Bumrah has dismissed Pant 7 times in IPL: Decoding rivalry
What's the story
Mumbai Indians's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Lucknow Super Giants' newly-appointed captain Rishabh Pant have been among the arch-nemesis in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
The two stars might lock horns in the upcoming IPL 2025, which gets underway on March 22.
Notably, Bumrah has trapped Pant as many as seven times in the tournament.
Here we decode their rivalry.
Rivalry stats
Bumrah's impressive track record against Pant
As per ESPNcricinfo, Bumrah has dismissed Pant seven times in their 14 IPL encounters, giving away just 55 runs off 46 balls in this rivalry.
Pant has managed four boundaries and three sixes against Bumrah with a strike rate of 119.56.
Meanwhile, Sunil Narine is the only other bowler to have trapped a particular batter more times in the IPL, having sent back Rohit Sharma on nine occasions.
Fact
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Mohammed Siraj and Andre Russell are the only other bowlers to have dismissed Pant more than three times in the IPL, having done so four times apiece. While Bumrah has not trapped any other batter even six times, he has sent back talismans Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell five times apiece.
Career
Presenting their career stats
In IPL 2024, Bumrah bagged 20 scalps in 13 matches at an average of 16.80 (ER: 6.48).
Overall, he has picked up 165 IPL scalps for Mumbai Indians at an economy of 7.30.
Meanwhile, Pant finished as Delhi Capitals's highest run-scorer last year. He racked up 446 runs from 13 matches at 40.54, striking at 155.40.
Overall, he has scored 3,284 runs in 110 matches at an average of 35.31, including one century and 18 half-centuries.