Bairstow Century Leads Punjab to Record T20 Run-Chase
Punjab Kings Record Highest Successful Run Chase in T20 Cricket
Jonny Bairstow Smashes Unbeaten Century
Jonny Bairstow's ballistic unbeaten century led Punjab Kings to record the highest successful run chase in Twenty20 cricket with an eight-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Bairstow carried his bat through the Punjab innings, smashing a 48-ball 108 to lead the chase. The Kings got off to a good start thanks to impact player Bairstow, who struck a quick-fire 21 from 9 balls. However, it was Bairstow who tore into the Kolkata attack, smashing 8 fours and 9 sixes as he dominated the chase.
Bairstow's innings was his third T20 hundred, and his first for Punjab. He was well supported by Liam Livingstone, who made a brisk 31 from 27 balls, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who added an unbeaten 25 from 21 balls.
The win was Punjab's third in four matches, and it moved them up to fourth in the IPL standings. Kolkata, meanwhile, suffered their third defeat in a row, and they remain in eighth place.
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