Jasprit Bumrah was India's lone warrior in the humiliating defeat by 76 runs against South Africa in their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, as he bowled a magical spell with the ball, while the other Indian bowlers had a day to forget apart from Arshdeep Singh. Bumrah took three wickets while giving away just 15 runs in four overs, while India conceded 187 runs.
The star Indian pacer helped India get a dream start in the power play with the big dismissals of Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickleton. He later returned in the slog overs to dismiss Corbin Bosch. While Arshdeep Singh finished with figures of 2-28, the other 12 overs from India were hit for 144 runs with just three wickets falling.
The dismissal of de Kock saw Bumrah rattle the stumps and create history by breaking Lasith Malinga's record. Among pacers, no player has more bowled dismissals (44) than the Indian cricket star in the shortest format of the game.
Most Bowled Dismissals By Pacers In T20I Cricket
The game against South Africa marked the 5th instance of Bumrah finishing a full spell in a T20 World Cup match while conceding 15 or fewer runs. This is the most by any player in the tournament's rich history over the 10 editions. Previously, three other players had four such instances.
Most T20 World Cup Spells In Which Bowled Conceded Less Than 15 Runs (Full Four Overs Bowled)
Among Indian players, Ravichandran Ashwin (2) is second on the elite list. This was also the 9th instance of Bumrah giving away fewer than 20 runs in an innings in the T20 World Cup, which is the joint-most alongside Trent Boult.
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