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In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Punjab King took the world record in T20 cricket.
Punjab Kings set a record by achieving the target of 262 runs in T20 cricket against Kolkata Knight Riders with 8 balls to spare.
In the match played at Eden Gardens, Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to field, Kolkata scored 262 runs in the allotted 20 overs while batting first.
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Phil Salt scored 75 off 37 balls and Sunil Narine scored 71 runs off 32 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Chasing a target of 261 runs, Punjab Kings set a world record by crossing the required target in the 19th over with the loss of 2 wickets.
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On behalf of Punjab Kings, Jonny Bearstow played an unbeaten innings of 108 runs off 48 balls while he was supported by Dyashshank Singh who remained unbeaten on 68 runs off 28 balls.
For the first time in the history of T20 cricket, the target of more than 260 was crossed.
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