Jasprit Bumrah took only 5 wickets in his first 10 matches in IPL 2022 but the Mumbai Indians pacer delivered a sensational display of pace against Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday, May 9. ,
Jasprit Bumrah registered his career-best T20 figures (5/10) after dodging KKR’s batting unit. Bumrah was brought into the powerplay but did not take a wicket in his first over. However, Rohit Sharma brought the pacer back into the attack in the 15th over, where he dismissed Nitish Rana and Andre Russell.
In his third over, which was also the 18th over of KKR’s innings, Bumrah took 3 wickets for ducks from Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine without conceding a run.
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Bumrah bowled with a lot of venom, executing his yorkers, slow balls and bouncers to good effect. It looked like Rohit Sharma had finally broken the code of using Bumrah in IPL 2022 as the MI skipper struggled to make the best use of his strike bowler with a weak bowling unit.
Bumrah’s efforts ended in vain as KKR beat MI by 52 runs, bowling out the 5-time champions for 113 runs.
The star pacer dismissed concerns about his bowling form, saying he was doing his job and was happy with his performance ahead of Monday’s five-wicket haul.
“I don’t keep track of stats or goals, my aim is to stick to the process. Sometimes you bowl well but don’t take wickets. I was bowling well in the Test series (against Sri Lanka). Can’t get through Bumrah said, “I am desperate. I want to contribute whatever I can.”
MI slipped into their 9th loss of IPL 2022, the most in a season for the 5-time champions. Rohit Sharma’s men are set to eliminate the wooden spoon for the first time in the history of the league as they have 3 more matches to go.
Bumrah said that MI will try to get the right results in the remaining games and make a strong comeback next year.
“It’s always nice to contribute but winning is important for the team. We had a chance to do that but we couldn’t make it. It’s all about correcting our mistakes and doing better next season,” he said. “
MI will next face Chennai Super Kings on Thursday 12th May.