Jonny Bairstow Innings steals away the victory from KKR.
The outstanding performance by Jonny and the top order of PBKS makes them win the match.
KKR is right now in second place in the points table.
After winning their last match against RCB, they will be looking for another win.
Whereas, PBKS, after losing their last four continuous matches, will be looking forward to breaking their losing streak.
Match Details
The 42nd match of the IPL was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The match was between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Punjab Kings (PBKS).
PBKS won the toss and elected to field first.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Innings
Phil Salt and Sunil Narine opened the innings for KKR.
They both started to charge from the start, as both of them were turning the powerplay into a big one.
Outstanding shots were coming from both ends as they were charging against every bowler.
They made a partnership of 76 runs in the powerplay, and as time went on, both of them also completed their half-centuries.
Rahul Chahar broke their partnership when he took the wicket of Sunil.
Sam Curran gave them another breakthrough as he bowled Phil.
Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell handle the situation as they take forward the Innings.
With the knocks of the upcoming batsmen, KKR made a big total of 261 runs.
Arshdeep Singh took two wickets, while Sam, Harshal, and Rahul took one wicket each.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Innings
Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow opened the innings for PBKS.
They both started to charge from the start and were going well.
They were hitting big shots, forming a great partnership, and completing their half-centuries.
In the powerplay, they made 93 runs as Prabhsimran got run out.
Rille came into bat as he played a short innings as Sunil Narine took his wicket.
Jonny and Shanshak Singh took the wickets from there.
Shashank performed outstandingly, as he soon completed his half-century and Jonny completed his century.
They both took PBKS to an outstanding win, winning by eight wickets with eight balls remaining.
With the win, they registered the highest successful chase in T-20 cricket.
The most sixes were in an IPL match, and the most were in a single inning.
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