The biggest takeaway from Sunday’s match at Wankhede Stadium was Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian speedster is well and truly back and is doing what he does best – shattering stumps. The magnificent Bumrah returned with exceptional bowling figures of 4 for 22 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Bumrah struck in his first over, picking up the wicket of Quinton de Kock. In his second over, he was greeted by Marcus Stoinis with a massive six, but he kept things under control.
The spearhead returned for his second spell in the 16th over and picked up three wickets to seal the deal for Mumbai Indians. Bumrah first removed Krunal Pandya, then yorked Nicholas Pooran and Naveen-ul-Haq. His spell ended with Ravi Bishnoi dispatching him for a six.
Earlier, after being put into bat, Mumbai Indians scored 215 for 7. Opener Ishan Kishan top-scored with 58 off 32 balls, while Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with 54 off 28 balls.
Kishan’s assault in the powerplay fueled Mumbai’s charge, even as they lost the in-form Rohit Sharma early on.
Suryakumar continued to plunder runs, becoming the leading run-scorer in this IPL, crossing the 400-run mark with his third fifty. The India T20 skipper also completed his 4,000 runs in IPL.
Suryakumar’s 28-ball knock, laced with four sixes and as many fours, kept Mumbai Indians on track for a total in excess of 200, even as Tilak Varma (6) and Hardik Pandya (5) fell in quick succession.
While chasing the target, LSG, who had never lost a match at Wankhede, were in control while Nicholas Pooran was batting. Pooran was in his imperious six-hitting form as he smoked Deepak Chahar for a hat-trick of sixes.
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However, after the powerplay, captain Hardik Pandya threw the ball to Will Jacks. The part-timer struck with his first ball as Pooran holed out to Suryakumar Yadav at long-off.
Next in, captain KL Rahul, who has been struggling with form, lobbed a reverse sweep straight to short third man. Rahul, the most expensive cricketer in IPL history, has scored only 110 runs in 10 innings so far in this year’s IPL.
Ayush Badoni (35) and Marcus Stoinis (34) looked to keep LSG in the hunt, but Trent Boult got rid of both of them in successive overs.
In reply, LSG were all out for 161 in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah (4/22) and Trent Boult (3/20) were the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Brief Scores
Mumbai Indians: 215 for 7 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 58, Suryakumar Yadav 54; Mayank Yadav 2/40, Avesh Khan 2/42).
Lucknow Super Giants: 161 all out in 20 overs (Ayush Badoni 35; Jasprit Bumrah 4/22 ,Trent Boult 3/20).
