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The IPL 2024 witnessed something extraordinary on Friday. Something which has never happened in the history of cricket. For the first time ever, a team chased down a 260-plus total in the T20 format. And it was achieved by an Indian Premier League team - Punjab Kings. Chasing a 262-run total, hardly anybody would have given a chance to PBKS but then their batter had some other idea. Jonny Bairstow (108*), Prabhsimran Singh (54), Shashank SIngh (68*) contributed in equal measures as PBKS achieved the world record.
Highest targets successfully chased in Men's T20 cricket
262 - Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, IPL 2024
259 - South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
253 - Middlesex vs Surrey, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023
“ How do you define a game like this?? 'Historic' is the only way to describe this, I guess. 262 successfully chased with 8 balls and 8 wickets to spare. What else is possible???
Aakash Chopra,
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“ Cricket has changed. Mind set of batsmen has changed,
Irfan Pathan,
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