When T20 cricket was started, no one had imagined that teams would be seen easily scoring 200 runs in 20 overs at a time, but with time, the style of playing of the batsmen in this game changed. Many changes were also seen in. Something similar is being seen in the 17th season of the Indian Premier League, in which teams are now seen scoring more than 250 with great consistency. The 42nd match of this season became historic in many respects in the history of T20 cricket. In the match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens Stadium, KKR team batted first and scored 261 runs in 20 overs, after which Punjab Kings achieved this target at the loss of only 2 wickets. Did that too 8 balls ago. In such a situation, three big records in T20 cricket history were also broken in this match.
Highest score made in second innings while chasing runs in T20 cricket
By scoring 262 runs in the second innings in this match, the Punjab Kings team made the record of making the highest score in the second innings in the history of T20 cricket. Earlier, this record was made in the match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 itself, in which RCB team scored 262 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in the second innings. So far in T20 cricket, the record of making the highest score in the second innings in international cricket is in the name of South African team when they scored 259 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the second innings against West Indies.
Highest score in second innings in T20 cricket
- Punjab Kings – 262 runs (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2024)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – 262 runs (vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024)
- South Africa – 259 runs (vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023)
- Middlesex – 254 runs (vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023)
- Quetta Gladiators – 253 runs (vs Multan Sultans, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023)
Most sixes hit in a T20 cricket match
In the match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, the most difficult task for the bowlers of both the teams was to stop the batsmen. A total of 42 sixes were hit in this match, which is the record for the highest number of sixes hit in a single men’s T20 match so far in T20 cricket. Earlier in IPL 2024 itself, a total of 38 sixes were hit during the match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, but this record was also broken in this match. While KKR team hit a total of 18 sixes, Punjab Kings team hit 24 sixes in this match.
Most sixes in a T20 match
- KKR vs Punjab Kings – 42 sixes (IPL 2024)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians – 38 sixes (IPL 2024)
- RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 38 sixes (IPL 2024)
- Balakh Legends vs Kabul Jawans – 37 sixes (APL 2018-19)
- AKNP vs GT – 37 sixes (Bassetree, CPL 2019)
The biggest successful run chase in T20 cricket
In this match, KKR team had given a target of 262 runs to the Punjab Kings team, by achieving which they created a new record for the biggest successful run chase in the history of men’s T20 cricket. Earlier in the year 2023, the South African team had successfully chased the target of 259 runs while playing the match against West Indies at Centurion ground. Now Punjab Kings have broken this record and made it their own.
Biggest successful run chase in T20 cricket
- Punjab Kings – 262 runs (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, IPL 2024)
- South Africa – 259 runs (vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023)
- Middlesex – 253 runs (vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023)
- Australia – 244 runs (vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2018)
- Bulgaria – 243 runs (vs Serbia, Sofia, 2022)
- Multan Sultans – 243 runs (vs Peshawar Zalmi, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023)
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