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IPL 2020: MI vs KKR: Boult backs Bumrah to bounce back against Knight Riders

IPL 2020: Jasprit Bumrah did not look his lethal self during MI's opener and ahead of their second match, teammate Trent Boult backed the pacer to bounce back.

IPL 2020: MI vs KKR: Boult backs Bumrah to bounce back against Knight Riders

Bengaluru, Sept. 22: Jasprit Bumrah did not look his lethal self during defending champions Mumbai Indians opening game against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) opener on Saturday (Sept. 19)

Ahead of their second game of the 13th edition of the IPL, teammate Trent Boult has backed the pacer to bounce back strongly.

Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their next match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. And speaking ahead of their match, Boult backed Bumrah, who leaked 43 runs against CSK in their opening day loss.

"He (Bumrah) is a world class bowler, he is trying very hard over the last couple of days to find rhythm. I am 100 percent sure he will be on the mark in the coming games. He is a big player for us and a very important bowler and I am sure he will bounce back very nicely."

31-year-old Boult further added that he hoped that the duo could forge a successful partnership and boost MI's bowling attack.

"Yes the opportunity to bowl with Bumrah and the other guys in the bowling attack is very exciting and a good opportunity to learn. And yes Bumrah is a guy, who is very experienced and he has got some amazing skills and I'm really looking forward to hopefully having some success with him," he said.

The left-arm Kiwi pacer, who returned with figures of 1/23 against CSK, was satisfied with his own effort, even though MI failed to defend 163-run target.

"I think from my point of view personally, coming off from a big winter in New Zealand with lockdowns and isolations, I haven't played cricket in probably six months, so I was pretty happy with the way I came out. Conditions are a lot different to what I face back home, with the heat and humidity here."

Talking about his take from the opening game, Boult said there were a couple of areas in terms of accuracy and execution which the team needs to tighten up in the coming games. "But we were a couple of (few) runs short in terms of our total to defend. We need to tighten up a couple of small areas with accuracy and execution and that's what we will look to do in the next couple of games," he stated.

The Kiwi player also admitted that bowling in death overs was the biggest challenge in T20 cricket. "It is the biggest challenge in the game to be honest. It is very difficult to come in and bowl the last couple of overs against batsmen who are set.

“(Faf) Du Plessis was set the other night (against CSK) on 50 or 60 runs and when guys are hitting from that platform, it is very hard to defend. But personally I want to try and stick to my strength, try and execute yorkers and take pace off it and just try and be ahead of the batsmen," signed off the Mumbai Indians bowler.

(With inputs from PTI)

Story first published: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 18:30 [IST]
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