McCumllum was unable to connect but ran a bye even as the ball travelled to the wicket-keeper.
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Now Irfan bowled to Lasith Malinga.
However, the gamble paid off, and how.
It seemed that the hosts will pull off the win as Bumrah had a poor start to the Super Over.
Raina also praised Bumrah, who justified his credentials as a death-overs specialist with that miserly over although he had overstepped and bowled a wide ball as well. It was a flawless slower ball, dipping late, squeezing under McCullum’s bat.
Faulkner went one step ahead by effecting two dismissals in the super over, getting rid of both Pollard and Buttler to restrict the Indians to just 11, which would have appeared to be a cakewalk for the likes of McCullum and Aaron Finch ahead of Gujarat’s reply. “He has done well for both Gujarat and Mumbai Indians”.
Bumrah was spotted by John Wright during a Syed Mushtaq Ali game way back in 2013 when he was playing for Gujarat. Mumbai missed him while he was away. In his absence, Christian has proved to be an able replacement as far as bowling is concerned, but his batting under pressure remains a question. 7 Number of times a match has ended in a tie and decided in the Super Over in the IPL. This will be a must win a game for them as they have to win all their remaining games in order to qualify for the playoffs. With 12 scalps, he is the second highest wicket-taker of this edition so far.
The Australian cricket legend has named David Warner as the captain of his best IPL XI while England’s Jos Buttler, who plays for Mumbai Indians, has been chosen as the wicketkeeper. His record alone states what he means for the team. Most surprisingly, four of MI wickets were run outs and all the four were taken by the left-handers.
“Hats off to Krunal to be there, and finish.not finish the game, but hang around”.
In the ongoing IPL season, he has taken six wickets in five matches. Earlier, Malinga came back strongly and picked two wickets. Bumrah fires a good yorker on leg, Finch moves a bit across to scoop but is hit low on his pads. “Unfortunately this is the end of the tournament for me”, Tye said. “I don’t practice keeping a shoe like Malinga does but I practice with him”. Mumbai Indians need to perform well in front of Gujarat Lions anyway.
Their bowlers, always under the blame, however, have vastly improved. We do not think about what opposition is doing, we have our plans and we try to execute those properly. I know we have Immy Tahir who is a world-beater. “And that is what I was thinking about”.
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In the bowling department, a lot will be expected to have some fast bowling from the Mitchell Johnson, McClenaghan and Bumrah while Harbhajan which actually lead to having the department.
