After chasing 337 runs in just 43.3 overs to set the series decisive here on Sunday, batsman Johnny Bairstow said the world champions would continue to stick to their aggressive and fearless brand of cricket. The opener smashed 94 runs in 66 balls with 124 from 66 balls in the first match, and England played a stormy innings of 20 runs with 112 runs.
“To be honest, I think it’s just going that way. There has been no conversation saying that we should hit more sixes,” Bastow said after the second ODI of the series on Friday.
Bairstow hit seven sixes, while No. 3 Ben Stokes cleaned the ropes 10 times before falling for 99. Opener Jason Roy (55) and debutant Liam Livingstone (27 not out) also added to India’s misery as he hit a total of 20 sixes – the joint-most by him in an ODI. He hit a similar 20 sixes in 2015 against South Africa.
“If you look at where the game is going around the world, whether it is in T20, or the team with the most fours in 50 overs cricket usually wins the game.
“And if you’re hitting the limits going for six instead of four, the number will pile up a bit more.
“Today there are 20 – now, that’s an extraordinary number in a game … If we can hit boundaries, keep bowlers under pressure, then they know that if they miss their length, it’s probably six. Can go for. “
However, the world winners are aware of their high-risk approach, who lost the opener in the series despite losing by 66 runs to Bairstow and Roy.
“Look, the execution won’t happen every single time and people will come out doing it. But everyone in the dressing room is leaving that person in the middle. If they wanted to hit the ball for a six, they all believed in the ability Are. It’s a nice place. “
He said that reflecting his defeat in the first ODI, he said: “If you actually break the game just a few days ago, we were ahead of the game.”
“One-two bits happened and one-two wickets fell but we were ahead of that game and that was something that we went away and talked and recognized.
“To win, chasing 337 with six-seven overs and six wickets in the shed is something that we were really pleased with,” he said.
On the personal front, Bairstow, who scored his 11th ODI century, set his sights on making the most centuries in a fifty-over format for his country.
All his ODI centuries were promoted after opening in 2017 as he has only Joe Root (16), captain Eoin Morgan (13) and Marcus Trescothick (12).
“Well, naturally you would like to score the most ODI centuries for England. I am happy, this is the biggest thing and certainly in batting.”
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“I’ve got 11, and I think I’ve only opened 56-57 times, yes, I’m happy with those figures, but they don’t mean anything if you don’t convert them in the future.
He said, “Look, I’m happy that I’m playing cricket right now and I’m really enjoying it.”
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