Jasprit Bumrah starred for Mumbai Indians and was deservedly adjudged the Man of the Match for his contribution in the victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Bumrah was the standout performer with the ball for us as he finished with figures of 3 for 20 and had the best economy rate and dot ball percentage among the MI bowlers. Here we revisit Bumrah’s five best bowling performances in the IPL.

Mumbai Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders, 19 May 2017

Who can forget his performance against KKR in the second Qualifier of our title-winning season in 2017? Bumrah got the breakthrough in that game, dismissing Chris Lynn early on as KKR struggled and were eventually bundled out for 107. Bumrah showed us his class in that game with figures of 3 for 7 from his three overs, which also included a maiden.

Mumbai Indians vs. Kings XI Punjab, 16 May 2018

His best bowling performance from last season came against KXIP who eventually fell 3 runs short in this match, chasing a target of 187.  Jasprit Bumrah came up with the goods and bowled an outstanding spell which won him the Man of the Match award. He ended with figures of 3 for 15 from his four overs and picked up the important wickets of Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis and KL Rahul, who perished on 94 in the penultimate over of the contest.

Mumbai Indians vs. Delhi Capitals, 15 May 2016

The 2016 edition of the IPL saw Bumrah take 15 wickets at an average of 27.06 and an economy of 7.80. However, his best performance came against Delhi at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Bumrah was the most economical of the MI bowlers on the day having conceded just 13 runs and taken 3 wickets in his four overs as Mumbai beat Delhi comfortably.   

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 28 March 2019

Thursday’s spell against RCB was Bumrah’s latest in his long list of world class spells. Bumrah was exceptional at the death, conceding just 8 runs in his last three overs. He was our only seamer to take a wicket last night and after going for 12 runs in his first over, he responded brilliantly for his remaining three that also saw him take 2 wickets. Thursday’s spell of 3 for 20 is his fourth best in the IPL.

Rising Pune Supergiant vs. Mumbai Indians, 1 May 2016

A man for the big occasions, Bumrah was never going to go unnoticed when MI crossed paths with Rising Pune Supergiant three years back for the Maharashtra derby. The 25-year-old pacer picked up three out of five wickets as RPS ended their innings on 159 for 5. Mumbai chased down the target comfortably, but Bumrah’s four overs was what made the difference as he ended with figures of 3 for 29 and picked up the important scalps of Steve Smith, Saurabh Tiwary and MS Dhoni.