STEVEN SMITH PERPLEXED
As Bumrah gets one over till 13th over in Mumbia Indian's match against Sunriosers Hyderabad encounter SURYA MIGHT TAKE FEW MORE DAYS
Left perplexed by Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya's tactics in the record-breaking IPL loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad, former Australia captain Steve Smith has said he cannot fathom why premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled just six deliveries up until the 13th over of the match.
In a stunning display of power-hitting, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted the highest ever IPL total of 277/3 before clinching a 31-run victory over an equally aggressive Mumbai Indians on Wednesday night.
Bumrah was the secondmost economical bowler in the match, after SRH captain Pat Cummins (2/35), conceding 36 runs in his four overs which did not yield any wicket.
"I was perplexed with some of their bowling changes in the first innings for Mumbai. Bumrah bowled in the fourth over, he went for 5 and then we didn't see him again till the 13th over when they were on 173," Smith told host broadcaster 'Star Sports'.
"All the damage had been done, you needed your best bowler to be coming back and take some wickets in that period
SCORE IN SRH INNINGS
World's number one T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav will skip a few more IPL matches as he continues to recover from a sports hernia surgery with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) keeping a watch on his progress. Yadav, who plays for Mumbai Indians, has been missing in action in the league and his team has lost both its matches so far. MI will take on Rajasthan Royals in their third game, the first at home in Mumbai, on Monday.
All the damage had been done, you needed your best bowler to be coming back and take some wickets in that period and I think they missed a trick there bringing him back only in the 13th over – Steven Smith,
and I think they missed a trick there bringing him back only in the 13th over," he pointed out.
"I think he got a few things wrong, and that was the main former Australian skipper
one for me. I mean you can't have one of the best bowlers in the world bowling one over."
Smith said Bumrah's late reintroduction into the attack rendered him ineffective.