Jasprit Bumrah is already a match-winner for Mumbai Indians, but he’s not entirely happy when it comes to his role in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The veteran seamer has emerged as a major spoiler for his team, picking up wickets on a regular basis, but he wants more responsibility on his shoulders. Bumrah made it clear to captain Hardik Pandya after he emerged as the team’s man of the match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Kings XI Punjab on Thursday. The role you want to play.

Burmah’s figures of 3 for 21 in 4 overs proved the point as Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by 9 runs. However, after the match, Bumrah said he wanted to start bowling with power early on when the ball had some swing. This season, however, his role is completely different.

“A closer match than we thought. Want to make an impact early. In this format, the ball swings twice and you want to take advantage of it. This format is a bit difficult for the bowlers because the batting skills are what it used to be. , coupled with the time limit and impact player rules, all you can do is prepare as best you can and try to deliver as much information as you can from wherever you are on the field,” said Bumrah. said in his post-match speech.

For Mumbai Indians, the likes of Haridk Pandya, Gerald Coetzee and Akash Madhwal were used more in the powerplay than Bumrah. Against Punjab, Bumrah bowled the second and fourth balls and ended up picking up two wickets. The pacers hope captain Hardik will give him more such roles.

Looking back at the match, Kings XI Punjab sent Mumbai Indians to bat first. Later, Suryakumar’s (78) knock pushed MI to 192/7. Apart from SKY, Rohit Sharma (36) and Tilak Varma (34) played a crucial role in this innings and helped MI add valuable points on the scoreboard.

Meanwhile, Harshal Patel led the bowling attack of Kings XI Punjab after taking three wickets. On the other hand, skipper Sam Curran took two wickets.

In the run chase, Ashutosh (61) and Shashank Singh (41) were the standout batsmen for the home team as they tried to bring Punjab closer to the target. However, three wickets of Gerald Coetzee and Jasprit Bumrah helped MI successfully defend their target.

Bumrah was named ‘Man of the Match’ after taking 3 wickets and scoring 21 runs in four matches.

With ANI input