Gave India a fast start with the ball in the Super 8 match against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (22 February).
Proteas captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first. He also explained the reason behind this decision and said that the pitch looks good for batting.
Markram said, “We are going to bat first. It looks to be a really good wicket – quite dry compared to the previous wicket – so we are not expecting to settle so early. We think it will be a good surface overall and hopefully we can put a nice big score on the board.”
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Jasprit Bumrah shocks South Africa:
While Markram and his teammates were expecting a good pitch to bat on, they got a rude shock. Jasprit Bumrah once again performed well with the ball for India by taking two wickets inside the powerplay. After Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling, Jasprit Bumrah bowled the second over and gave India early success by dismissing Quinton de Kock.
It was a back off length delivery from the India pacer that pitched just outside off before diving back in. De Kock tried to slog but was completely beaten as the ball went on to break leg stump.
In the third over, Arshdeep also joined the party with the big wicket of Markram, before Bumrah took another wicket in his second over to put India firmly on top. In the fourth over, the right-arm pacer completely bowled over his Mumbai Indians teammate Ryan Rickelton with a slower ball.
The slower ball pitched outside leg and Rickelton failed to read the ball. The Proteas batsman was a little early in the shot and took the ball straight to Shivam Dubey at mid-off.
Jasprit Bumrah equals Ravichandran Ashwin’s record:
With two wickets against South Africa, Jasprit Bumrah has equaled his former teammate Ravichandran Ashwin’s record of taking most wickets for India in the T20 World Cup. He reached 32 wickets in the tournament and equaled Ashwin as the joint-highest wicket-taker for India in T20 World Cup history.
While Ashwin took 32 wickets in 24 matches, Bumrah reached this figure in just 22 matches. Bumrah’s teammate Arshdeep Singh is third with 31 wickets, followed by Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. Both Bumrah and Arshdeep have a chance to break Ashwin’s record in the ongoing match itself and they will be keen to do so.
Most wickets for India in T20 World Cup:
| player | Wicket | Matchbox |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 32 | 24 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 32 | 22 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 31 | 18 |
| hardik pandya | 29 | 29 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 30 |
