BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt †	b Curran	75	37	-	6	6	202.70

Sunil Narine	c Bairstow b Chahar	71	32	-	9	4	221.87

Venkatesh Iyer	run out (†JM Sharma)	39	23	-	3	2	169.56

Andre Russell	c Patel b Arshdeep Singh	24	12	-	2	2	200.00

Shreyas Iyer (c)	c Rabada b Arshdeep Singh	28	10	-	1	3	280.00

Rinku Singh	c AR Sharma b Patel	5	4	-	1	0	125.00

Ramandeep Singh	not out	6	3	-	0	1	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 10)	13
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 13.05)	261/6
Did not bat: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Dushmantha Chameera
Fall of wickets: 1-138 (Sunil Narine, 10.2 ov), 2-163 (Phil Salt, 12.3 ov), 3-203 (Andre Russell, 15.3 ov), 4-246 (Shreyas Iyer, 18.3 ov), 5-253 (Rinku Singh, 19.2 ov), 6-261 (Venkatesh Iyer, 19.6 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sam Curran	4	0	60	1	15.00	6	5	5	0	0
12.3 to PD Salt, 131.1kmh, pace does it for Curran! Full and straight on off, nearly in the block hole, quick as well, at least quicker, and Salt misses his hit. 163/2 See all photos
Arshdeep Singh	4	0	45	2	11.25	10	3	3	5	0
15.3 to AD Russell, short ball does it for Russell! Maybe he wasn't expecting a bouncer with that field, he's a tad late on the pull for the bouncer and gets it only as far as square leg. 203/3 18.3 to SS Iyer, it didn't look threatening at all but the wide and full ball has done it. Shreyas had to reach out for it and scythed it straight to deep third. 246/4 See all photos
Harshal Patel	3	0	48	1	16.00	6	3	5	1	1
19.2 to RK Singh, wants to smoke it away from outside off, but he doesn't middle it and Ashutosh takes a really good catch while running backwards at from short third. 253/5
Kagiso Rabada	3	0	52	0	17.33	2	7	2	4	0
Rahul Chahar	4	0	33	1	8.25	9	4	1	0	0
10.2 to SP Narine, they've finally got a wicket and it's of Narine! After three chances that have gone down, Punjab Kings have held on to one. Short and flat outside off, Narine wants to pull it over long-on but he can't get the distance and he holes out. 138/1
Harpreet Brar	2	0	21	0	10.50	3	0	2	0	0

Punjab Kings (T: 262 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Prabhsimran Singh	run out (Narine)	54	20	27	4	5	270.00

Jonny Bairstow	not out	108	48	91	8	9	225.00
Rilee Rossouw	c SS Iyer b Narine	26	16	31	1	2	162.50

Shashank Singh	not out	68	28	32	2	8	242.85
Extras	(lb 2, w 4)	6
TOTAL	18.4 Ov (RR: 14.03)	262/2
Did not bat: Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma †, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar
Fall of wickets: 1-93 (Prabhsimran Singh, 5.6 ov), 2-178 (Rilee Rossouw, 12.3 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dushmantha Chameera	3	0	48	0	16.00	6	3	5	1	0
Harshit Rana	4	0	61	0	15.25	5	3	6	1	0
Anukul Roy	2	0	36	0	18.00	2	5	2	0	0
Sunil Narine	4	0	24	1	6.00	12	2	1	0	0
12.3 to RR Rossouw, miscued, and taken! Narine takes pace off wide of off stump, and brings about the breakthrough! Spun sharply away as Rossouw aimed a blow down the ground, the ball instead looping tamely to mid-off. Eden Gardens finds its voice again. 178/2 See all photos
Varun Chakravarthy	3	0	46	0	15.33	2	1	5	0	0
Andre Russell	2	0	36	0	18.00	2	1	4	2	0
Ramandeep Singh	0.4	0	9	0	13.50	0	0	1	0	0

MATCH FLOW

Kolkata Knight Riders innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 76 runs, 0 wicket)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 3.5 overs (23 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (PD Salt 24, SP Narine 28, Ex 3)
Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 76/0 in 6.0 overs (PD Salt 35, SP Narine 38)
SP Narine: 50 off 23 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 48 balls (PD Salt 46, SP Narine 53, Ex 6)
Over 8.2: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - YC Barde, Batter - SP Narine (Upheld)
PD Salt: 50 off 25 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 8
Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 169/2 in 13.0 overs (VR Iyer 9, AD Russell 6)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 200 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 11
Kolkata Knight Riders: 250 runs in 19.1 overs (116 balls), Extras 11
Over 19.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - Ramandeep Singh (Struck down)
Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 261/6 in 20.0 overs (Ramandeep Singh 6)
Over 19.6: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - VR Iyer (Upheld)

Punjab Kings innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 93 runs, 1 wicket)
Punjab Kings Impact Player Sub: Prabhsimran Singh in for Arshdeep Singh (Kolkata Knight Riders innings, 19.6 ov)
Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 3.3 overs (21 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (Prabhsimran Singh 36, JM Bairstow 11, Ex 3)
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Anukul Roy in for Venkatesh Iyer (Punjab Kings innings, 2.6 ov)
Prabhsimran Singh: 50 off 18 balls (4 x 4, 5 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 93/1 in 6.0 overs (JM Bairstow 36)
Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 3
JM Bairstow: 50 off 23 balls (5 x 4, 4 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (JM Bairstow 31, RR Rossouw 19, Ex 0)
Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 11.0 overs (66 balls), Extras 4
Punjab Kings: 200 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 5
Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 201/2 in 15.0 overs (JM Bairstow 97, Shashank Singh 19)
JM Bairstow: 100 off 45 balls (8 x 4, 8 x 6)
Over 16.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - NoBall, Umpire - YC Barde, Batter - Shashank Singh (Upheld)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (JM Bairstow 7, Shashank Singh 43, Ex 0)
Over 17.1: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - Shashank Singh (Upheld)
Shashank Singh: 50 off 23 balls (1 x 4, 7 x 6)
Punjab Kings: 250 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 6

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss	Punjab Kings, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2024
Player Of The Match	Jonny Bairstow
Hours of play (local time)	19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days	26 April 2024 - night (20-over match)
KKR Player Replacement	Impact player: Anukul Roy in, Venkatesh Iyer out (2nd innings, 2.6 ov)
PBKS Player Replacement	Impact player: Prabhsimran Singh in, Arshdeep Singh out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
Umpires	Anil ChaudharyDRS Yeshwant BardeDRS
TV Umpire	Rohan Pandit
Reserve Umpire	Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee	Sanjay Verma
Points	Punjab Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0