In a moment of audacious brilliance during IPL 2025 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Eden Gardens, Prabhsimran Singh executed an extraordinary shot for a six off the bowling of the experienced Sunil Narine.
Following Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer's decision to bat first after winning the toss, Prabhsimran Singh initially found it challenging to accelerate his innings. While his opening partner, Priyansh Arya, took on the primary scoring role early on, Prabhsimran was comparatively subdued. By the end of the fourth over, Priyansh had amassed 28 runs off just 11 deliveries, whereas Prabhsimran had scored 13 runs at a run-a-ball rate.
The wicketkeeper-batter finally found his rhythm in the fifth over, striking Harshit Rana for a boundary and a six. He then carried this momentum into the eleventh over, where he launched a fierce attack on Sunil Narine. Despite Narine's economical start, conceding only 7 runs in his initial two overs, Prabhsimran was undeterred in his aggressive approach against the Kolkata Knight Riders veteran.
After Priyansh began the over with a six off Narine's first delivery, Prabhsimran followed suit with two consecutive sixes of his own. The first of these two maximums was particularly remarkable. Narine delivered a floated-up ball, and Prabhsimran responded with a perfectly executed switch hit, sending the ball soaring over the deep extra cover boundary for an impressive 77-metre six to leave the PBKS owner Preity Zinta in awe.
Watch Prabhsimran Singh's exquisite switch-hit six here:
Prabhsimran Singh ended up scoring a sizzling 49-ball 83 riding on six fours and as many sixes.
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh forged a formidable 120-run partnership in just 11.5 overs for the first wicket which set the tone for PBKS batting. Riding on this strong start, the visiting team went on to post a total of 201 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Prabhsimran Singh played a scintillating innings, scoring 83 runs off 49 deliveries, which included six boundaries and six towering sixes. On the other end, Priyansh Arya also contributed significantly with a quickfire 69 runs off just 35 balls, his innings studded with eight fours and four sixes.
However, the middle order batsmen, Glenn Maxwell and Marco Jansen, couldn't capitalise on the strong foundation, scoring only 7 and 3 runs respectively. Captain Shreyas Iyer provided a late flourish with an unbeaten 25 runs off 16 balls, while Josh Inglis chipped in with a quick 11 not out from 6 deliveries. For the Kolkata Knight Riders, Vaibhav Arora was the most successful bowler, picking up two wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell each accounted for one dismissal.
KKR's playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Players list: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia
PBKS' playing XI:
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Masxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Players list: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Pravin Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge