[Watch] Sunil Narine’s Direct Hit Dismisses Prabhsimran Singh in KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Clash

Prabhsimran Singh’s powerful batting display me­t an early end. A precise­ throw from Sunil Narine sealed his fate­. The Punjab Kings opener’s brisk knock finishe­d abruptly. Narine’s direct hit proved too accurate­. This occurred during the final ball of the powe­rplay at Eden Gardens on April 26. 

Coming in as an impact sub, Prabhsimran Singh had to get going right away in the massive 262-run chase, and he accomplished just that. Opening the innings with Jonny Bairstow, the right-handed hitter faced KKR’s new ball assault of Dushmanta Chameera and Harshit Rana.

After scoring 23 runs in the third over of the innings, the batsman raced to 36 runs in only 13 deliveries. PBKS appeared to be on the verge of success until Jonny Bairstow joined the party, facing Anukul Roy on the last powerplay. The Englishman got 24 runs off the left-arm spinner’s first five deliveries and aimed to end the over in style.

However, Bairstow’s enormous heave only caused the ball to make contact with the edge and go to short fine leg. The duo attempted a fast single, but Prabhsimran Singh was stopped just short of the crease by a hard hit from Sunil Narine. The batsman knew his fate before the third umpire’s decision, which gave KKR a much-needed breakthrough.

Take a look at the great fielding right here:

PBKS scored 93 runs in the powerplay phase, providing a solid foundation for the middle order’s quest of history.

Prabhsimran Singh recorded the third-fastest fifty in PBKS history

The explosive opening batsman scored fifty runs in just 18 balls. It is the sixth joint-fastest fifty in the current season and the third quickest in PBKS history.

KL Rahul, who used to le­ad the Punjab Kings, quickly scored a fifty. The wicke­t-keeper re­ached this record in just 14 balls. His fast fifty was against the De­lhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Dare­devils. Nicholas Pooran, another former Punjab Kings playe­r, also scored a rapid fifty. His half-century came off 17 balls ve­rsus the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020. The­se batters showed incre­dible hitting skills. However, the­ir scoring rates were vastly diffe­rent.