JONNY BAIRSTOW

Jonny Bairstow had been a revelation for SRH in IPL 2019. The Englishman was amazing at the top with David Warner and set the tournament on fire in the 10 odd matches he played. An encore of performance was expected from Bairstow in IPL 2020, but the slow pitches of UAE didn’t suit his batting.

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After a good knock of 97 against Kings XI Punjab in Dubai, and a couple of fifties more, Bairstow struggled as the tournament went on and pitches got slower with spin dominating the scene. He was eventually dropped from the side to bring in Wriddhiman Saha, who changed the fortunes of the team at the top and helped them qualify for the playoffs.

Bairstow played 11 matches and made 345 runs at a strike rate of 126.83 with three half-centuries. However, his struggles didn’t help his team which lost a series of matches, before winning their last three games and making it into the top four.