Blazing fifties by Bairstow, Livingstone help Punjab Kings beat Royal Challengers

Mumbai: Punjab Kings registered an important win in IPL 2022 on Friday night at the Brabourne Stadium as they thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs for their sixth win in this season.

After scoring 209 runs, Punjab Kings restricted the opponent at 155 in allotted overs. Pacer Kagiso Rabada claimed 3 wickets for 21 runs while Rishi Dhawan and Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets each. Glenn Maxwell scored 35 runs off 22 balls for RCB while Virat Kohli, Fef du Plessis contributed 20 runs and 10 runs respectively.

Earlier, attacking half-centuries by English batters Jonny Bairstow (66 off 29 balls) and Liam Livingstone (70 off 42 balls) helped Punjab Kings post a massive 209/9 in 20 overs.

Bairstow started the early carnage on the freaky Friday against Royal Challengers Bangalore, completing his half-century in 21 deliveries as he raced to 66 off 29 balls, helping Punjab Kings reach 83/1 in the power-play.

Harshal Patel was the most successful bowler for Royal Challengers Bangalore, claiming 4/34 while Wanindu Hasaranga applied the brakes in the middle overs with superb figures of 2/15 in his four overs.

Brief scores: Punjab Kings 209/9 in 20 overs (Jonny Bairstow 66, Shikhar Dhawan 21, Liam Livingstone 70; Harshal Patel 4/34, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/15) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 155/9 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxwell 35, Rabada 3/21).

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