Jonny Bairstow found form and made it count by hitting a superb fifty as Punjab Kings aim to recover after Bhanuka Rajaspaksa’s dismissal to Yuzvendra Chahal. R Ashwin started brilliantly as he got rid of Shikhar Dhawan on the second ball of his first over of the day. Bairstow, however, continuing the good work from the other end. Sanju Samson earlier gave Trent Boult a third over within powerplay after the left-armer bowled a maiden but it backfired as Bairstow made it an 18-run over with a couple of boundaries and a six.
FIFTY for @jbairstow21! 👍 👍
His first half-century of the #TATAIPL 2022 & eighth overall in the IPL. 👏 👏 #PBKSvRR | @PunjabKingsIPL
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