The Punjab Kings returned to winning ways in the ongoing IPL 2024 in style on Friday (April 26) by creating history by pulling off the highest comeback in the history of T20s.
The Sam Curran-led side ended their four-match losing streak with a stunning 8-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. Scoring an incredible 262 runs, the Punjab-based team managed the total in 18.4 overs by losing just two wickets.
PBKS’ chances of winning the game seemed to be completely wiped out after KKR ended their innings on 261/6. In-form openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt once again played with the bat for KKR. While Narine hit 71 runs off 32 balls, Salt scored 75 runs off just 37 balls. Players like Venkatesh Iyer (39), Andre Russell (24) and Shreyas Iyer (28) also played useful cameo appearances to take KKR past 250 for the second time this season.
In response, PBKS chased out the overall win with 8 balls remaining. Prabhsimran Singh set the tone for the chase by hitting an 18-ball fifth in the powerplay. After his dismissal, Jonny Bairstow took charge of the innings as he returned to form with a 45-ball hundred.
Shashank Singh then blew KKR away by taking his bowlers to the cleaners. The right-handed batsman single-handedly destroyed KKR in the last few overs, smashing an unbeaten 68 off just 28 balls with the help of two fours and eight sixes.
Here is the list of records created during the match between KKR and PBKS:
Highest chase in T20s:
PBKS now holds the record for highest chase in both IPL and T20s. The previous IPL record was held by Rajasthan Royals, who had hit 224 against PBKS in 2020. The T20 record was held by South Africa with 259 against West Indies in 2023.
Highest successful chase in IPL:
262 – PBKS vs. KKR, Kolkata, 2024
224 – RR vs PBKS, Sharjah, 2020
224 – RR vs. KKR, Kolkata, 2024
219 – MI vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
Highest successful chase Men’s T20 cricket:
262 – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, IPL 2024
259 – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
253 – Middlesex vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023
244 – Australia vs. New Zealand, Auckland, 2018
243 – Bulgaria vs. Serbia, Sofia, 2022
243 – Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023
Most sixes in one Men’s T20 Match:
The match between KKR and PBKS was the first T20 match to feature more than 40 sixes. The record for most sixes in a match was previously held by SRH and MI, who had combined to score 38 sixes earlier this season.
42 – KKR vs PBKS, Kolkata, IPL 2024
38 – SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, IPL 2024
38 – RCB vs SRH, Bengaluru, IPL 2024
37 – Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwanan, Sharjah, APL 2018/19
37 – SKNP vs. JT, Basseterre, CPL 2019
Most sixes in an IPL innings
PBKS now holds the record for most sixes in an IPL innings after hitting 24 sixes against KKR. The record was previously held by SRH, who hit 22 sixes against RCB earlier this season.
24 – PBKS vs. KKR, Kolkata, 2024
22 – SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2024
22 – SRH vs. DC, Delhi, 2024
21 – RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013