Jonny Bairstow showcased his batting prowess with a exceptional second Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 century throughout Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) astonishing file run chase in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the Eden Gardens on Friday (April 26). Punjab chased down a mammoth goal with eight wickets in hand, largely fueled by Bairstow’s explosive innings. Partnering with Shashank Singh, who contributed a blistering 68 runs off simply 28 balls, Bairstow discovered essential assist and performed with immense confidence all through the innings.
Jonny Bairstow’s aggressive innings turns the tide in favour of PBKS
Bairstow reached his century milestone within the sixteenth over, displaying distinctive timing and energy in his strokeplay. It took him a mere 45 deliveries to attain this feat, showcasing his aggressive intent proper from the beginning. Regardless of dealing with strain resulting from his earlier low scores within the match, the explosive batter confirmed resilience and dedication, reaching his fifty in simply 23 balls. The robust basis laid by the opening partnership of 93 runs in six overs, significantly with Prabhsimran Singh, set the tone for Bairstow’s explosive innings.
Bairstow’s dominance was significantly evident in opposition to Andre Russell, whom he focused ruthlessly, scoring closely in his second over. His innings was highlighted by highly effective hitting, together with a colossal six that soared 105 meters.
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Sunil Narine and Phil Salt aggressive batting for KKR
Earlier, Sunil Narine and Phil Salt exhibited their aggressive batting prowess as soon as once more, taking full benefit of Punjab’s lapses within the subject to dominate proceedings. Salt was the top-scorer with a formidable 75 runs, whereas Narine contributed a dynamic 71 to the staff’s complete. The quickfire cameos from Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer additionally made important impacts on the scoreboard because the duo took KKR to 261/6. Regardless of their efforts, Rahul Chahar emerged as essentially the most economical bowler for the opposition, conceding simply 33 runs in his 4 overs and claiming one wicket. Alternatively, Arshdeep Singh stood out as Punjab’s standout bowler, securing two essential wickets whereas conceding 45 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Right here’s how Twitter reacted:
Phenomenal 💯 by Bairstow 👏🏾
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 26, 2024
Cricket has modified. Thoughts set of batsmen has modified.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 26, 2024
WOW
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) April 26, 2024
Thought we ain’t getting a ton as loopy as Buttler & Stoinis Ton’s whereas chasing this IPL then Jonny bairstow wakened in a TWO HUNDRED & SIXTY CHASE
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) April 26, 2024
Jonny Bairstow turns into the FIRST participant to attain an IPL century whereas chasing 250+ complete.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 26, 2024
They only chased down 262 in a T20 match with 8 balls to spare & received there with three singles ultimately. Energy-hitting requirements have formally peaked. Being a bowler is formally a hazardous vocation #IPL2024 #KKRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/2WcHXfxwV7
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) April 26, 2024
Punjab Kings chased the best profitable complete in T20 cricket historical past 🤯🫡👊🔥#IPL2024 #KKRvPBKS
Scorecard: https://t.co/DEGGKQDAK1 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/oDh8lTBSLX— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 26, 2024
Bairstow has as soon as once more ascended to a better airplane, occupied by the likes of Viv Richards, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sachin Tendulkar up to now.
— TakeADeepBreath (@DeepTake) April 26, 2024
My man Bairstow did a Brendon McCullum there 😭😭😭
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) April 26, 2024
Beat century of #IPL2024 by Jonny Bairstow 🔥
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) April 26, 2024
After a tricky winter, a 45-ball IPL ton is a reminder of how harmful Jonny Bairstow could be.
If all are at their greatest, England may have a really harmful high 4 for the T20 World Cup: Buttler, Salt, Jacks, Bairstow
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig) April 26, 2024
Prabhsimran Wow. Bairstow Wow. Shashank Wow
PBKS WoW
— ` (@bdrijalab) April 26, 2024
Wow, what an exciting chase! Bairstow, Shashank, and Prabhsimran performed distinctive innings to assist Punjab Kings obtain such a monumental goal. That will need to have been an electrifying match to look at!
— Pushkarkuntal (@Pushkarkuntal1) April 26, 2024
We take these learnings and sit up for the subsequent problem. pic.twitter.com/XDA6e9gtzn
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 26, 2024
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