IPL: Bumrah's miserly Super Over spell helps Mumbai cage Lions

Rajkot - Chasing 12 runs for a win in the Super Over, Gujarat managed to score just six runs

Jasprit Bumrah conceded just six runs in the Super Over as Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.
Bumrah started with a good yorker but that was a no-ball but Aaron Finch failed to connect on the free hit and could only add one run. A wide followed and then a brilliant slower one ball that foxed McCullum. With nine off four needed, another slower delivery foxed McCullum again but Gujarat managed to steal a single after a fumble from Parthiv. Bumrah beat Finch again off the fourth delivery. And with eight off two needed, Finch took a single. With seven needed off 1, McCullum could only get one run as Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Lions in Super Over. GL ended with 6/0 in reply to Mumbai's 11/2.
Earlier, Gujarat Lions scored 153/9 and then dismissed Mumbai Indians for the same score.
Gujarat Lions suffered a batting collapse before a rear-guard action saw them post a decent 153 for 9 with Mumbai Indians producing yet another inspired bowling performance.
Save young Ishan Kishan (48 off 35 balls) and the seasoned Ravindra Jadeja (28), the other Gujarat Lions batsmen were guilty of playing loose shots with home team reeling at 101 for 7.
It was Andrew Tye's 12-ball-25 with two sixes and two fours and 42-run eighth wicket stand with James Faulkner (21 off 27 balls) that atleast provided Gujarat with a total to fight.
This was after the former India U-19 captain Kishan's attractive strokeplay provided a solid platform which they failed to capitalise.
Lasith Malinga (2/33 in 4 overs) made a successful comeback into the team removing the dangerous Brendon McCullum (6) and in-form Aaron Finch (1) to make it easier for the other bowlers.
Harbhajan Singh (1/23 in 4 overs) was once again at his parsimonious best. He found an able ally in left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya (3/14 in 4 overs) as the duo tightened the noose around the Lions batting line-up.
In fact, Krunal after fireworks with the bat was on Saturday lethal with the ball.
Harbhajan-Krunal duo gave away only 37 runs between them in the eight overs bowled and also poached four wickets.
More importantly, they bowled as many as 27 dot balls. Add Malinga's 10 to it, Mumbai Indians' three bowlers in all produced more than six maiden overs to make life miserable for the Lions batsmen.
The start was good for Lions despite Malinga cleaning up McCullum. Kishan hit some fantastic strokes including a six each off Malinga and Mitchell McClenaghan. Malinga was smashed over mid-wicket while McClenaghan was hooked for good measure. He also hit six boundaries.
But once skipper Suresh Raina failed to check his shot off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery, things started falling apart.
Finch (1) was played on off Malinga.
Dinesh Karthik (2) was stumped when Krunal deliberately pushed one down the leg.
At 56 for 4, Jadeja joined Kishan as they added 27 runs before Harbhajan, who had kept the Jharkhand left-hander quiet after the first over got him to loft one that was taken by Pollard at long.
Jadeja and Irfan Pathan were snuffed out before Tye and Faulkner joined hands to do some damage control.
 

• IPL 2019