{"id":11001,"date":"2026-04-11T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11001"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:07:42","slug":"130194101-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11001","title":{"rendered":"IPL: Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings script history, become first-ever team in T20 cricket to.. | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130194321,imgsize-43996,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shreyas-iyer-bcci-photo.jpg\" alt=\"IPL: Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings script history, become first-ever team in T20 cricket to..\" title=\"Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) \">Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings delivered a record-breaking performance in the IPL, becoming the first team in T20 cricket history to successfully chase 200-plus totals 10 times. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Their latest feat came in a thrilling six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, as Shreyas Iyer led from the front with a composed unbeaten 69.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Chasing a daunting 220 in Chandigarh, Punjab got off to a flying start thanks to Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. Arya was particularly explosive, smashing 57 off just 20 balls, while Prabhsimran added 51. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> How Justin Langer\u2019s belief helped Mukul Choudhary shine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The duo stitched together a 99-run opening stand, putting the pressure firmly on Hyderabad early in the chase.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>However, the game took a turn when left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar struck back with three quick wickets, removing both openers and Cooper Connolly. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>At that stage, Punjab needed stability, and skipper Iyer stepped up. He first anchored the innings and then accelerated brilliantly, reaching his fifty in just 24 balls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Iyer found support in Nehal Wadhera, with the pair adding 69 runs to bring the chase back on track. Even after Wadhera\u2019s dismissal, Punjab remained in control. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Teams chasing down 200-plus targets most often (IPL)<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"21\">\n<ul>\n<li>10 &#8211; PBKS<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; MI<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; RR<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; SRH<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; RCB<\/li>\n<li>The next most for any team in Men\u2019s T20s is seven by Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Shashank Singh then joined Iyer and calmly finished the job, hitting the winning boundary to seal a memorable victory. Shashank also played a key role earlier with the ball, returning figures of 2\/20.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad had posted a massive 219\/6, powered by a blistering start from Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. The pair added 120 runs for the first wicket, with Abhishek hammering 74 off just 28 balls, including eight sixes. Head contributed a quick 38, as Hyderabad dominated the early stages.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Punjab, however, fought back through Shashank Singh, who dismissed both openers in quick succession to slow the scoring. While Heinrich Klaasen (39) and Ishan Kishan (27) tried to rebuild, Hyderabad kept losing wickets at crucial moments and fell just short of a bigger total.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>With this win, Punjab Kings remain unbeaten in the tournament, registering their third victory in four matches and underlining their growing reputation as one of the most dangerous chasing sides in T20 cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/ipl-shreyas-iyer-led-punjab-kings-script-history-become-first-ever-team-in-t20-cricket-to-\/articleshow\/130194101.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings delivered a record-breaking performance in the IPL,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26970,26975,21711,26972,26968,26974,26973,26969,26971,14705],"class_list":["post-11001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chasing-200-plus-scores","tag-ipl-2026-records","tag-ipl-records","tag-priyansh-arya-ipl","tag-punjab-kings-t20-record","tag-records-in-cricket","tag-shashank-singh-ipl-performance","tag-shreyas-iyer-ipl-performance","tag-sunrisers-hyderabad-defeat","tag-t20-cricket-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}