PBKS gracefully responded to Salman Khan’s decade-old tweet after their extraordinary victory against KKR, where they chased down a colossal target of 262 runs with 8 balls to spare at the Eden Gardens. Jonny Bairstow’s stellar century, supported by Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, steered PBKS to this remarkable win.
Salman Khan’s tweet from 2014, inquiring if Preity Zinta’s team had emerged victorious, resurfaced almost ten years later.
PBKS seized the moment by resharing Salman’s tweet and captioning it with,
“Match bhi jeete aur dil bhi! (Won the match and hearts too)”.
Match bhi jeete aur dil bhi! 😎 https://t.co/Aa13Ulvg4s
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 26, 2024
The Kings were set a daunting task by KKR, who amassed a mammoth total of 262 runs, courtesy of a blistering opening partnership between Sunil Narine and Phil Salt. However, PBKS fought back strongly, with Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow launching a fierce onslaught in the powerplay. Bairstow’s explosive knock of 108 runs off just 48 balls, complemented by Shashank Singh’s quickfire 68 off 28 balls, sealed the deal for PBKS.
The match witnessed a staggering 42 sixes, a record for a T20 game, and a total of 523 runs were scored collectively. PBKS not only achieved the highest successful run chase in IPL history but also did so convincingly, with 8 wickets in hand, on KKR’s home turf.
