New Chandigarh, April 29: In an electrifying performance, Marcus Stoinis, playing for Punjab Kings (PBKS), scored an unbeaten 62 runs off just 22 balls, featuring 6 sixes and 4 fours. Stoinis added 14 runs in the 19th over, hitting two sixes, and then exploded in the final over, scoring 24 runs with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
In IPL history, Stoinis has faced 179 balls between the 19th and 20th overs, amassing 458 runs at a staggering strike rate of 255.86. His innings included 43 fours and 35 sixes.
During the match held at Maharaja Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Punjab Kings, batting first after losing the toss, posted a total of 222 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. The opening pair of Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya contributed 37 runs in just 2.5 overs.
Priyansh scored 29 runs off 11 balls before returning to the pavilion. Following this, Prabhsimran partnered with Cooper Connolly to add 59 runs for the second wicket in 33 balls. Cooper contributed 30 runs off 14 balls.
Prabhsimran then teamed up with captain Shreyas Iyer to add 48 runs for the third wicket in 34 balls. Prabhsimran scored 59 runs off 44 balls, hitting 1 six and 6 fours. From there, Iyer and Stoinis added 37 runs for the fourth wicket in just 24 balls, with Iyer scoring 30 runs off 27 balls.
By the end of the 18th over, the team had lost 4 wickets for 181 runs. Stoinis then formed an unbeaten partnership of 41 runs with Suryansh Hegde for the fifth wicket in just 12 balls, propelling the team to a formidable score. Yash Raj from the opposing team took 2 wickets, while Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger claimed 1 wicket each.
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