Jasprit Bumrah has joint second-most IPL wickets against RCB: Stats
What's the story
Jasprit Bumrah has been the guiding light for Mumbai Indians, who have lost three of their first four matches in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
He bagged figures worth 2/22 in MI's only win, against Delhi Capitals. The run-fest at the Wankhede Stadium recorded over 400 runs.
Bumrah would like to carry this momentum into MI's upcoming match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Stats
Bumrah averages 22.12 with ball against RCB
Bumrah fancies bowling against the Royal Challengers in the IPL. He has accounted for 24 wickets in 18 IPL clashes in this regard.
The right-arm seamer averages 22.12 with the ball and has a decent economy rate of 7.58 against RCB. The tally includes two maiden overs.
His career-best bowling figures of 3/14 against RCB came in the 2020 season.
Information
Bumrah only behind these names
Bumrah has the joint second-most wickets by a player against RCB in the IPL (24), with Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine. The duo is only behind Ravindra Jadeja (26) and Sandeep Sharma (26) on this list.
Rivalry
Age-old rivalry set to renew
The long-time rivalry between Bumrah and Virat Kohli is set to renew at the Wankhede Stadium.
Interestingly, Bumrah took his first-ever IPL wicket in the form of Kohli, back in 2013.
While Bumrah has dismissed Kohli four times, the latter strikes at 152.17 in this battle (140 runs off 92 balls).
Bumrah has conceded 5 sixes against Kohli.
Wankhede
Third-most IPL wickets at Wankhede
Bumrah has a terrific bowling record at the Wankhede Stadium. He is one of only three players with over 40 IPL wickets at this venue.
Bumrah has 43 wickets from 38 IPL matches at an average of 26.34 here. He has an economy rate of 7.60.
Bumrah is only behind Lasith Malinga (68) and Harbhajan Singh (49) in terms of IPL wickets at Wankhede.
Career
Over 150 wickets in IPL
As mentioned, Bumrah took two wickets against DC in MI's previous encounter.
With this, he became the second Indian pacer after Bhuvneshwar Kumar and third overall after Malinga and Dwayne Bravo to complete 150 IPL wickets.
Bumrah, who has represented only MI as of now, also became the second bowler to claim 150-plus scalps for them.