[Watch] Jasprit Bumrah strikes twice to send back Rilee Rossouw and Sam Curran early in PBKS vs MI IPL 2024 clash
Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah provided a phenomenal start for Mumbai Indians (MI) against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 game in Mullanpur on Thursday (April 18). The speedster dismissed stand-in captain Sam Curran and Rilee Rossouw to leave Punjab reeling at 14/3 in just two overs.
Bumrah first bowled a full-length ball that swung back late and Rossouw looked for a drive but didn't use his feet. The left-hander got beaten for pace and swing as the ball uprooted the off and middle stump. Rossouw, who replaced under-fire Jonny Bairstow in the playing XI, departed for just one run off three balls.
In the same over, Bumrah bowled another fuller delivery down the leg side and Curran tried to flick it towards the fine leg. The left-hander, however, managed a thick edge to Ishan Kishan behind the stumps. Interestingly, the on-field umpire gave it out but MI took a brilliant review. Curran left the field after scoring six runs off seven balls.
Watch Jasprit Bumrah's double blow here:
PBKS get off to the worst possible start in a 193-run chase vs MI in IPL 2024
Punjab Kings got off to the worst possible start against Mumbai Indians in the IPL on Thursday.
At the time of writing, PBKS were 39/4 after five overs, with Shashank Singh and Harpreet Bhatia at the crease. Apart from Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee sent back Prabhsimran Singh and Liam Livingstone for a duck and one run, respectively.
Asked to bat first, Mumbai posted 192/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav top scored with 78 off 53, hitting three sixes and seven boundaries. Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma also chipped in with 36 (25) and 34*(18), respectively.
Harshal Patel starred with the ball for Punjab by finishing with figures of 3/31, while skipper Curran picked up two wickets.
MI and PBKS are currently placed ninth and eighth, respectively, in the points table. The two teams have managed two wins in their first six games.
Punjab will host Gujarat Titans in their next IPL game in Mullanpur on April 21. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya and Co. will next play against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 22.
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