It was a day when everything worked in my favour: Bumrah

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Mumbai . In a match in which all 12 bowlers had an economy rate above 7.00 and 10 of them had an economy rate above 10, Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah gave away runs at just 5.25 runs per over.

With Bumrah taking impressive figures of 5-21, Mumbai Indians defeated RCB by seven wickets with 27 balls to spare in the 25th match of IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday night.

Bumrah’s success in this match was more praiseworthy. Thursday’s (5-21) was Bumrah’s second-best bowling effort in the tournament after (5-10) against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022, taking his total to 10 wickets in five matches this season, helping the 30-year-old Got the Purple Cap.

Bumrah, who was chosen Player of the Match for his powerful bowling, said that the reason for his success is that he does not focus on just one trick or one thing while bowling. Claiming that bowling is very difficult in the shortest format of the game, the fast bowler said he regularly plans his variations after watching his performance in the previous match, working on improving his deliveries. Are.

Bumrah said, “I would never say that I wanted to take five wickets. The wicket was difficult and I am very happy with the contribution. In this format, it is very difficult for the bowlers. I do not focus on one thing or trick. .I want different skills.”

Bumrah’s brilliant spell ended with a six. Bumrah, who had taken five wickets for only 15 runs in 3.5 overs, was hit by Dinesh Karthik for a six and his figures increased to five wickets for 21 runs in four overs. Any bowler would happily accept this figure in T20 cricket and in an innings where 196 runs were scored, but Bumrah was disappointed by this too.

Bumrah said, “It was a good day. It was one of those days when everything I was trying was working. A bit disappointed with my last ball, but that’s how T20 cricket works.”

Bumrah said about his plan, “After the first over, I saw that Nabi Bhai was gripping the ball, so I felt that it is not going to be a flat pitch in the beginning. After the dew, I felt that the length ball would be good. It will prove to be good. Keeping that in mind, I wanted to stick to my strengths. I wanted to bowl good hard lengths and that worked today.”

In the third and first over of the innings itself, Bumrah had Virat Kohli caught by Ishan Kishan. Bumrah was then brought straight into the 11th over as both Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar headed towards half-centuries. Bumrah gave only four runs in that over and then he was called directly in the 17th over. Along with getting Duplessis caught out in this over, Bumrah again spent only four runs by LBWing Mahipal Lomror on a yorker on the next ball.

On the question of being removed from the attack for a long time and coming back to take wickets, Bumrah said, “I have been doing this for 11 years, so now it has become a habit to be prepared according to the situation. You use your experience. And keep an eye on where the match is going. After the dew falls, the wicket sets and the ball starts skidding. You want to get involved in the match and help others.”

–INS

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