Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first over against Gujarat Titans on Monday and gave a great start to Mumbai Indians by taking a wicket on the very first ball. This was Bumrah’s first wicket in 6 matches of IPL 2026. Bumrah was not bowling the first over in the initial matches. When captain Hardik Pandya was asked a question related to Bumrah, he said that Bumrah has bowled the first over only 7-8 times in his career.
Many people question why Jasprit Bumrah, one of the greatest bowlers in the world, is not made to bowl the first over. In the opening matches of IPL 2026, first Boult and then Deepak Chahar bowled the first over. Hardik Pandya said after the match that he wants to use him in the later overs.
what did pandya say
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said after the match, “This is a very interesting thing. Many people ask why Jasprit Bumrah is not made to bowl in the beginning, but the truth is that he has bowled the first over only 7 or 8 times in his career. So this is not just Hardik Pandya’s problem, but it is with everyone. Because Jassi is such a special bowler that you want to save his overs for later.”
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match status
Batting first, Mumbai Indians had scored 199 runs. Tilak Verma scored unbeaten 101 runs in 45 balls, he completed his century by hitting a four on the last ball. This is his first century of IPL, which is the fastest century ever by a Mumbai Indians batsman. He equaled Sanath Jayasuriya’s record (century in 45 balls).
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While chasing the target, Gujarat Titans batsmen flopped, the entire team was reduced to 100 runs. 7 batsmen from Gujarat could not reach double figures. Ashwani Kumar, who came as an impact player, took 4 wickets. Allah Ghazanfar and Mitchell Santner took 2-2 wickets. Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah took 1-1 wicket.