Jonny Bairstow is positive about Punjab Kings winning the IPL 2022 against all the odds.
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be hoping against hope to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs. Punjab Kings are currently placed in the seventh spot in the IPL 2022 points table with 12 points from as many matches with a Net Run Rate of +0.023. It will be important for them to win their remaining two matches in the league fixtures by margin and await the results of other team’s matches to fall in their favour to qualify for the IPL 2022 playoffs.
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PBKS can draw inspiration from their previous match as they defeated RCB by 54 runs to stay alive in the crunch race for the IPL 2022 playoffs. PBKS took on Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2022 clash on Monday with their captain Mayank Agarwal winning the toss and opting to bowl. PBKS all-rounder Liam Livingstone and death over specialist Arshdeep Singh picked up three wickets each to restrict DC to a moderate total of 159/7 in the stipulated 20 overs after Mitchell Marsh smashed 63 runs off 48 deliveries.
Prolific English opener Jonny Bairstow has contributed with two consecutive half-centuries for PBKS in their last two matches. He is delighted with his fine showing with the bat and wants his side to carry on the momentum. The Englishman is also manifesting his side to win the IPL 2022. “Nice to be back at the top, nice to contribute to the side and get us off to a good start. When you’re given an opportunity to target the short side, you’ve to try and take it.
“But it can get you in some trouble as well, if you just go after that one side. Last one as well was a must win. It’s unfortunately the position we’ve got ourselves in the league. It’s a competitive league and everyone’s beating everyone. Few close games we had early on have left us in this position. It’s four games now to win the IPL,” Bairstow said ahead of the match.
