'Ballistic' Bairstow stars as Punjab pull off record T20 chase

The England star clobbered nine sixes and eight fours in his 48-ball 108 to help Punjab overhaul Kolkata's 261-6 with eight balls to spare in hot and humid conditions at the Eden Gardens. "We got off to a good start and that was key. They got off to a flier themselves so we knew we had to go ballistic in the powerplay," said Bairstow, named player of the match. "When you've to chase 200-plus you've to take risks in the powerplay. Try and whack it as hard as possible." Shashank Singh also impressed with the bat...