Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly against GT. (Photo- Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
During the innings of Gujarat Tinces, the fourth ball of the 14th over changed the map of the entire match and GT had to be eliminated from this season. This magical ball from Jasprit Bumrah played an important role in delivering Mumbai Indians to qualifier-2. Earlier, Sai Sudarshan and Washington Sundar had turned the match towards the third wicket by taking a faster partnership of 84 runs off 44 balls, but Bumrah bowled Washington Sundar with his exact yorker and turned water to GT’s desires. Former cricketers are praising this ball of Bumrah and are calling him the vaccine of cricket.
Bumrah is a cricket vaccine
This season, Bumrah, who took 18 wickets in 11 matches in this season, is telling former cricketer a vaccine who has a cure for every disease. Former Team India fast bowler Varun Aaron praised Bumrah, saying, “Bumrah is like an antidot, who has a medicine for every merge”. Talking in the time out show of ESPNcricinfs, he said that Bumrah’s affordable bowling removed the match from GT. In this match of Eliminator, Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket for only 27 runs in 4 overs. His wicket proved to be the turning point of the match.
Accurate Yorker changed the map of the match
Bumrah broke the significant partnership by dismissing Washington Sundar (48) with his accurate yorker. After this, GT could never return to the match. Aaron said that whenever the team needs a wicket. Bumrah gives wickets. What are he bowler? Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene has a lot of confidence in Bumrah. So whenever the bowlers of the team bowl badly, the ball is handed over to Bumrah and they live up to this trust.
Mumbai defeated Gujarat
Batting first in the eliminator match, Mumbai Indians scored 228 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Gujarat Titans could only manage 208 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Due to which she lost this match by 20 runs and was out of IPL 2025. While Mumbai Indians made it to the qualifier-2, where they will face Punjab Kings.
