In a match of IPL 2022, on Friday, Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs. With the win, there is the hope of Punjab reaching the playoffs. In the match (RCB vs PBKS), Punjab had scored a huge score of 209 runs for 9 wickets while playing first. Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone played aggressive half-centuries. In reply, RCB's team could only score 155 runs for 9 wickets. However, fast bowler Harshal Patel bowled brilliantly for Bangalore. He gave only 38 runs in 4 overs and also took 4 wickets.
Many veterans have already described Harshal Patel as a specialist in death overs. Sachin Tendulkar said on his YouTube channel, that the Punjab team could not score more than 209, only one reason behind it is Harshal Patel. Every day his bowling is improving and he is increasing his variations. He said that he is one of the good bowlers in India's death overs. When the batsmen go to score runs, they stop them. It is known that Harshal gave only 4 runs in the 20th over. Not only this, but 3 wickets also fell in this over.
Mayank Agarwal also talked about fewer runs
After the match, Punjab captain Mayank Agarwal had also said that looking at the ground, we had scored 15 to 20 runs less. Sachin Tendulkar also praised Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow. He said that Livingstone's bat speed and backlift are unbelievable. Not only was he hitting big sixes, but he also had a great experience. A batsman like him is expected to play at a strike rate of 150 and bat till the end, which he did. Due to this the team of Punjab could make such a big score.
England's aggressive batsman Livingstone scored 70 runs in 42 balls. Was hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. Earlier, he had also won the team by scoring 30 runs in 10 balls against Gujarat Titans. Not only this, but he also hit a six of 117 meters off Mohammed Shami. This is also the longest six of the current season.
