Punjab Kings all-rounder Liam Livingstone is on a roll within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The English cricketer is having fun with a purple patch, scoring greater than 200 runs within the match at a mean of 43.80. On Sunday, he notched his third half-century – most by any batter – this season whereas batting in opposition to the Sunrisers Hyderabad at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
Livingstone got here out bat after Punjab misplaced each their openers – Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh – contained in the powerplay. The Englishman continued his prime type and began belting the SRH bowlers proper from the start. He took simply 27 deliveries to attain one other half-century in IPL 2022.
During his stint on the crease, Livingstone stitched a vital 71-run stand with Shahrukh Khan for the fifth. During the 12th over, there was a harmful scene on show when the latter almost survived from getting hit on his head.
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Shahrukh was standing on the non-striker’s finish when Livingstone smashed SRH pacer Umran Malik’s supply for a boundary. It was a 149.5 kph supply and the Englishman smashed it so exhausting that it went like a bullet. Shahrukh rapidly ducked and had an in depth shave.
Livingstone appeared prepared for the assault as he drilled it over Sharukh for a boundary via long-on.
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Livingstone ended up enjoying a 60-run knock off 33 deliveries, with the assistance of 4 sixes and 5 boundaries. Sharukh, the second top-scorer of the crew, contributed with a 28-ball 26 as Punjab had been bundled out for 151 in 20 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/22) and Umran Malik (4/28) had been the standout bowlers for SRH. Malik took three wickets and there was additionally a run out within the twentieth over that ended up being a maiden.
SRH captain Kane Williamson gained the toss and opted to bowl in opposition to PBKS. They have taken the sphere with an unchanged XI that had defeated the KKR a few days again.
PBKS, alternatively, suffered a large blow as captain Mayank Agarwal missed out because of an harm in his toe. In his absence, ace India opener Shikhar Dhawan stepped in as captain whereas younger batter Prabhsimran Singh has been added to the line-up as a substitute.
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