The Kolkata and Punjab match at Kolkata on 26.04.2024 witnessed the following unique records in Indian Premier League and in Twenty 20 games

PD Salt and SP Narine scored fifties in Kolkata’s innings and Prabhsimran Singh and JM Bairstow scored fifties in Punjab’s innings to provide the first occasion of both the openers from rival teams scoring fifties in a game in the IPL

No	Pos	Batsman	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	01	PD Salt	75	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	26.04.24
	02	SP Narine	71	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	26.04.24
	01	Prabhsimran Singh	51	Punjab	Kolkata	Kolkata	26.04.24
	02	JM Bairstow	108*	Punjab	Kolkata	Kolkata	26.04.24

Punjab won this game by chasing 262 runs to provide the highest run chase in the Twenty20 games.  The previous highest run chase was 259 runs by South Africa against West Indies at Centurion on 26.03.23.  Set a target of 259 by West Indies, South Africa scored 259 for 4 to romp home by six wickets

It is interesting to know that these two chases are the only two chases of 250 plus runs in the Twenty20 games.

SM Curran of Punjab conceded 60 runs and Harshit Rana of Kolkata conceded 61 runs in this game to provide the first occasion of rival bowlers conceding 60 plus runs in a game in the IPL

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	SM Curran	4.0	0	60	1	Punjab	Kolkata	Kolkata	26.04.24
2	Harshit Rana	4.0	0	61	0	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	26.04.24

This match produced 42 boundary sixes to provide the most boundary sixes scored in a Twenty20 game.  The previous record was 38 boundary sixes scored in the match between Sunrisers and Mumbai at Hyderabad on 27. 03.24 and in the match between Bangalore and Sunrisers at Bangalore on 15.04.24

This match produced 42 boundary sixes to provide the most boundary sixes scored in a game in the Indian Premier League.   The previous record was 38 boundary sixes scored in the match between Sunrisers and Mumbai at Hyderabad on 27. 03.24 and in the match between Bangalore and Sunrisers at Bangalore on 15.04.24