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Kolkata: Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden heaped praise on Punjab Kings’ extraordinary batting and called it a ‘perfect chase’ after the Kings set the record of highest successful chase against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
After openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine slammed rollicking half-centuries while sharing an opening partnership of 138 runs in 10.2 overs to propel KKR to a mammoth 261/6, Prabhsimran Singh laid the foundation with a quick fifty, before Bairstow and Shashank dished out sensational knocks as PBKS now own the record for highest successful chase in T20 history.
“Yeah, it had to be the perfect run chase and it was,” said Hyaden on Star Sports Cricket Live. “I mean inside that power play they were extraordinary. They absolutely roasted anyone that came across them apart from Narine. It was a beacon of hope for just cutting short this enormous run chase.”
“But reality is these batters are getting so good at hitting balls. It is a batting thon this IPL. And we are seeing some extraordinary scenes. Tonight who would have ever thought that we were going to witness something as grand as what we saw here. From Jonny Bairstow who hasn’t been at this tournament of any kind of note this IPL, and he has arrived with a terrific hundred.”
Riding on the back of Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 and Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 68, Kings’ chased down the the biggest total of T20 history on Friday. The stage was set at the iconic Eden Gardens, where Punjab Kings embarked on an audacious chase of 262 runs. Jonny Bairstow, returning to the Kings’ lineup after a stint on the sidelines, took center stage with a breathtaking display batting as he bludgeoned an unbeaten 108 off just 48 deliveries.
