NEW DELHI: Key innings from Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw secured a snug seven-wicket victory for Punjab Kings towards defending champions Chennai Tremendous Kings within the IPL on Wednesday.
Chasing a goal of 163, Punjab Kings rode on Bairstow’s 46 and Rossouw’s 43 to achieve the goal with 13 balls to spare at Chennai’s M Chidambaram Stadium.
England’s Bairstow continued his robust kind from the earlier match, the place he scored an unbeaten 108 as Punjab chased down a document IPL goal of 262 towards Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
Bairstow and Rossouw, a left-handed South African batsman, stitched a 64-run stand for the second wicket to arrange the profitable chase.
After the Punjab Kings’ win, Rossouw revealed plans he set with Bairstow towards the Yellow Brigade.
“Received to offer credit score to the bowlers, 160 on this wicket was chaseable. The best way Jonny performed right this moment, hopefully, he takes this kind ahead and offers us the muse to chase it down,” Rossouw mentioned after the match.
“[On plans when he was out there with Bairstow] See the ball and hit the ball, nothing actually spoken about as to what number of we want, simply conserving it easy. [on his dismissal] Unlucky. It was a type of issues, so focussed on hitting the ball and a type of issues, I missed out. It is by no means over, until it is over, we now have nonetheless bought the assumption within the changeroom, we are going to deal with our recreation and never on the others. Hopefully issues work out,” Rossouw added.
5-time winners CSK, who’ve received 5 and misplaced 5 matches within the event to this point, are fourth within the 10-team desk, led by Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab Kings at the moment are in seventh place within the factors desk. With four wins in 10 matches, Punjab Kings have eight factors to their identify.
Chasing a goal of 163, Punjab Kings rode on Bairstow’s 46 and Rossouw’s 43 to achieve the goal with 13 balls to spare at Chennai’s M Chidambaram Stadium.
England’s Bairstow continued his robust kind from the earlier match, the place he scored an unbeaten 108 as Punjab chased down a document IPL goal of 262 towards Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
Bairstow and Rossouw, a left-handed South African batsman, stitched a 64-run stand for the second wicket to arrange the profitable chase.
After the Punjab Kings’ win, Rossouw revealed plans he set with Bairstow towards the Yellow Brigade.
“Received to offer credit score to the bowlers, 160 on this wicket was chaseable. The best way Jonny performed right this moment, hopefully, he takes this kind ahead and offers us the muse to chase it down,” Rossouw mentioned after the match.
“[On plans when he was out there with Bairstow] See the ball and hit the ball, nothing actually spoken about as to what number of we want, simply conserving it easy. [on his dismissal] Unlucky. It was a type of issues, so focussed on hitting the ball and a type of issues, I missed out. It is by no means over, until it is over, we now have nonetheless bought the assumption within the changeroom, we are going to deal with our recreation and never on the others. Hopefully issues work out,” Rossouw added.
5-time winners CSK, who’ve received 5 and misplaced 5 matches within the event to this point, are fourth within the 10-team desk, led by Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab Kings at the moment are in seventh place within the factors desk. With four wins in 10 matches, Punjab Kings have eight factors to their identify.
