Jasprit Bumrah Maiden Overs In T20: Team India star pacer Jasprit Bumrah broke another record in international T20.
Bumrah bowled his maiden over in the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Ireland. With this, he created a record as the player who made the most maidens (test member countries) in international T20 cricket. Another Indian player has surpassed Bhuvneshwar Kumar in this sequence.
Team India started the hunt for T20 World Cup 2024 with victory. In the match against Ireland in New York on Wednesday, they won by 8 wickets. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah, the pace hero of Team India, who bowled brilliantly in this match, became the player of the match. In this order, he broke a rare record.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who won the toss in this match, chose to bowl first. In this match, India entered the ring with three pacers. Arshadeep Singh started the attack.. Mohammed Siraj shared the ball with him. Jasprit Bumrah received the ball in the sixth over of the innings. He could not make at least one run at his pace. With this, Jasprit Bumrah made his first over in the T20 World Cup 2024.
In this sequence, Jasprit Bumrah achieved a rare record. He has created a record as the player who has made the most maidens (test member countries) in international T20 cricket. He overtook Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Including the match against Ireland, Bumrah bowled 11 maiden overs in T20Is. Overtakes Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10 maidens). While Jasprit Bumrah bowled 11 overs in 63 matches, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled 10 maiden overs in 87 matches. Overall, two players are ahead of Bumrah in this list.
Bowlers from young teams Uganda and Kenya topped the list. Ugandan bowler F Nusubuga is at the top with 15 maiden overs. Kenyan bowler Sheb Ngoche bowled 14 maiden overs. Jasprit Bumrah is the bowler who bowled the most overs among the teams in the ICC top 8 ranks.
Batting first in Wednesday’s match, Ireland collapsed for 96 runs. Later, India chased down the target after losing 2 wickets in 12.2 overs. Bumrah, who bowled 3 overs in this match, gave 6 runs and took two wickets. He became the player of the match. India will face Pakistan in their next match of the tournament on June 9.