IPL 2022, GT vs PBKS | Liam Livingstone’s knock helped us improve the net run-rate, opines Mayank Agarwal

The chase was going to be an easy task for PBKS. However, they made a change in the opening pair as Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow came to open in the middle. Bairstow lost his wicket early but Bhanuka Rajapaksa steadied the innings with his knock of 40 runs. Shikhar Dhawan stayed at one end scoring a half-century but a cameo from Liam Livingstone, in the end, helped them win with four overs to spare. Reflecting on Livinsgtone’s knock, Agarwal revealed that his innings helped the team improve the net run rate. 

“It was nice the way he played, got the score quickly. When we got to that position, two points are almost clear, if we can score it as quickly as possible, we could also improve the Net Run-Rate,” Agarwal stated in the post-match presentation. 

“We would like to string a few (wins), no better time than getting a few wins back-to-back. We are trying to get the best out of Jonny. He's done well opening. I said, 'It's okay, I'll bat at four, I'll anchor the innings at four'. With Livi it was clear, Shikhar to bat through and Livi could go out and play the way he wants to play,” he explained.