[Watch] Jasprit Bumrah castles Wriddhiman Saha with a pinpoint yorker on IPL return after 673 days

Wridhhiman Saha scored 19 runs before getting dismissed by MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah.

Mumbai Indians (MI) ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah marked his much-awaited return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a fiery opening over against Gujarat Titans (GT). Bumrah dismissed GT opener Wriddhiman Saha with a pinpoint yorker at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, March 24.

Bumrah, who missed the IPL 2023 edition due to a back injury and returned to the league after a hiatus of 673 days, wasted no time in making his presence felt. The incident happened during the fourth over of the GT’s innings, when Bumrah dismantled Saha’s stumps.

After conceding the boundary on the fourth ball of the over, Bumrah took his revenge on the last delivery by bowling a perfect yorker to GT opener Saha, who had no answer about MI ace pacer stunning delivery, which swung in from off stump and rattled the middle stump.

Soon after the wicket, Bumrah went off top with his trademark celebration as GT’s Saha managed to score 19 runs off 15 balls, including four boundaries during his stay at the crease. Legendary Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga was also impressed with Jasprit’s delivery as Malinga was spotted clapping soon after Saha’s dismissal.

Here is the video:

Just Bumrah Things 🤷‍♂️@Jaspritbumrah93 on target in his first over 👏#GT reach 47/1 after 6 oversWatch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia 💻📱Match Updates ▶️ https://t.co/oPSjdbb1YT #TATAIPL | #GTvMI pic.twitter.com/Zt6vIEa0me

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 24, 2024

MI elect to bat first after winning toss in their IPL 2024 opener

New appointed MI skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against his ex-franchise GT on Sunday. “Looks like a good track, might have dew later. (It) Feels good to be back. Obviously, my birthplace is Gujarat, and I got a lot of success in Gujarat so grateful to this state. But my cricketing growth has been in Mumbai,” Pandya said at the toss.

Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill said he was excited to lead the team on a ground he has many fond memories.

“Excited to captain at a venue where I have many fond memories. The crowd has been one of our strengths. I have been here for a week and have played a couple of practice sessions,” said Gill.

Playing XIs of MI and GT

Mumbai Indians

Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chala, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood

Gujarat Titans

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson.

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