New Delhi, April 27 -- There was a time when in T20 cricket, a team total in the 160-180 range was considered to be fairly competitive. IPL 2024 seems to be on a mission to change that perception and after Friday night's run-fest between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, it's fair to say 'mission accomplished'. KKR had posted 261/6 in their 20 overs thanks to blistering half-centuries from their opening pair of Sunil Narine and Phil Salt. Nobody would have blamed the two-time champions to feel that they have scored more than enough for a comfortable win.
PBKS turned those happy thoughts to dust with Jonny Bairstow's blasting a century and Shashank Singh unleashing hell on KKR bowlers at the Eden Gardens. The duo made a mockery of the...