PBKS vs. KKR: Eden Gardens’ Highest Team Total: Kolkata Knight Riders surpass the record set by Chennai Super Kings
KKR vs. PBKS: On Friday, April 26, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) played Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Eden Gardens and amassed 261/6, the highest-ever T20 total.
The record was previously held by Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the five-time winners. They have defeated the host side, KKR, in the IPL 2023, scoring 235 runs at the cost of four wickets.
Eden Gardens in Kolkata has the highest IPL total.
KKR against. PBKS in 2024 (261/6); CSK vs. KKR in 2023 (235/4).
By SRH against. KKR in 2023; 228/4: By KKR vs. MI in 2019
The opening duo of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine, who combined for 138 runs off only 62 balls, set the tone. After being dropped many times, Phil Salt took advantage of Punjab’s fielding miscreants to hit 75 off 37.
With the bat, Sunil Narine maintained his excellent form, hitting 71 off 32 balls. With nine fours and four sixes in the innings, he moved up to second place on the IPL 2024 run-scoring list after Virat Kohli.
Afterwards, to conclude at 261/6, Venkatesh Iyer (39 off 23), Andre Russell (24 off 12), and skipper Shreyas Iyer (28 off 10) made useful contributions.
In the IPL 2024, a total of more than 250 has been recorded eight times so far. In Visakhapatnam, KKR also defeated Delhi Capitals with a score of 272/7. Seven of the nine innings of the current IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens have had totals of 200 or more.
