Jonny Bairstow was delighted the way Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have gotten off to a good start to the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 and has also stressed to keep playing the brand of cricket they have played so far in the ongoing IPL 12.
On Thursday, 4th April, SRH thrashed out Delhi Capitals (DC) in a thrilling IPL 2019 match by 5 wickets with 9 balls to spare thanks to Bairstow’s 28 ball 48 knock at tricky Kotla wicket to steer the Orange Army to the top of the IPL 2019 points table with three wins on the board.
Bairstow told reporters on Thursday, “Really pleased with the start, just going to try and keep going. We have three games in quick succession and we need to keep playing the brand of cricket that we've been playing. We have a great group of guys on the side and we all play in the same fashion.”
Meanwhile, the in-form English batsman has credited the bowlers for guiding him on how to go about his match-winning innings against DC, saying it was good to win toss as batting became slightly easier in the second innings.
He continued, “There was a little less bounce than what we had in Hyderabad and you could see that with the wear and tear of the pitch. It was a good toss to win because you could see it was good to bat second because you saw what you needed to do.”
Bairstow signed off by saying, “When the bowlers are bowling, they tell you that this boundary is shorter and it is turning from which part. But at the same time, the bowlers are different on both sides as our guys are shorter and they have much taller guys, so you can only react to the situation.”
On the other hand, Rashid Khan, who is continuing with his sizzling bowling in the IPL 2019, said it was completely a team effort after SRH’s 5-wicket win over DC last night.
Rashid signed off by saying, “Wonderful display, especially by the bowlers. Everyone contributed in bowling. And Jonny was superb with the bat. The wicket was slow and we wanted to restrict them below 150. The fielders supported really well. When we lost two wickets quickly, for once DC's collapse against the Kings XI came in my mind. But in the end, Yusuf (Pathan) and (Mohammad) Nabi controlled their nerves and finished really well.”
(With IANS Inputs)
