22 April,2021 07:35 AM IST | Chennai | PTI
SRH’s Jonny Bairstow en route his unbeaten 63 against Punjab Kings yesterday. Pics/BCCI; IPL; (right) Khaleel Ahmed
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Jonny Bairstow says it was sheer "carelessness" which led to their three successive defeats and he is feeling "over the moon" to have contributed in team's win in the IPL here on Wednesday.
Bairstow has been in good form but his efforts couldn't translate into a win for SRH as they lost the first three matches. The England batsman, however, was pleased to finally take the team home after scoring an unbeaten 56-ball 63 in their nine-wicket win against Punjab Kings on Wednesday.
"Absolutely over the moon to get us over the line. Been really close in most of the games, and haven't got through. Probably through carelessness to be honest. Pleased to get over the line," Bairstow said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
"Each game we've seen after the powerplay it's gotten harder and harder. It was key to make sure we took advantage [of the powerplay]."
Asked to bowl first, Sunrisers Hyderabad's pace-spin duo of Khaleel (3-21) and Abhishek Sharma (2-24) did bulk of the damage to bundle out Punjab Kings for a below-par 120 in 19.4 overs.
Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-16), star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan (1-17) and Siddarth Kaul (1-27) also picked up a wicket each as Punjab never gained momentum.
Chasing the total, SRH openers Jonny Bairstow (63) and David Warner (37) pummelled Punjab into submission, adding 73 runs off 60 balls to set the foundation.
Bairstow and Kane Williamson (16) then knocked off the remaining runs as SRH romped home with 8 balls to spare.
Bairstow and Warner smashed five boundaries and two sixes during their 50-run stand in the powerplay, while Punjab had managed nine fours and two maximums in their entire innings.
Skipper Warner credited the bowlers for setting up the win. "Very pleasing, the bowlers did a fantastic job to reduce them to a low score," he said.
Talking about spinner Abhishek Sharma, who claimed two wickets, Warner said: "Abhishek is a young guy coming through, we asked him to bowl a lot more this season, and
he did it. Till we went on, he didn't know he was bowling the first over."
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