Jasprit Bumrah once again proved that he is the best T20 bowler India has right now(Bhuvi is a close second). Because death bowling is as much about the mental aspect as it is about the skills of the bowler. Almost everyone at the top has the same kind of skill set, but it is the mental aspect that separates the good from the great.
Bumrah had 11 to defend in the super over, with McCullum and Finch ready to hunt him down. The over began with an unforgiving ‘no ball’, followed up by a slower ball gone horribly wrong(a wide ball), and it looked as if the mental strength might not have made an appearance tonight.
It seemed as if he was under pressure, the sheepish smile he sported was a testimony to that. But inside the cricketing mills were churning. And with that smile, he went back to his run up, sorted his thoughts out, and delivered four of the most lethal deliveries to end the game and the playoff dreams for the Lions.
This is how Twitter reacted to the nerve wracking, see- saw super over:
https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/858392187758837761
https://twitter.com/khiladi8055/status/858417395270070273
https://twitter.com/shenvitweets/status/858410886259630080
More reaction on the next page:
More reaction on the next page:
https://twitter.com/bijayverma0/status/858416714769342465
