Jonny Bairstow slams his second IPL century: Key stats
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Punjab Kings batter Jonny Bairstow floored Kolkata Knight Riders with a 45-ball ton at Eden Gardens in Match 42 of the Indian Premier League 2024 season on Friday.
Bairstow has been supreme in a run-chase of 262 against KKR. He shared two brilliant partnerships.
Earlier, KKR posted their second-highest total in IPL history (261/6).
Bairstow's blitz helped PBKS chase down KKR's score.
Knock
Bairstow toys with the KKR bowlers
Punjab smashed 93/1 in the powerplay overs. It was Prabhsimran Singh who led the way with a superb 20-ball 54.
Bairstow managed 36 runs from 16 balls during this phase.
After the powerplay, the Englishman toyed with the KKR bowlers, dealing in boundaries.
He got to his fifty in the 9th over. Bairstow remained unbeaten on 108. He smashed eight fours and nine sixes.
Runs
4th T20 hundred from Bairstow's blade
Playing his 46th IPL match, Bairstow has 1,495 runs at an average of 35.60. He owns two centuries and nine fifties. He also went past 150 IPL fours during this knock (153).
For PBKS, Bairstow has 457 runs at 26.88.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Bairstow now owns 4,777 runs in T20s. He slammed his 4th T20 hundred (50s: 27).
He averages over 30 (SR: 138.34).
Information
3rd PBKS batter to smash a century against KKR
Bairstow is now the 13th batter for Punjab to smash an IPL century. He is also the 3rd PBKS batter to hit a ton against KKR. He joins the likes of Wriddhiman Saha (IPL 2014) and Mahela Jayawardene (IPL 2010).
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Joint-second fastest century in IPL for PBKS
Bairstow has smacked the joint second-fastest IPL hundred for PBKS (balls faced). 38 - David Miller vs RCB, Mohali, 2013, 45 - Mayank Agarwal vs RR, Sharjah, 2020, 45 - Bairstow vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024, 49 - Saha vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2014 final.
Summary
A tale of partnerships as PBKS complete record chase
Prabhsimran and Bairstow added 93 runs for the opening wicket. Bairstow was joined by Rilee Rossouw and the two added 85 runs next.
Bairstow then added another 84*-run stand alongside Shashank Singh.
Notably, Shashank dominated the stand, scoring 68* from 28 balls.
PBKS scripted the highest successful chase in T20 cricket history. They also registered their highest score in the IPL.