Jasprit Bumrah’s final over was a great piece of death bowling as India scraped home by 5 runs to level the T20I series 1-1.
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But the man, ever so humble, credits veteran Ashish Nehra for giving him the right advice on where to bowl.
“When 32 were needed off four overs, I told Jasprit we will win,” recollected Nehra.
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Nehra advised Bumrah to bowl yorkers. The right-arm pacer had been hit for 15 in 2 overs but came back with a vengeance. The last over yielded only 2 runs and 2 wickets fell in the process as England managed 139/6 in reply to India’s 144/8.
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“Jasprit asked me if he should bowl length. All I told him was ‘you have a good yorker, look to bowl full, it’s tough to hit a six even if it is a low full toss.’ It worked,” said the southpaw.
Bumrah took 2/20 while Nehra finished with 3/28. The two pacers combined wonderfully to destroy England’s hopes of a win.