IND vs IRE: Jasprit Bumrah Becomes First Indian To Achieve This Remarkable Feat In History

India National Cricket Team premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah achieved a remarkable milestone in his comeback game following recovery from an injury against Paul Stirling-led Ireland National Cricket Team at the Malahide in Dublin on Friday, August 18.

Bumrah displayed a terrific bowling performance in his comeback game and bagged two wickets in the first over itself. The pacer looked in good control from the very beginning and he carried the same momentum throughout his spell. He bowled staggering lines and lengths and gave away just 24 runs in his 4-over quota.

Jasprit Bumrah’s terrific bowling performance alongside Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi’s brilliance helped India restrict Ireland to 139/7.

Chasing the target, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad added 46 runs together before the dismissal of Jaiswal and Tilak Varma on back-to-back deliveries. India were at 47/2 when rain interrupted the game. Due to non-stop rain, the umpires decided to call off the match and India won by 2 runs as per the DLS method.

Jasprit Bumrah, who is the 11th Indian to captain India in T20Is and just the first bowler, was also awarded Player of the Match for his incredible performance. He started off his T20I captaincy stint with a win just like 9 other Indian captains. Notably, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are the only two Indians who failed to win their debut game as T20I captains.

The Indians to win their 1st T20I match as captain are Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah.

Meanwhile, as Jasprit Bumrah led his side to victory and won the Player of the Match award he became the first Indian in the history of T20Is to win the Player of the Match award on captaincy debut.

Not really nervous but very happy – Jasprit Bumrah

Speaking during the post-match presentation ceremony, Jasprit Bumrah said that he didn’t feel like he missed a lot of cricket. Jasprit Bumrah also lauded Ireland for their fightback in the match after losing quick wickets.

“Felt very good, so many sessions I did at the NCA, didn’t feel I missed out a lot or was doing something new. Credit to the staff, they kept me in good spirits. You are not thinking about yourself, you are thinking about others out there. Not really nervous but very happy. There was some swing upfront so we wanted to use it. Luckily we won the toss and it was coming out fine,” Jasprit Bumrah said.

“There was some help due to the weather, so very happy. In every game, you would want more. After a crisis, they played well, credit where it is due. Even when you win, there are areas to improve on. Everybody is very confident, they are very well prepared. I think the IPL also helps. It is always good, wherever we go, they support us, that helps us to keep the spirit high.”