#2 Jasprit Bumrah's Performance
Bumrah stands up and delivers to the occasion irrespective of the match situation, especially in the death overs. It was no exception on Sunday also. With his mind-boggling 3-16 from 4 overs, Jasprit Bumrah made a strong statement yet again, coming from a break. He also became the fastest and second Indian bowler after R Ashwin to scalp 50 wickets in T20 international cricket.
Bumrah gave Indians the coveted start while defending a low total of 126. Consistently hitting the deck with his impeccable line and lengths lead to building up the pressure for the Australian openers in no time. As a result of this, Finch was trapped in with an inswinging delivery. Continuing his lack of footwork against the Indian seamers, he was beaten for pace once again.
Bumrah came, saw and conquered the penultimate over by just conceding 2 runs and picking up two vital wickets. One of Handscomb, with a well-directed bouncer, followed by rattling the stumps to get rid of Coulter-Nile. An eventual loss with Umesh giving away 14 runs in the final over is certainly a bitter pill to swallow for the Indians in spite of Bumrah's magical 19th over.
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