Mumbai Indians (MI) faced off in their first encounter for the IPL 2022 against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Brabourne Stadium. The two teams took the game down to the wire giving the fans a thrilling contest.
Mumbai scored 177 runs batting first, but considering the condition of the surface, they were 15-20 runs short of a winning total. MI are left with many areas to think about after the match. There were quite a few negatives in Mumbai Indian’s performance, especially in the bowling department.
Under-Performer of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is the mainstay of the bowling attack of MI. They expect him to pick up wickets both at the beginning and the end of an innings. But he was able to do neither today. Let’s look at the economy rates of Bumrah in general compared to today.
The table above gives us an idea of what was expected of Bumrah during the different phases of the game and what he was able to provide with today. Now, let’s see what is expected in the case of wickets from Bumrah.
From the table; it is evident that Bumrah is predominantly a death-over bowler but does a decent job at the start as well. The team would have at least expected two wickets from him in the middle overs when he was reintroduced. But he was able to give none and this was the major reason that cost MI the match.
While Daniel Sams was even more expensive than Bumrah but India’s bowling spearhead would walk away with the ‘Under-Performer of the Match’ tag as he falls in our ‘Untamed’ category.