ENG vs SA: Jonny Bairstow stars as England beat SA in 1st T20
Updated On: 28 July, 2022 09:16 AM IST | Bristol | AP
Bairstow hit eight sixes and three fours to help guide England to 234-6 after being put in to bat at Bristol
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England`s Jonny Bairstow (L) celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) as teammate Moeen Ali looks on during the first T20 international cricket match between England and South Africa at Bristol County Ground, in Bristol, south-western England on July 27, 2022. Photo/AFP
Jonny Bairstow kept up his strong all-format form this summer by smashing a 53-ball 90 in England`s 41-run win over South Africa on Wednesday in the first Twenty20 international of the three-match series. Bairstow hit eight sixes and three fours to help guide England to 234-6 after being put in to bat at Bristol. Moeen Ali weighed in by crashing 52 off 18 balls, including six sixes, an England record for the fastest 50 in a Twenty20 cricket international. Moeen reached his 50 in just 16 balls, beating teammate Liam Livingstone`s year-old record by a single delivery.
"It means a lot, there are guys in our changing room who score quickly and now I can brag about fastest 50 in T20 cricket for England," Moeen said. "This was a nice sized ground for someone like myself, who isn`t the most massive hitter of a ball." South Africa slumped to 7-2 after two overs and could only make 193-8 in response despite Tristan Stubbs` 72 off 28 deliveries.
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