Jonny Bairstow hit a blistering half-century to provide PBKS a solid start in a crucial game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Bairstow was at his aggressive best as he tonked the bowlers all over the park. He brought up his 9th IPL fifty off just 21 balls.
He was hitting them off the middle as he pulled and heaved his way to a brilliant half-century. He lofted the fifth ball of the innings, from Glenn Maxwell, for a SIX to hit his first boundary and from then on there was no stopping him. He took on Josh Hazlewood in the next over and hit him for two fours and two sixes in the second over as PBKS garnered 22 off the over.
Bairstow went on to score 66 off 29 deliveries before miscuing one to backward point off Shahbaz Ahmed. His innings was laced with hit four fours and seven sixes
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Bairstow blitz that took RCB apart
Fifty by Jonny Bairstow in just 21 balls. What an innings by Bairstow, returning to do with a bang.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 13, 2022
21 ball fifty for Bairstow, scored fifty inside the powerplay, what a knock from Bairstow.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 13, 2022
There’s nobody in the world like Jonny Bairstow when he hits top level. Fast starts, fast middle overs, pace spin everything will go. That’s why Punjab backed backed and backed him
— Dave (@CricketDave27) May 13, 2022
53 off 21 balls
Proper entertainment
Bairstow
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) May 13, 2022
Absolutely liquid Bairstow this
— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) May 13, 2022
21-ball 50 for Jonny Bairstow against RCB in a must-win IPL game for Punjab Kings – including 20 off 6 balls from Josh Hazlewood
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) May 13, 2022
21-ball fifty for Jonny Bairstow
PBKS opener is smashing bowlers for fun #PBKSvsRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/ghzZREN95t
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) May 13, 2022
Put some respect on his name! #Bairstow #JonnyBairstow pic.twitter.com/S3jlo8IR9R
— 12th Khiladi (@12th_khiladi) May 13, 2022
That’s what you get when you have Jonny Bairstow opening the innings and not waiting in the dugout.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 13, 2022