Decoding the success combination of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah in ODIs, T20Is : A Statistical Analysis

#4 Home-Away Comparison

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India have been spectacular in T20Is by winning 8 out of 11 away series and 5 out of 7 home series, since 2016. In particular, they had won 3 away series, against SENA nations. Predominantly, SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries prove to be the difficult teams outside the subcontinent. Also, this duo has played a crucial part in these triumphs. They have bowled brilliantly on home soil as well.

As observed from the chart, their wicket to match ratios, have been impeccable. This pair deserves the much-needed appreciation since they have performed splendidly by suppressing the opposition’s run-rate less than 7.00 on an average.

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Gone are the days when the spinners returned with plenty of wickets than pacers at home. This duo has picked a total of 22 wickets in T20Is and 49 wickets in ODIs. Since 2016, Men in Blue have been formidable with a 100 % series win record at home and 50% win record outside India. This year, India won the historic ODI series against South Africa in their own backyard.

The graph tells the story. Bumrah almost picks 2 wickets on away soil every match. No matter if it is home or away, this duo had consistently proved to be an obstacle for the opposition with a mind-blowing economy and by grabbing wickets on a frequent basis.