IND vs ENG: India has got the ticket for the final by defeating England. But, this might not have been possible if Jasprit Bumrah had not turned the tide in the semi-finals. Sanju Samson, who became the player of the match in the semi-finals, also accepted this. He said that he got the Player of the Match because of Bumrah. Now the question is what did Bumrah do? The answer to this is hidden in those 12 balls of his, which proved costly for England.
Bumrah’s 2 overs cost heavily on England
Jasprit Bumrah took 1 wicket for 33 runs in 4 overs in the semi-final against England. He gave 19 runs in his first two overs. But his next two overs proved costly for England as Bumrah allowed England to score only 14 runs.
Bumrah bowled his two overs, which changed the course of the semi-finals, in the 16th and 18th overs of England’s innings. Bumrah gave only 8 runs with one four in his third and 16th over of England. He gave 6 runs in the 18th over. These two economical overs of Bumrah helped India win the match.
England had no luck in front of Bumrah
When Bumrah came to bowl the 16th over of England’s innings, he was left with 69 runs in 30 balls and 5 wickets left in hand. In the presence of centurion Jacob Baithal, the match was in the control of England and the pressure was on India. But, Bumrah reduced the pressure on his team a bit by giving only 8 runs in that over.
After this, when Bumrah came to bowl the 18th over of England’s innings, he was left to score 45 runs in 18 balls and 5 wickets were still in hand. Bumrah once again showed his influence, due to which England had to pay the price at the end of the match by being out of the tournament.
England’s batsmen were seen playing cautiously instead of going for runs in those two overs of Bumrah. It seemed as if he wanted to save his wicket. The result was that the match was overturned and England had to face defeat by 7 runs in the semi-finals.
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