Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer expressed his disappointment after his team's loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a high-scoring thriller at the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday. Despite setting a massive target of 261 runs, KKR failed to defend it as PBKS chased down the total with 8 balls to spare.

Iyer praised his openers, Philip Salt and Sunil Narine, for their outstanding performance, which helped KKR set the mammoth target. He described their batting as "tremendous" and highlighted the 138-run partnership between Narine and Salt as the 8th 100-plus opening partnership for KKR in the IPL.

Salt played an explosive inning of 75 runs off 37 balls, while Narine scored a brilliant 71 off 32 balls. Iyer himself contributed 28 runs, while Venkatesh Iyer played a lively inning of 39 runs, taking KKR to a strong total.

In the post-match presentation, Iyer acknowledged the outstanding performance of his players and credited PBKS for their excellent chase. He emphasized the importance of analyzing their performance and learning from their mistakes.

"It's a big lesson for the players. It's great to see Narine hit the ball. There's a lot to learn from him, he's the most valuable player in our team," said Iyer.

The match witnessed several records being broken, including Punjab's successful chase of the highest T20 score of 261 runs. Jonny Bairstow's century (108 not out) and explosive innings by Prabhsimran Singh (54), Riley Rosaev (26), and Shashank Singh (68 not out) powered PBKS to victory.

KKR will look to bounce back from this defeat when they face Delhi Capitals (DC) at Eden Gardens on Monday.