England’s Jonny Bairstow enjoyed an enthralling battle with Australia’s Josh Hazlewood in the 2022 IPL on Friday, hitting the right-arm quick for two sixes in an over that went for 22 runs.
Bairstow signalled his intentions early after his Punjab Kings side were put into bat. In the first over of the match against Royal Challengers, he launched off-spinner Glenn Maxwell for a six over long-off.
Watch Bairstow tuck into Hazlewood here:
It’s A Completely Different Commodity, Playing With England And Playing Here: Jonny Bairstow
Bairstow on his innings said, “It’s one of those days. A couple of those come off and it’s your day. Many quality bowlers in the IPL and sometimes you’ve got to try and get them off their lengths (taking on Josh). It’s a completely different commodity, playing with England and playing here. Stats would suggest I quite enjoy opening the batting. The bats are very good, I must admit.”
