KKR vs PBKS highlights, IPL 2024: Punjab Kings wins by eight wickets; Bairstow, Shashank chase highest total in T20 history

Shashank lofts Chameera’s first bowl straight over the umpire for a SIX!!!!!!! A single next. Bairstow slashes it through point for another single. Just needs one to win! SHASHANK PUSHES IT IN THE COVERS NEXT FOR A SINGLE TO WIN THE MATCH!!!!!

PBKS completes the highest chase in T20 history!

Harshit Rana to Shashank, Starts with a single and a wide ball. Shashank pulls the short one over deep square leg for another SIX!!!! SIX MORE!!!!! Batter pulls it on-side again for another maximum. FOUR!!! Slices it through point for a FOUR!!!!

Shashank 55* (23)

A single next. Bairstow lofts it over long off for a SIX!!!!!!

Chameera to Shashank Singh. Starts with a dot ball. Shashank lofts it over extra cover for a BIG SIX!!!!! A wide yorker next that goes for a dot ball. Full-toss next that Shashank lofts it behind for a SIX!!!!! Umpire says its a no-ball but KKR has reviewed and it is a fair delivery. Shashank swing and misses the next delivery, dot ball. SIX!!!! Shashank pulls it over deep square leg for a crucial maximum. 

Harshit to Shashank, starts with a FOUR!!!!!! A single and a dot next. A bit short next as Shashank cuts it off-side for another single. A double to end the over. BAIRSTOW SCORES A CENTURY!!!

Bairstow 100* (45)

Narine to Shashank. Chips it on-side for a single. Plays it across to mid-wicket for another single. A dot ball next as Narine turns it away from the stumps. Shashank steps out but misses, Salt stumps him. Umpire has gone up to check. Third umpire says not-out. A quick single follows. A quick double next to end the over. 

Chakravarthy bowls it too full and Shashank pulls it over deep square for a SIX!!!! SIX AGAIN!!!! pulls it over mid-wicket this time. Inside edge next, a single taken, Bairstow on strike. Another single follows. A single follows, Bairstow back on strike. A single to end the over. 

Narine to Bairtsow. FOUR!!!! Slices it through backward point for a boundary to start the over. Slices it through point next for a single. Russouw strikes it un-clean and the ball goes high and into the hands of Shreyas, OUT!!!!!

Rossouw c Shreyas b Narine 26 (16)

Shashank Singh comes in to bat. Starts with two dots and a single. 

Russell to Rossouw. Starts with a wide ball. Rossouw lofts it across leg side for a SIX!!!!! Another wide-ball next. Pushes it to mid on for a single next. SIX!!! Bairstow pulls it behind backward square leg for another maximum. SIX!!!!! Batter pulls it behind again for a maximum again. Pushes it to through the covers next for a double. A single to end the over. 

Chakravarthy to Rossouw. Starts with a single. Two dots follows. SIX!!!!! Bairstow lofts it over the boundary line. FOUR NEXT!!! Bairstow drives it down straight for a boundary. SIX!!! Bairstow pulls it over deep square for a maximum to end the over. 

Andre Russell comes into the attack and Bairstow welcomes him with a FOUR on the second delivery. SIX! Rossouw pulls the short ball over mid-on as PBKS stays afloat in the chase. 

Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Sunil Narine. A double and three singles from the first four deliveries before Baristow mistimes his shot, still, it sails over extra covers for a SIX, which takes him to FIFTY!

Harshit Rana returns. Rana to Bairstow, SIX! Picks the slower one on time and clears the long-on boundary. FOUR! Rossouw finally gets off the mark with a boundary after playing four dots. Meanwhile, PBKS gets to 100.

Narine continues. He gives just one from his over. 

Anukul Roy continues. FOUR! Lucky inside edge which runs for a boundary for Bairstow. SIX! Not lucky but sheer power from Bairstow who hits a towering six. FOUR! Clears the cover region for the third boundary in a row. FOUR! This time Baristow chooses mid-on to get four boundaries in succession. SIX! Wow, make it five boundaries in five deliveries! He was away from the ball but stretched himself and pulled away for a maximum. RUN OUT! Oh no...Prabhsimran, what have you done here? He called for an absolutely unnecessary single and was way short of making his ground. Big blow for Punjab as Prabhsimran is dismissed on 54 at the last ball of PowerPlay. 

Sunil Narine is in the attack which means spin from both sides. Prabhsimran welcomes Narine with a sweep that gives him a boundary. SIX! Even better as he goes aerial with a lofted sweep to reach fifty in just 18 deliveries! Brilliant start by Punjab in 262 chase. 

Impact sub, Anukul Roy comes into the attack. FOUR! Timed perfectly by Bairstow who finds the gap on the off side. 50 up for PBKS in the 4th over! Roy to Prabhsimran, FOUR! Prabh is reaping the benefits of PowerPlay. He plays an inside-out shot towards the third man for a boundary as 12 comes from this over. 

Chameera continues. SIX! Wonderful shot from Prabhsimran. He shuffles across and plays a lap shot behind square to start the over with a maximum. FOUR! This time he lofts it over covers. SIX! Chameera is under the pump as Prabhsimran dispatched another full ball for six, this time over long off. FOUR! 23 off this over as Prabhsimran goes over the bowler’s head to end the over with a boundary. 

Harshit Rana from the other end. SIX! The full ball shapes in for Prabhsimran who whips it across and hits a good-looking maximum. SIX! This time he uses the short ball to his advantage and cuts it while staying back. 14 off the over. 

Chameera starts with a quick ball and gets slight movement which cramps Prabhsimran who starts with a single, albeit a leg bye one. Chameera to Bairstow, FOUR! Width on offer for the batter who throws his bat on the line to get a boundary. 8 from the first over. 

And the chase begins! Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow open for Punjab, while Dushmantha Chameera has the new ball in hand. 

Narine and Salt record the highest partnership (138) for KKR in IPL.

This is also the highest opening partnership recorded in IPL 2024.

Harshal Patel to Rinku. FOUR!!!!! Rinku slices it behind for a boundary. OUT!!!! Rinku swings it wild but is caught by Ashutosh. Another swing and a miss but Ramandeep sneaks a by single.

Rinku c Ashutosh b Harshal 5 (4)

Ramandeep comes in and starts with a SIX!!!!! A swing and a miss next, dot ball. A wide-ball next. Another wide given but Venkatesh comes out and doesn’t go back into his crease, RUN-OUT!!!! PBKS takes a review and no wide is given.

PBKS NEEDS 262 TO WIN IN 20 OVERS!

SIX!!!! Venkatesh lofts it over the covers for a maximum to start Arshdeep’s over. A single next, Shreyas on strike. OUT!!!! Shreyas Iyer is caught at deep backward point by Rabada.

Shreyas c Rabada b Arshdeep 28 (10)

Rinku Singh comes in to bat. Starts with a dot and a single. Full toss next that Venkatesh drives straight for a double to end the over. 

Curran to Shreyas, starts with a yorker that goes for a single. Venkatesh drives it through mid-on for a single. SIX!!!!! A bit short next as Shreyas pulls it over square leg for a maximum. FOUR!!!!! Pitches it wide as the batter punches it through the covers for a boundary. SIX!!!! Shreyas flicks it over deep square for a maximum. SIX!!!! lofts it over deep point for a maximum again. 24 runs come off of that over!

Rabada to Shreyas Iyer, starts with a single. Venkatesh steps out and plays it on-side for a double. FOUR!!!! Venkatesh lofts it over the covers for a boundary. A dot ball follows. A bouncer next that Venkatesh pulls but the ball drops between two fielders behind. A single to end the over. 

Arshdeep to Russell, a bit too wide, umpire gives a wide-ball. SIX!!!!! Russell lofts it straight, the ball goes flat but still a maximum. Another wide-ball follows. Another wide ball as he tries to stay away from Russell’s arc. Pitches it wide but finds Russell’s edge, however, the ball goes past the keeper and slip for a FOUR!!!! OUT!!!!! A bouncer next as Russell swings it but fails to hit it clean, is caught at on-side.

Russell c Harshal b Arshdeep 24 (12)

Shreyas Iyer comes in to bat, slices it through point for a double to get off the mark. A bit short next as Shreyas pulls it leg-side for a single. A dot ball to end the over. 

Brar to Venkatesh, gives the strike to Russell. Batter pushes it in the covers but is stopped well, dot ball. SIX!!!!! Russell pulls it over deep square for a maximum. A dot ball follows. A single next. Venkatesh lofts it over straight over long on for a SIX!!!!!

Chahar to Venkatesh, starts with a dot ball. FOUR!!!! Batter sweeps it through backward point for a boundary. A single next. Russell pushes it through short leg for a single again. A single again, Russell back on strike. A single again. 

A bit wide next by Curran as Salt lofts over the long-off for a SIX!!!! A similar shot next that goes straight over the boundary for a SIX AGAIN!!! BOWLED! Curran bowls Salt out.

Salt b Curran 75 (37)

Russell comes in to bat, starts with a dot. FOUR!!!! A bouncer next as Russell cuts it over the keeper for a boundary. A double to end the over. 

Brar joins the attack. A single to start with. Venkatesh steps out and flicks it on-side for a double. Venkates hits with the top edge but the ball lands in no-man’s land, another double. A single next, Salt on strike again. Pushes it in the covers for a single. A dot to end the over. 

Chahar to Salt, starts with a single. OUT!!!!! Narine swings it wild but is caught at long on!

Narine c Bairstow b Chahar 72 (32)

Venkatesh comes in to bat, starts with a dot. FOUR!!!! Reverse sweeps it behind for a boundary. A leg-by single next. A single next to end the over, Salt retains the strike. 

Harshal Patel with his third over. Patel to Narine, FOUR! Big swing from Narine as he slices the wide delivery for a boundary. SIX! Full and in the middle, Narine swings the bat hard again to get another maximum. Patel to Salt, SIX! Salt joins Narine now and clears the straight boundary. 19 off this over. 

Now Phil Salt reaches the fifty-run mark and he does it in 25 deliveries. 13 off Rahul Chahar’s over. 

Kagiso Rabada starts with two bouncers which was well over Narine’s head and deemed wides. He hits two back-to-back FOURS and gets to his fifty in just 23 deliveries. Salt goes berserk as he ends the over with a FOUR and then a SIX!

Spin for the first time. Rahul Chahar to bowl his first over. FOUR! Reverse sweep out as Narine is hitting the boundary for fun. He doesn’t find a connection in the following two deliveries while trying reverse sweeps. Chahar to Salt, DROPPED! Wow! This is criminal as Punjab drops the third catch in this innings!

Arshdeep to bowl the last over of the PowerPlay. FOUR! Slower one, wide of the stumps and Salt opens his arms to clear the backward point region. Arshdeep to Salt, DROPPED! Oh no, you can’t drop these catches, this time it is skipper Curran who erred on the field. Six off the over. 

This has been a brilliant start for the home team. Sam Curran returns. Curran to Salt, FOUR! Slower delivery on off and Salt latches on to it and hits the third four of his innings. Narine ends the over with another FOUR as 11 runs come from it. 

Kagiso Rabada replaces Arshdeep Singh. FOUR! Fuller ball dispatched it over mid-off for the first boundary of this over. Rabada to Narine, FOUR! Another full toss and Narine rarely misses any of it. He gets a good connection. SIX! Talking about connection, this one has flown over mid-wicket for a big maximum. FOUR! Make it the fourth boundary off the over as 21 runs have come from it. 

Already the first change in the bowling, Harshal Patel replaces Sam Curran. Salt takes a single as Narine comes on strike. Patel comes from around the wicket. Patel to Narine, DROPPED! Harpreet Brar put down Narine’s catch at backward point. SIX! Salt adds insult to injury as he hits a massive six at mid-wicket. FOUR! This is turning out to be a really good over for the hosts. Full toss offered from the bowler and Salt lofts it over mid-on. SIX! The third boundary of the over as 18 comes from it. 

Arshdeep Singh comes from the other end. Salt starts with a couple of dots before dabbing the third delivery towards mid-off for a single. Arshdeep to Narine, SIX! Tad short from Arshdeep and Narine pulls away with exquisite timing to clear the square leg boundary. Arshdeep is not settled here as he bowls two wides next. FOUR! Full toss from Arshdeep and Narine pounces on it to clear the mid-on fence this time. 13 off the over. 

Sam Curran starts with a length ball on leg and Salt taps it to defend the first ball. Salt takes a single off the next delivery. Curran to Narine, FOUR! And here goes Narine, who always seems to be in a rush. Length ball on off and Narine slams hard to get a boundary. Two swings and misses in the following two deliveries before he finishes the over with a quick couple. 

All set for some live action. Skipper Sam Curran has the new ball while Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are the usual openers at the middle for KKR. 

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

Subs: Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Ankul Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

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

Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary, Shivam Singh

Sam Curran: Liam Livingstone misses out and Jonny Bairstow is back in the squad to get some runs on board early on.

Shreyas Iyer: Mitchell Starc out because of a cut on his finger and Dushmantha Chameera comes in. 

Punjab Kings wins the toss and opts to bowl first!

WICKETKEEPERS

Phil Salt (C), Jitesh Sharma

BATTERS

Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer 

ALL ROUNDERS

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (C), Sam Curran

BOWLERS

Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Team Compostition: KKR 5-6 RCB | Credits left: 11.5

Matches played: 85

Kolkata Knight Riders won: 50

Kolkata Knight Riders lost: 35

Tied: 0

NR: 0

Last result: Beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 1 run (2024) 

Kolkata Knight Riders highest score: 232/2 (20) vs Mumbai Indians (2019)

Kolkata Knight Riders lowest score: 108/10 (20) vs Mumbai Indians (2018) 

Matches played: 31

Kolkata Knight Riders won: 21

Punjab Kings won: 11

Last result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets (Kolkata; 2023) 

Bat 1st: Sam Curran (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada

Bowl 1st: Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Player options: Arshdeep Singh/Harpreet Singh Bhatia , Jonny Bairstow, Sikandar Raza, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidwath Kaverappa.

Bat 1st: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.

Bowl 1st: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.

Impact Player options: Vaibhav Arora/Rinku Singh, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, KS Bharat

Which TV channel will broadcast Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings match on April 26?

The IPL 2024 match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

How can one watch the live streaming of Kolkata Knight Ridersvs Punjab Kings IPL 2024 match online?

The IPL 2024 match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.

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

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

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