PUNJAB KINGS did not come into the ongoing Indian Premier League season with their full strength. If Jonny Bairstow getting ruled out was an early blow, that Liam Livingstone and Kagiso Rabada will not be available for the initial games came as a thunderbolt. Unperturbed by all this, head coach Trevor Bayliss had backed the team to come good, especially someone like Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
The Sri Lankan batter had blown hot and cold without making a massive impact in the previous season 206 runs at a strike rate of 159.68 is much less than what the southpaw was capable of. And in the absence of Livingstone and Bairstow, there was more responsibility on Rajapaksa as Punjab took on Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening game of the season in Mohali on Saturday. How did he respond? Rajapaksa rose to the occasion to smash a 32-ball 50, laying the foundation for the lower-order to take them to 191/5.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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