Amidst the noise around Umran Malik and others, Jasprit Bumrah had stayed behind. Mumbai Indians played for pride, and perhaps the fast bowler had a point to prove: Who is the real boss, really? A lit Bumrah is a rare thing in cricket. Usually he lets his bowling do the talking. But he today he was animated. It was a slow fire. Bumrah beat Andre Russell on pace and casually celebrated the big man’s hair. Nitish Rana’s wicket, through a sharp bouncer, had the latency of a review; Bumrah heard nothing, but Ishan Kishan behind the stumps was convinced and the ‘keeper was right. By the time he took out Pat Cummins, Bumrah was firing on all cylinders. He gave the Australian a farewell. Sunil Narine was a jumper against lightning at 145 km/h. Bumrah, fueled by the rush of adrenaline and the speed of his feet, stretched out in time to catch the return catch in pursuit of him. He was an amazing fife, including a maiden of three wickets. At last, there was something to savor for the Indians of Mumbai.
It was Jasprit Bumrah who stole the show with the ball and is named Man of the Match for his excellent bowling figures of 5/10 👏👏#TATAIPL #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/ylhTsf95sr
— Indian Premier League (@IPL) May 9, 2022
Cummins recovers with the gorilla
Pat Cummins’ pride was hurt. The captain of the Australian Test team, a Rs 7.25 crore purchase for Kolkata Knight Riders, was dropped by the franchise after some leaky bowling performances. Like Bumrah, Cummins also had something to prove. When in doubt, he rebounded hitters — the template worked for the fast pitcher. A well-placed Ishan Kishan was late to the shot and was caught in a deep back square. Another sharp gorilla hit Daniel Sams in the helmet, through a top edge, and the goalie. Murugan Ashwin tried to shoot a short ball wide and unerringly found Varun Chakravarthy an excellent third man. Cummins reacted to a three-wicket pass with a muted fist bump. He had already made a big enough statement.
That of @patcummins30! 🙌#amikkr #MIvKKR #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/aQxOSULjz3
— CalcuttaKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 9, 2022
Rohit Sharma was probably the victim of a technological error. The shot and where the ball was, did not coincide. (Twitter)
Even technology conspires against Rohit
Rohit Sharma was probably the victim of a technological error. The shot and the place where the ball was did not coincide. Third referee Bruce Oxenford trusted the technology. Once DRS came into play, perhaps there was no room for human intervention. Tim Southee threw a long pass to the Mumbai Indians captain and the latter appeared to have missed as he sought a defensive push with his back foot. The ball bounced off the back leg to Sheldon Jackson behind the stumps. Kolkata Knight Riders went to check. Ultra-edge showed large spikes before and after the ball passed the bat, as well as while the ball passed the bat. The third referee felt that one of those spikes had to be bat on ball and overturned the decision on the field. Rohit turned away in disbelief, visibly hot under the collar.
Reference-indianexpress.com