“Just Tried To Keep It Simple”: Yashasvi Jaiswal On Fifty vs Punjab Kings | Cricket News

IPL 2022: Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his first half-century of the season against Punjab Kings.© BCCI/IPLAfter a match-winning knock that helped his side clinch a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal said that he did not expect to be honoured with the Man of the Match award. A fiery half-century by Jaiswal and a three-wicket haul by Yuzvendra Chahal provided Rajasthan Royals with a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. “To be honest, I didn’t know I will be the Man of the Match. It’s an amazing feeling whenever I go and bat, with all my pride I go and bat,” said Jaiswal at the post-match presentation.On his favourite shot of the match, he said the shot in which he hit Rahul Chahar over the covers was his favourite.”I just tried to keep it simple – good cricketing shots. I want to dedicate this innings to Zubin sir (Zubin Bharucha). He has helped me a lot during all the times, whenever I was sitting with him, when I was down. He has been pushing me always. It’s been a pleasure to perform like this. He has motivated me a lot, pushing me everyday like ‘you can do it, you will do it, just keep working hard.’ I will just keep doing what I am doing, I will try my best,” he added.PromotedComing to the match, Jaiswal smashed 68 runs off 41 balls, which was followed by a quick cameo from Shimron Hetmyer of 31 runs off 16 balls, which gave Rajasthan their seventh win, with two balls to spare.Earlier, batting first, a fifty from Jonny Bairstow (56*) and cameos from Jitesh Sharma (38*) and Liam Livingstone (22*) at the end powered Punjab Kings to a solid 189/5 at the end of 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.Topics mentioned in this article



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