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  • Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone go balle balle for Punjab Kings against RCB

    Express News Service

    BENGALURU: 8, 12, 12, 9, 6, 32, 1 and 56.

    These numbers of Jonny Bairstow in his first eight matches for the Punjab Kings does not draw a great picture. Even his half-century in the last game against Rajasthan Royals missed that dangerous Englishman, who can tear apart bowling attacks. But then when it comes to such players, it is just a matter of time. You never know when it is their day to turn on the heat.

    Teams in the IPL auction were also aware of his consistent performances in the last few editions and his match-winning abilities. For instance, he has scored 248 (in 7 matches, IPL 2021), 345 (11, 2020), 445 (10, 2019). No wonder, three teams, including Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings battled it out for his signature, and was eventually snapped by the latter for Rs 6.75 crore.

    Even when his performances were not up to the mark initially, the management had faith in his ability. They were looking at ways to get back to his scoring ways, moving him to number five from three as well. It did not work. It was then they took a strong call to give him his favoured position — opener. That was not easy with Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal, successful openers in the IPL, in that slot. The captain decided to move down the order and asked Bairstow to open alongside Dhawan. It worked.

    The 32-year-old, who opened for the first time in the last game, scored a half-century to give him the confidence.

    The opener then came up with a sensational 29-ball 66 to play an important role in helping Punjab score 209/9 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on Friday.  Fellow countryman Liam Livingstone applied the finishing touches with a 42-ball 70 to power their team to a big score.

    ALSO READ | Bairstow enjoying opening slot for Punjab Kings after struggling in middle order

    Such was the dominance of the two Englishmen that Harshal Patel’s four-wicket haul remained in the backdrop. Punjab won the match by 54 runs as RCB just managed 155/9 in 20 overs.

    However, this innings from Livingstone does not come as a big surprise. The six-hitting machine has been in incredible touch this season as was witnessed in his fourth half-century of the season on Friday. He was at his menacing best, dealing in sixes (four in number). In fact, he was harsh on Josh Hazlewood, who was smashed for 24 runs in the penultimate over.

    The Australian, who conceded 64 runs from his 4 overs, was also punished badly by Bairstow. The opener got going with a 22-run over in the second over. Bairstow was on top of his game, looking to put bowlers on the back foot, and he achieved his objective. RCB could not even understand what hit them.

    He was finally dismissed by Shahbaz Ahmed in the 10th over, but the assault did not stop as Livingstone took over from there and put Punjab in a solid position before the break.

    If RCB had any chance of chasing down the score, they needed either Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell or Faf Du Plessis to score big, they just managed 20, 35 and 10 respectively.  And when Dinesh Karthik, their finisher, was out for 11, their chance of winning the game ended then and there in the 15th over.

  • Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone go balle balle for Punjab Kings against RCB

    Express News Service

    BENGALURU: 8, 12, 12, 9, 6, 32, 1 and 56.

    These numbers of Jonny Bairstow in his first eight matches for the Punjab Kings does not draw a great picture. Even his half-century in the last game against Rajasthan Royals missed that dangerous Englishman, who can tear apart bowling attacks. But then when it comes to such players, it is just a matter of time. You never know when it is their day to turn on the heat.

    Teams in the IPL auction were also aware of his consistent performances in the last few editions and his match-winning abilities. For instance, he has scored 248 (in 7 matches, IPL 2021), 345 (11, 2020), 445 (10, 2019). No wonder, three teams, including Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings battled it out for his signature, and was eventually snapped by the latter for Rs 6.75 crore.

    Even when his performances were not up to the mark initially, the management had faith in his ability. They were looking at ways to get back to his scoring ways, moving him to number five from three as well. It did not work. It was then they took a strong call to give him his favoured position — opener. That was not easy with Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal, successful openers in the IPL, in that slot. The captain decided to move down the order and asked Bairstow to open alongside Dhawan. It worked.

    The 32-year-old, who opened for the first time in the last game, scored a half-century to give him the confidence.

    The opener then came up with a sensational 29-ball 66 to play an important role in helping Punjab score 209/9 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on Friday.  Fellow countryman Liam Livingstone applied the finishing touches with a 42-ball 70 to power their team to a big score.

    ALSO READ | Bairstow enjoying opening slot for Punjab Kings after struggling in middle order

    Such was the dominance of the two Englishmen that Harshal Patel’s four-wicket haul remained in the backdrop. Punjab won the match by 54 runs as RCB just managed 155/9 in 20 overs.

    However, this innings from Livingstone does not come as a big surprise. The six-hitting machine has been in incredible touch this season as was witnessed in his fourth half-century of the season on Friday. He was at his menacing best, dealing in sixes (four in number). In fact, he was harsh on Josh Hazlewood, who was smashed for 24 runs in the penultimate over.

    The Australian, who conceded 64 runs from his 4 overs, was also punished badly by Bairstow. The opener got going with a 22-run over in the second over. Bairstow was on top of his game, looking to put bowlers on the back foot, and he achieved his objective. RCB could not even understand what hit them.

    He was finally dismissed by Shahbaz Ahmed in the 10th over, but the assault did not stop as Livingstone took over from there and put Punjab in a solid position before the break.

    If RCB had any chance of chasing down the score, they needed either Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell or Faf Du Plessis to score big, they just managed 20, 35 and 10 respectively.  And when Dinesh Karthik, their finisher, was out for 11, their chance of winning the game ended then and there in the 15th over.

    BENGALURU: 8, 12, 12, 9, 6, 32, 1 and 56.

    These numbers of Jonny Bairstow in his first eight matches for the Punjab Kings does not draw a great picture. Even his half-century in the last game against Rajasthan Royals missed that dangerous Englishman, who can tear apart bowling attacks. But then when it comes to such players, it is just a matter of time. You never know when it is their day to turn on the heat.

    Teams in the IPL auction were also aware of his consistent performances in the last few editions and his match-winning abilities. For instance, he has scored 248 (in 7 matches, IPL 2021), 345 (11, 2020), 445 (10, 2019). No wonder, three teams, including Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings battled it out for his signature, and was eventually snapped by the latter for Rs 6.75 crore.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Even when his performances were not up to the mark initially, the management had faith in his ability. They were looking at ways to get back to his scoring ways, moving him to number five from three as well. It did not work. It was then they took a strong call to give him his favoured position — opener. That was not easy with Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal, successful openers in the IPL, in that slot. The captain decided to move down the order and asked Bairstow to open alongside Dhawan. It worked.

    The 32-year-old, who opened for the first time in the last game, scored a half-century to give him the confidence.

    The opener then came up with a sensational 29-ball 66 to play an important role in helping Punjab score 209/9 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on Friday.  Fellow countryman Liam Livingstone applied the finishing touches with a 42-ball 70 to power their team to a big score.

    ALSO READ | Bairstow enjoying opening slot for Punjab Kings after struggling in middle order

    Such was the dominance of the two Englishmen that Harshal Patel’s four-wicket haul remained in the backdrop. Punjab won the match by 54 runs as RCB just managed 155/9 in 20 overs.

    However, this innings from Livingstone does not come as a big surprise. The six-hitting machine has been in incredible touch this season as was witnessed in his fourth half-century of the season on Friday. He was at his menacing best, dealing in sixes (four in number). In fact, he was harsh on Josh Hazlewood, who was smashed for 24 runs in the penultimate over.

    The Australian, who conceded 64 runs from his 4 overs, was also punished badly by Bairstow. The opener got going with a 22-run over in the second over. Bairstow was on top of his game, looking to put bowlers on the back foot, and he achieved his objective. RCB could not even understand what hit them.

    He was finally dismissed by Shahbaz Ahmed in the 10th over, but the assault did not stop as Livingstone took over from there and put Punjab in a solid position before the break.

    If RCB had any chance of chasing down the score, they needed either Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell or Faf Du Plessis to score big, they just managed 20, 35 and 10 respectively.  And when Dinesh Karthik, their finisher, was out for 11, their chance of winning the game ended then and there in the 15th over.

  • IPL retentions: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow not retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad

    By ANI

    NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has not retained star openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow ahead of the mega auction of the upcoming season. All the eight IPL franchises will reveal the list of their retained players later today. SRH thanked all the players ahead of the event on Tuesday.

    “We thank the players for their contribution to SRH over the years. This is not a goodbye, as we hope to welcome back some Risers in the auction,” SRH captioned the post on Instagram. Commenting on the post, Warner express gratitude towards the fans and penned an emotional note confirming he won’t play for SRH in the upcoming season.

    “Thanks to all of you for your support over the years, up and downs, my family and I can’t stress enough how much we appreciated the love and passion you showed towards us and the team. Candice and I truely wish all the fans the very best for the future and hope who ever you wish to support the best. Love the Warner’s,” Warner said.

    Bairstow, the England opener, also thanked fans for the support during his stint with SRH. “Thank you all for your support! Hopefully at some point our paths cross again in the future,” Bairstow commented on the post.

    The two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises — Lucknow and Ahmedabad were allotted a budget of Rs 33 crore to pick three players who go back into the pool before the mega auction begins.

    In the mail sent by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to all the franchises, which had been accessed by ANI, the rules were formally conveyed and the salary purse for all the teams was set at Rs 90 crore.

    The amount is an increase from the IPL 2021 auction as then the purse was of Rs 85 crore. The eight existing franchises (CSK, KKR, RCB, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad) have been allowed to retain up to four players.

    The BCCI had set the retention window for the eight older franchises from November 1-30, and the window for Lucknow and Ahmedabad is from December 1-25.

    If one of the eight existing franchises decides to retain four players, then they will be debited Rs 16 crore for the first player, Rs 12 crore for the second player, Rs 8 crore for the third player, and Rs 6 crore for the fourth player and the total deduction will be 42 crore.

    For the eight franchises, rules have been set that they cannot retain more than three Indians (capped/uncapped). They cannot retain more than two overseas players and not more than two uncapped Indian players.

    For the two new franchises — Lucknow and Ahmedabad — they cannot pick more than two Indian players (capped/uncapped). They cannot pick more than one overseas player and more than one Indian uncapped player.

  • Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes pull out of IPL with six-day quarantine rule being one of the reasons

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Jonny Bairstow, Punjab Kings batsman Dawid Malan and Delhi Capitals all-rounder Chris Woakes have pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) due to personal reasons.

    The England and India players were supposed to fly into UAE from Manchester together in a bubble to bubble transfer but COVID-19 cases in the visitors’ camp forced IPL teams to make their own arrangements.

    The fifth Test between India and England was also postponed indefinitely after a junior physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive for the virus ahead of the game.

    Other members of India’s support staff, including head Ravi Shastri, were already in quarantine after they tested positive for the virus during the fourth Test at the Oval.

    All players arriving in Dubai now have to do a six-day quarantine and that could be the reason behind Bairstow and Malan pulling out.

    A BCCI official told PTI that Bairstow and Malan the players won’t be part of the IPL resuming September 19.

    The Guardian reported on Woakes’ unavailability.

    “They won’t be boarding the flight to UAE. One of the reasons for their pull out is the six-day quarantine which they didn’t need to do earlier,” said the official.

    While Bairstow is a regular in the Sunrisers line-up, world number one T20 batsman Malan made his IPL debut with Kings earlier this year.

    Aiden Markram has been named his replacement.

    “Malan will be taking some time off to be with his family ahead of the #T20WorldCup and Ashes,” tweeted Punjab Kings.

    Bairstow had made 248 runs at strike rate of 141 plus in seven games earlier this season.

    Bairstow, Woakes and Malan were part of England’s Test squad in Manchester.

    Bubble life has taken a toll on players and with the T20 World Cup to follow in UAE, not playing the IPL would allow more family time to Bairstow, Woakes and Malan.

    All three are also part of England’s Ashes plans but the tour Down Under is also currently in doubt with Australia imposing some of the harshest restrictions in the world on incoming travellers in the COVID times.

  • Khaleel Ahmed, Jonny Bairstow shine as Sunrisers Hyderabad outclass Punjab Kings by nine wickets

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: Fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed led an impressive bowling effort before Jonny Bairstow smashed an unbeaten fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad snapped their three-match losing streak with a convincing nine-wicket win over Punjab Kings in an IPL game here on Wednesday.

    Asked to bowl first, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s pace-spin duo of Khaleel (3/21) and Abhishek Sharma (2/24) did bulk of the damage to bundle out Punjab Kings for a below-par 120 in 19.4 overs.

    Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/16), star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan (1/17) and Siddarth Kaul (1/27) also picked up a wicket each as Punjab never gained momentum.

    Chasing the total, SRH openers Jonny Bairstow (63) and David Warner (37) pummelled Punjab into submission, adding 73 runs off 60 balls to set the foundation.

    Bairstow and Kane Williamson (16) then knocked off the remaining runs as SRH romped home with 8 balls to spare.

    Bairstow and Warner smashed five boundaries and two sixes during their 50-run stand in the powerplay, while Punjab had managed nine fours and two maximums in their entire innings.

    Warner picked up the first boundary when he sent Mohammed Shami across point in the third ball of the innings.

    Bairstow then welcomed Fabian Allen with a four and a six in the next over.

    A low full toss by Shami was then sent across the mid-wicket by Bairstow before Warner hit the Indian through backward point.

    Bairstow also pulled Moises Henriques over long leg, while Warner swatted Arshdeep Singh over the backward square leg.

    Warner sent Deepak Hooda sailing over extra cover for a six but in the next over he holed out to Mayank off Allen, who bowled a wicket maiden, as SRH were 73 for 1.

    Bairstow found an able ally in Williamson, who was playing his first match of the season, as they added an unbeaten 48 runs to help SRH log their first win of the season.

    Earlier, Shahrukh Khan (22) and Mayank Agarawal (22) were the top scorers for Punjab Kings, who came into the match after two losses.

    In an innings when clearing the boundary seemed to be a tall task, Khan managed two sixes, while Agarwal, who was dropped on 0 in the very first over by Rashid, hit two fours.

    Opting to bat in their first game at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Punjab lost their in-form skipper KL Rahul (4) early on.

    Agarwal and Chris Galye (15) stitched 24-run partnership.

    However, at the end of the seventh over, Khaleel got rid of the Indian with Rashid making no mistakes this time at midwicket.

    West Indian Nicholas Pooran (0) was out for a diamond duck as Sunrisers skipper David Warner effected his run out in the eighth over.

    Gayle followed his compatriot in the next over as he was adjudged leg before.

    Punjab was reeling at 53 for 4 at the halfway mark as wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals.

    Deepak Hooda (13) and Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques (14) got starts but were unable to capitalised on them.

    Spin all-rounder Fabian Allen (6) also struggled on his debut.

    Local star Khan tried to inject some hope into the Punjab camp but a slower ball by Khaleel ended his cameo.

    Murugan Ashwin (9) hit a boundary but Kaul accounted for the spinner in the last over which was followed by the dismissal of Shami (3), who was run out.

    Brief Scores:

    Punjab Kings: 120 all out in 19.4 overs (Shahrukh Khan 22; Khaleel Ahmed 3/21).

    Sunrisers Hyderabad: 121 for one in 18.4 overs (Jonny Bairstow 63; Fabian Allen 1/22).

  • We have very good death bowling, says David Warner after win against KXIP

    SunRisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner praised the team’s death bowling and said that they have artillery in their armoury after a massive 69-run win over Kings XI Punjab on Thursday.

    Warner and Jonny Bairstow stitched a 160-run stand for the first wicket, helping their side post a huge total of 201 runs on the board. While defending the total, Rashid Khan took three wickets while Thangarasu Natarajan and Khaleel Ahmed picked two wickets each in the match to take SRH over the line.

    We have got a very good death bowling. Bhuvi is not here but guys like Natarajan has been bowling exceptional. Having Rashid Khan in the team and obviously two other blokes early on with the swing bowling. We have got that artillery in our armoury now up my sleeve and putting 200 runs helps,” Warner told Jonny Bairstow in a video posted on iplt20.com.

    “For myself, it is applying pressure to the batsman and once you are in you try to bat as many overs as possible. I think we complement each other very well. Having you (Bairstow) there makes it a lot easier for me. I can rotate the strike and you can hit Maxi out of the park. We are always talked about constantly running twos so that is one thing that we pride ourselves on especially when I can’t hit them over stands like this boy,” he added.