7 sixes and 4 fours half century in just 10 balls, Jonny Bairstow played the band of RCB
In IPL 2022, Jonny Bairstow’s aggressive style was seen on Friday night. This England wicket-keeper batsman made a stormy fifty in 21 balls while playing for Punjab Kings. Washed every RCB bowler badly. Bairstow, who was dealing with only fours and sixes, got out after scoring 66 runs in 29 balls and out of these 66 runs, 57 runs came only from the boundaries. During his destructive innings, his bat hit 7 sixes and 4 fours. In this way, 50 runs came from only 10 balls.
Bairstow, who was playing attacking cricket from the very first over, was middle of the ball so well that he had completed his half-century within the powerplay. Had he played for some more time, he would have completed his century soon. In the 10th over, when the team’s score was 101 runs, then Shahbaz Ahmed dismissed him. Earlier, he took the news of Josh Hazlewood and Mohammad Siraj fiercely.
Johnny, who started the six off Maxwell in the first over, took Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood on remand in the next over. Stole a total of 22 runs by hitting two sixes and two fours. Then in the sixth over, his fierce form was seen. In the last over of the powerplay, he hit Mohammad Siraj for three sixes and a four. It was a very expensive over of 23 runs. Now Punjab’s score in the powerplay was 81/1.
After Jonny Bairstow, another English batsman showed the fire of Liam Livinstone. In the 19th over, he smashed Josh Hazlewood for 24 runs with two sixes and as many fours. In the last over, he was dismissed for 70 runs in 42 balls. In this way, Punjab Kings scored 209 runs in front of RCB for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs and set a huge target of 210 runs.
