108 runs in 48 balls, 9 sixes and 8 fours! When Bairstow wreaked havoc on KKR, Punjab created history by scoring 262 runs in 18.4 overs. PBKS vs KKR: Jonny Bairstow Century Leads Historic 262 Chase

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 21, 2026

IPL 2024 Match 42 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: 26 April 2024, Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata and KKR and PBKS face each other… When Kolkata Knight Riders When the team scored 261 runs for 6 wickets, it seemed that the match was in their hands, but then Jonny Bairstow played such an explosive inning, the echo of which is heard till today. Thanks to his innings, Punjab Kings achieved the target by losing just 2 wickets in 18.4 overs. KKR had to face a crushing defeat by 8 wickets.

Jonny Bairstow scored unbeaten 108 runs in just 48 balls. During this, he hit 9 sixes and 8 fours. His strike rate was 225. Bairstow thrashed the Punjab bowlers badly. They Harshit Ranatook aim at Varun Chakraborty and Dushmantha Chameera and sent the balls across the boundary. He was chosen player of the match for his brilliant innings.

Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh also hit fifties

Prabhsimran Singh scored 54 runs in 20 balls. During this he hit 5 sixes and 4 fours. At the same time, Shashank Singh also scored 68 runs in 28 balls while scoring fifty. He hit 8 sixes and 2 fours in his innings. His strike rate was more than 242. Apart from this, Rilee Rossouw scored 26 runs in 16 balls. He hit 2 sixes and 1 four.

Which batsman scored how many runs for KKR?

In the match, Punjab Kings won the toss and invited KKR to bat first. On behalf of the team, Phil Salt scored 75, Sunil Narine scored 71, Venkatesh Iyer scored 39. Andre Russell scored 24, Shreyas Iyer scored 28, Rinku Singh scored 5 and Ramandeep Singh scored 6 unbeaten runs. Bowling for Punjab, Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets, while Sam Curran, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar took 1 wicket each.

How many fours and sixes were hit in the match?

Hit a total of 42 sixes and 37 fours in the PBKS vs KKR match. Punjab side hit 24 sixes and 15 fours, while Kolkata side hit 18 sixes and 22 fours.