Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made a ferocious total of 196/8 in the first innings of the IPL 2024 match versus Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first as a suitable pitch for batting was available. Jasprit Bumrah supported the hosts and bowled out Orange cap holder Virat Kohli for cheap runs in the third over. In the following over, as well, he along with the other newcomer, Will Jacks (8) both perished without scoring much.
Faf du Plessis (61) and Rajat Patidar (50), the Royal Challengers Bengaluru batters then provided stability by smashing stylish fifty-plus scores and dealing a 82-run blow to RR bowlers. Consecutively, batting company of MI was all shaken by the Man of the Match Gerald Coetzee who got the dangerous Shubman Gill removed in the 12th over to give their pitch creditably.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru fared poorly after that as they only failed to sustain the order of wickets, which in effect lowered their momentum. While our captain did, Dinesh Karthik, our wicket-keeper, stood tall in the crisis hour and hammered a 22-ball half-century that gave Royal Challengers Bengaluru a fighting and healthy total of 196 on a batting-friendly track. To build on that, Bumrah was very impressive with the ball registering a five for.
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Jasprit Bumrah Reflects on 11 Years of Success at the Ground Following Sensational Spell vs RCB in IPL 2024
At the mid-innings break, MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah commented on his bowling performance, saying:
“It was a good day and one of the days whatever I was executing, it was working. The wicket was sticky and I was exploring my options. When I saw the first over, Nabi was gripping and I decided to bowl hard length, that worked today. I have been doing it for 11 years at this ground and I am ready to do it whenever there is a demand.”
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah continued:
“The wicket got better to bat after the dew came in. It feels good but I don’t want to get too high or low in good and bad days. I always want to stay humble. This game is a great leveler and I always want to work to keep improving. DK played a special knock at the end but we will back our team to chase any total.”
Jasprit Bumrah
