PBKS vs RCB LIVE: Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates – One of the major masterstrokes that Mayank Agarwal played in IPL 2022 was to demote him down the order and promote English batter, Jonny Bairstow, as the opener. Though the move initially failed, the Yorkshireman handsomely rewarded his team in the next two games by hitting back-to-back half-centuries. Follow PBKS vs RCB LIVE and IPL 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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PBKS vs RCB LIVE: Jonny Bairstow SHUTS DOWN critics in style, hits stunning fifty against RCB to make it two half-centuries in a row – Watch Video
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Jonny Bairstow embarked on yet another milestone as he registered the joint second-fastest half-century of IPL 2022. The fiery English batter thrashed RCB bowlers left right and center to hammer a 21-ball half-century. He has now joined the list of Liam Livingstone and Rahul Tripathi.
Bairstow went on to score the highest score in the Powerplays:-
Highest Powerplay score in IPL 2022
59 – Jonny Bairstow vs RCB*
54 – Jos Buttler vs GT
47 – Prithvi Shaw vs LSG
46 – Abishek Sharma vs RCB
Bairstow’s 66(29) is such a typical #PunjabKings innings. Keep going, keep taking chances and back the rest of the batting to do the same.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 13, 2022
PBKS vs RCB LIVE: Jonny Bairstow SHUTS DOWN critics in style, hits stunning fifty against RCB to make it two half-centuries in a row – Watch Video
Bairstow opened the for PBKS against GT where he scored just 1. But from the second game onwards, Bairstow looked like a man determined to prove a point. He scored a wonderful 56-run knock in the last game and today he went on to score a smashing 66 run off just 29 balls.
Bairstow’s knock today was a fiery one. He scored 4 fours and 7 sixes and went on to boast a high strike rate of 227. Agarwal’s masterstroke paid all the dividends as Bairstow came back into form.
Bairstow has scored a total of 202 runs in 9 matches till now with an average of 22.44. Today’s 66-run knock was his second half-century of IPL 2022.
PBKS vs RCB LIVE: Jonny Bairstow SHUTS DOWN critics in style, hits stunning fifty against RCB to make it two half-centuries in a row – Watch Video
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