Top 3 performances by Jonny Bairstow in international cricket

Jonny Bairstow, an England batsman and keeper, was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on this day in 1989, September 26. He has played 100 Tests, amassing 6042 runs at an average of 36.39 with 12 hundreds and 26 fifties, a 167*. Meanwhile, in 107 ODIs, he has amassed 3868 runs at an average of 42.97, including 11 hundreds and 17 fifties, with the highest score of 141*. In his 80 T20I appearances, he has amassed 1671 runs at a strike rate of 137.53 and 10 half-centuries.

Here are the top 3 performances by Jonny Bairstow in international cricket:

1. 106 and 114* vs India, Birmingham Test, 2022

This was the delayed 5th Test from the 2021 series and was played in July 2022 in Birmingham. India batted first and posted 416, with Rishabh Pant making 146 and Ravindra Jadeja making 104, as James Anderson took 5/60. In response, England made 284, with Jonny Bairstow making 106 and Mohammed Siraj taking 4/66.

India made 245 in the second innings, with Pant making 57 and Cheteshwar Pujara making 66 runs, while Ben Stokes took 4/33. Set 378 runs to win, England chased the total with ease, with Jonny Bairstow making 114* in 145 balls with 15 fours and one six, while Joe Root made 142* with 19 fours and one six, as England won by seven wickets. Bairstow got the Player of the Match for his twin centuries.

2. 111 vs. India, Birmingham, 2019 ICC World Cup

This match was the 38th match of the ICC World Cup 2019 between India and England in Birmingham. England batted first and hammered 337/7 in 50 overs as Bairstow made 111 in 109 balls with 10 fours and six sixes, adding 160 for the first wicket with Jason Roy, who made 66. Ben Stokes added 79 in 54 balls while Mohammad Shami picked 5/69 for India.

India had a good start, with Rohit Sharma making 102 and Virat Kohli scoring 66, but their chase ran out of steam in the end, despite 45 by Hardik Pandya and 42* by MS Dhoni, as India finished on 306/5, losing the game by 31 runs.

3. 141* vs West Indies, Southampton, 2017

This was the fifth and final ODI between England and the West Indies in 2017, played in Southampton. West Indies batted first and posted 288/6 in 50 overs on the back of Shai Hope (72) and crucial contributions from Chris Gayle (40), Sunil Ambris (38) and Marlon Samuels (32).

In response, England were brutal as Jason Roy made 96 in 70 balls with 11 fours and one six. But the show-stopper was his opening partner Jonny Bairstow, who smoked 141* in 114 balls with 17 fours and added 156 runs for the first wicket with Roy as England won by nine wickets in 38 overs.

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