​IPL 2022: Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone credit Punjab bowlers for big win over Chennai

Punjab Kings' skipper Mayank Agarwal and all-rounder Liam Livingstone credited their seam bowlers for setting up their 54-run victory against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium here on Sunday. Though the dew has been a problem for all teams bowling second in this edition of the IPL, especially in the matches being played at the Brabourne Stadium, the Punjab Kings' bowlers came up with a superb performance to rattle CSK early on and maintained their stranglehold despite a half-century by Shivam Dube. "We got to a target we thought was defendable and the seam bowlers set it up for us. We wanted to be aggressive and as exciting as we can. Nice to get a few today, but as I said, the seamers set it up in the powerplay," said Livingstone, who blasted a brilliant 60 to help Punjab recover from 16 for 2 to reach 180 for 8 in 20 overs.

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England's Liam Livingstone smashed 60 and took two wickets to lead Punjab Kings to an emphatic 54-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Livingstone, who became the most expensive overseas player in this season's IPL auction when Punjab bought the batting

Livingstone was delighted to contribute with the bat as he did not get many runs in the first two games. "The first two games didn't go my way, but (it's) nice to contribute to a win...I've been swinging hard, so nice to get it off the middle today. I play my own way and I struggled a bit with Rajasthan as well. Hopefully, this will bring some confidence," said Livingstone. He was happy to get a couple of wickets too to complete a fine all-round show. "Bowling is