A match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) took place on April 26th. This Indian Premier League T20 match set a record for most sixes hit. The venue was Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The match witnessed an astonishing number of sixes hit by both teams. KKR smashed 17 sixes while scoring 261 runs in their 20 overs. Punjab responded powerfully, hitting 24 sixes and chasing the target with eight balls remaining. In total, a remarkable 41 maximums were hit during this high-scoring encounter. PBKS Player Jonny Bairstow, who scored a century, struck the most sixes with nine.
Previously, the top record for most sixes (38) hit was shared equally. It transpired during two IPL matches: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Mumbai Indians (in Hyderabad city), plus Royal Challengers Bengaluru against SRH (in Bengaluru). Both these high-scoring encounters occurred recently.
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Jonny Bairstow, Shashank Singh, and Prabhsimran Singh had brilliant batting performances to enable PBKS defeat KKR and complete the biggest chase in T20 and IPL history.
Scoring an electrifying 108 not out from 48 balls, Bairstow struck nine soaring sixes alongside eight boundaries. He hammered at a stratospheric strike rate of 225. Opening with Prabhsimran Singh, they forged a 93-run stand. Singh blasted 54 off just 20 deliveries, smashing five maximums and four fours.
Shashank remained unbeaten on 68, his innings spanning 28 balls, showcasing eight towering sixes plus two fours. Rossouw too proved pivotal, contributing 26 from 16 balls.
Sunil Narine claimed the single wicket for KKR, finishing with figures of 1/24.
When asked to bat first, the Knight Riders scored 261/6 in 20 overs. Phil Salt led the way with 75 from 37, including six maximums and as many boundaries. Sunil Narine also scored 71 off 32, with four sixes and nine boundaries. The two put up a 138-run partnership for the first wicket.
Venkatesh Iyer scored 39 runs off 23 balls. Shreyas Iyer made 28 runs from 10 deliveries. Andre Russell hit 24 runs in 12 balls. Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for Punjab Kings. Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, and Rahul Chahar each claimed one wicket.