!

Videos

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st93JM BairstowPrabhsimran Singh
2nd85JM BairstowRR Rossouw
3rd84JM BairstowShashank Singh

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318