Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee claim three-fers against PBKS: Stats
Mumbai Indians overcame the Punjab Kings in Match 33 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday in Chandigarh. Chasing a score of 193, the Kings were off to a terrible start before being reduced to 77/6. Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma batted well thereafter before MI prevailed by nine runs. Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee were sensational for MI.
Three-fers each for the two pacers
Coetzee handed MI the perfect start by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh for a first-ball duck on the third delivery of the first over. Ishan Kishan completed a diving catch. Bumrah then rattled Rilee Rossouw with a screamer. In the same over, Bumrah got Sam Curran before Coetzee dismissed Liam Livingstone. Bumrah dismissed the dangerous Shashank in the 13th over. Coetzee got Ashutosh's wicket (18th over).
Bumrah is the current Purple Cap holder this season
Bumrah silenced the hosts with figures worth 3/21 from four overs. In IPL 2024, Bumrah now holds the Purple Cap with 13 scalps at 7.84. Overall, the speedster owns 158 IPL wickets at 22.44. As per ESPNcricinfo, in 16 matches versus PBKS, Bumrah owns 23 wickets at 16.52. His economy rate is 6.26. In 219 T20 matches, Bumrah has 273 wickets.
12 wickets for Coetzee in his debut IPL campaign
Coetzee finished with 3/32 from four overs. Making his IPL debut this season, Coetzee has raced to 12 wickets from seven matches. He is the joint-second highest wicket-taker this season. Coetzee averages 21.91. Playing his 49th T20 match, Coetzee has 72 scalps at 19.52.
MI beat PBKS by nine runs
MI lost Kishan early on before Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav added solid 81-run stand. Rohit perished on the 12th over as Tilak Varma walked in. Along with Suryakumar (78), he added 49 runs. Varma's 18-ball 34* and Tim David's 14 helped MI surpass 190. PBKS lost wickets and were in trouble before Shashank batted well. Ashutosh dazzled thereafter but MI held on.
10th Player of the Match award for Bumrah in IPL
Bumrah was adjudged the Player of the Match award for his heroics against PBKS. He has now been adjudged the POTM award for a 10th time in IPL. In the 2024 season, he has won the award twice.
