Jasprit Bumrah made a stunning start to his T20 World Cup 2024 campaign in the Group A clash against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
His exceptional skills were on display, setting a new standard in T20Is. Bumrah’s bowling prowess troubled the Irish batsmen throughout the match.
Choosing to field first after winning the toss, Rohit Sharma introduced Bumrah into the attack in the fifth over, which resulted in a maiden. With this, he surpassed Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s world record for the most maidens bowled by a player from a Test-playing nation in T20 Internationals.
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Bumrah’s achievement brings his tally of maidens in T20Is to 11, setting a new standard for bowlers from full member nations in the shortest format of international cricket.
Only two bowlers have bowled more maidens than Bumrah in international T20s: Frank Nsubuga from Uganda with 15 and Shem Ngoche from Kenya with 14.
India’s fast bowlers dominated on a pitch offering unpredictable bounce and seam movement, limiting Ireland to a mere 96 runs in their opening T20 World Cup match.
Arshdeep Singh (2/35 in 4 overs), Mohammed Siraj (1/13 in 3 overs), Jasprit Bumrah (2/6 in 3 overs), and Hardik Pandya (3/27 in 4 overs) left no room for the Irish batters, who struggled against the swing, seam, and extra bounce generated by the four-pronged attack during 14 of the 16 overs they bowled.