IPL 2024 - Boom Boom Bumrah strikes; sends back 2 set GT batters in 1 over

One of the most lethal bowlers in the cricketing world today is Jasprit Bumrah! The pacer knows how to break partnerships, take wickets when needed, and is simply dangerous, causing batters to fear him. In Match 5 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT), the pacer did what was expected - took wickets. Bumrah ended with an incredible 4-0-14-3 on a good batting pitch.

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Brought in the 16th over to bowl his third over, Bumrah, on his first ball, sent back David Miller (12). The dangerous batter could have changed the face of the game, and his wicket was crucial. Bumrah bowled a lovely slower delivery, and Miller swung it too early into the drive, struck the ball where Hardik moved back to complete what looked like a simple catch.

Soon after, on the third ball of the same over, Sai Sudharsan (45), who was going strong, was also stopped by Bumrah. It was a short-of-a-length delivery angling in, and Sai flicked it. Fielder Tilak Varma judged it to perfection and ran in to take a good low catch.

Soon enough, even fans took to social media to cheer for the pacer who was roaring, especially keeping the upcoming ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024 in mind.

As of writing this article, in 20 overs, GT has posted a target of 168 runs for MI and lost 6 wickets. Towards the end, hard-hitter Rahul Tewatia had a burst of runs, scoring 22 off 14 balls. 

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Apart from Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee picked two wickets while Piyush Chawla has one to his name.

Teams:

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood.