Jonny Bairstow: A strong Kolkata team lost by 8 wickets in their home match against Punjab at Eden Gardens on Friday night. Punjab won the match which they had to win for sure to stay in the play-offs. Punjab player Bairstow played a vital role in this victory. He created havoc especially in Eden Gardens. He scored 108 runs in just 48 balls. As a result, the Punjab team achieved a rare honor by hitting a record level target. This is the third win for the Punjab team this season. Moreover, it was a victory that broke the world record. By chasing this target, the Punjab team achieved a new feat
On behalf of the Punjab team, Johnny Bairstow scored 108 runs not out in just 48 balls with the help of 8 fours and 9 sixes. If he had not played at that level in this match, the Punjab team would not have won. The Punjab team's win became easier as the rest of the players helped him. He broke down in tears after the Punjab team won. In fact, there was no record of him playing a great innings before this match. Poi, who was supposed to be the stalwart of the Punjab team, which is facing a series of defeats, is causing trouble with X-tra finger patterns.
Johnny Bairstow, who has played seven matches so far this season, scored 204 runs. He scored 108 runs against the Kolkata team on Friday night. That means he scored only 96 runs in the remaining six matches. That too before the start of the T20 World Cup.. in the process of breaking the target of 262 runs.. he scored a century. He stood steady till the end of the match. He faced criticism from many people as he did not play properly for so many days. He was excited as he suddenly regained his previous rhythm. He shed tears on the field. Kolkata batted first in this match. 261 runs in 20 overs. Phillips Salt 75, Sunil Narine 71, Venkatesh Iyer 39, Russell 24, Shreyas Iyer 28 runs. Punjab bowlers Arsha Deep Singh took two wickets. Sam Karan, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar got one wicket each. Punjab achieved the target of 262 runs in 18.4 overs with the loss of two wickets. Prabh Simran Singh scored 54, Johnny Bair Stow scored 108, Roseau scored 26 and Shashank scored 68 to give the Punjab team an undisputed victory.
Jonny Bairstow in tears after scoring the match-winning 100 in a world record chase #IPL2024 #tapmad #HojaoADFree pic.twitter.com/OCtpAhF5dd
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