PUNJAB: The IPL 2024 witnessed something extraordinary on Friday. Something which has never happened in the history of cricket.
For the first time ever, a team chased down a 260-plus total in the T20 format. And it was achieved by an Indian Premier League team – Punjab Kings.
Chasing a 262-run total, hardly anybody would have given a chance to PBKS but then their batter had some other idea. Jonny Bairstow (108*), Prabhsimran Singh (54), Shashank SIngh (68*) contributed in equal measures as PBKS achieved the world record.
Highest targets successfully chased in 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
Highest targets successfully chased in the IPL
262 – PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
224 – RR vs PBKS, Sharjah, 2020
The successful chase also raised a very pertinent question. Is the game only for the batters?
Former Punjab Kings captain and spin great R Ashwin, raised a please for the bowlers mid-match. “Save the bowlers” someone plsss SOS SOS SOS #KKRvsPBKS #IPL2024,” he posted on X.
How do you define a game like this?? ‘Historic’ is the only way to describe this, I guess. 262 successfully chased with 8 balls and 8 wickets to spare. What else is possible???” wrote former India player Aakash Chopra on X.
“Batters have unlocked their true potential…over to the bowlers to do what they do better than batters…that’s adapting and evolving. #IPL #KKRvPBKS”
