It wasn’t just the fans, but Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting was also impressed by the way openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh began the team’s chase against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday. With Punjab Kings posting a five-wicket victory against CSK in their second encounter of the IPL, the team now holds the world record for the most successful 200-plus chases in T20 history. This was their ninth such chase, putting them ahead of major international and IPL teams like Australia, India, and Mumbai Indians. Chasing a target of 210, Punjab reached the mark with eight balls to spare, marking their second-highest successful run chase in the tournament’s history.“Priyansh (Arya), that’s as good a ball striking as I think I’ve ever seen. That opening partnership set up the game. After the first six overs, I wasn’t concerned at all. I just had that much confidence in this batting group and the way that we were going to go about it,” said former Australian skipper Ponting. A record-breaking opening stand between Arya and Prabhsimran in the powerplay set up the chase. Kings’ openers posted 61 in 4.2 overs before the fall of Arya’s wicket. The Delhi lad had an 11-ball 39, marked with four sixes and three boundaries, to his credit after coming in as the Impact Player.“It doesn’t matter where we play or who we play, this is a good cricket team. We’ve got to keep growing on that, keep trusting each other, keep working hard for the results and keep going,” said Ponting.Prabhsimran hammered a 34-ball 43 and this was not the end as skipper Shreyas Iyer posted a 29-ball 50 while Cooper Connolly scored 36 off 22 balls. The batters hit nine sixes and 23 boundaries during the chase.Ponting also highlighted the team’s disciplined bowling on a flat pitch. He noted that the bowlers stayed calm even when the scoring rate was high to ensure the target stayed within reach. “I think as bowlers, the team did really well. To give only 21 runs in three overs (by Yuzvendra Chahal) in such a high-scoring game is something which helped us to stop CSK from going beyond our reach. The way the bowlers stuck to the plan in the last few overs really got us back in the game,” said Ponting.The Kings will next face Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday in Kolkata, before coming back to their home ground in Mullanpur for a clash against SunrisersHyderabadon April 11.