‘This is for us…’ Shreyas Iyer’s shocking statement after the defeat to Punjab Kings

Many big records were broken in the 42nd match of the 17th season of IPL. The match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens Stadium witnessed the most successful run chase ever in the history of IPL. Batting first in this match, KKR team scored 261 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, at that time no one thought that Punjab Kings team would achieve this target easily. On the basis of Jonny Bairstow’s innings of 108 runs and Shashank Singh’s innings of 68 runs, Punjab achieved this feat at the loss of only 2 wickets in 18.4 overs. After the defeat in this match, the captain of KKR team praised the performance of both the teams and said that after this defeat, we will have to enter the field with a better strategy.

Shreyas Iyer’s statement

Shreyas Iyer said after the defeat against Punjab Kings team that the way the batsmen played after the score of 260 runs was worth watching. The way Phil Salt played was fantastic. In this match, a great game was seen from both the teams. This is one of those matches where you go back to the dressing room and see where you went wrong, even you couldn’t defend the score of 260. Now we will have to make a strategy according to the situation and enter the field after thinking better. Sunil Narine has done brilliantly with bat and ball and I hope he continues to do so.

The biggest run chase in T20 history

The Punjab Kings team has made the most successful run chase in the history of men’s T20, before the match between South Africa and West Indies at the Centurion ground in 2023, in which the African team had set a target of 259 runs and West Indies had achieved it. . Target. , A total of 42 sixes were hit during the match between KKR and Punjab Kings, which is also a record for the most number of sixes hit in a match in the history of T20 cricket. Earlier in the same season of IPL, a total of 38 sixes were hit in the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.