Steve Smith expressed his confusion that Hardik Pandya utilized Jasprit Bumrah for just one over until the thirteenth

Australian universal Steve Smith, who is on commentary obligations for IPL 2024, was cleared out puzzled by Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya’s choice not to deliver Jasprit Bumrah more than one over until the 13th over of the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings amid the SRH vs MI coordinate at the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on Wednesday.

SRH went on to enrol a record add up to of 277/3. Bumrah, after bowling one over in the powerplay, was brought on as it were in the 13th over – by the time SRH hitters had scored 173 runs in 12 overs. The Indian speedster conceded six runs off the 13th, and indeed in spite of the fact that he went for runs in his final four overs, he still finished up being the most conservative MI bowler going at 9 RPO. As it were Pat Cummins had a way better economy (8.75) among bowlers from both sides.

“I think they missed a trap in bringing Bumrah back in the 13th over. When the ball’s going around like that, you’ve fair got to bring your best bowler back prior than you would’ve enjoyed. It’s fair approximately adjust on the go. I would’ve bowled Bumrah out by the 15-16th over to attempt to get a few wickets,” said Smith in Star Sports after the match.

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Smith emphasised the requirement to go for wickets to stem the stream of runs, and for that, Bumrah had to be brought in much earlier. “Once you get a few wickets, you moderate the run-rate down besides. If these folks are batting at the conclusion, it doesn’t matter who is bowling. We saw that in the final two overs where he still got smacked. So if he had come back prior and taken a few dangers, things might have been truly diverse. They got 277, they could’ve been down to 250 and they might’ve chased those down. I was fair confused that Bumrah had bowled fair 1 over up until the 13th over,” he added. In reply, the Mumbai Indians put up a commendable exertion, scoring 246/5 with Tilak Verma scoring a 34-ball 64. Still, SRH managed to fight off MI with a few keen bowling in the passing, driven by Cummins himself, who returned with the key wickets of Rohit Sharma at the beat and at that point Verma late in the piece. Cummins finished with 2/35 in his four. MI captain Pandya scored 20 off 24 balls.

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