Mumbai: Hardik Pandya admitted that he is blessed to have Jasprit Bumrah in his side after the Mumbai Indians pacer took a five-wicket haul playing a crucial role in their seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Following their three losses on the trot, Mumbai Indians have now won two games on the bounce to have four points from five games and jump one spot higher at seventh. RCB languish at ninth with two points from six games.
In a contest where his fellow pacers erred consistently, Bumrah’s accuracy and mastery over variation helped him rule the roost once again as he finished with 5/25 in his four overs. Mixing up his fiery yorkers perfectly with sharp bouncers, Bumrah snaffled the in-form Virat Kohli (3) early on to extend his ordinary run at the Wankhede Stadium while playing the IPL.
“Blessed to have Bumrah in my side. He does it over and over again. He practices a lot. The amount of experience and confidence he has is tremendous,” Pandya said after the match. The India all-rounder also heaped high praise for Suryakumar Yadav who scored a 17-ball fifty to take the game away from the opposition. Notably, it was Suryakumar’s second match after returning from injury.
Coming in as an Impact Player, the right-hander plundered five fours and four sixes during his time at the crease. “I did tell him (SkY) when he scored the fifty that welcome back. I’ve been opposition captain as well against him, it’s tough to put field for him,” he added.
Earlier, RCB huffed and puffed but put up a challenging 196/8 courtesy skipper Faf du Plessis (61), Rajat Patidar (50) and Dinesh Karthik’s 23-ball 53 not out but the total proved to be far from enough. In reply, Kishan went ballistic to make 69 off just 34 balls (7x4s, 5x6s) and Suryakumar dazzled with a 19-ball 52, as Mumbai Indians overhauled RCB’s 197-run target in just 15.3 overs.
Kishan once again forged a vital stand for Mumbai in company of Rohit Sharma, with the pair putting on 101 runs off 53 balls for the first wicket. While Rohit (38 off 24 balls, 3x4s, 3x6s) played second fiddle to both Kishan and Suryakumar, the former MI skipper also dished out some spectacular shots before he fell to a stunning one-handed diving catch at short fine leg from Reece Topley off debutant Will Jacks.
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