New Zealand vs India 2020: Jasprit Bumrah Upbeat After Twisting Ankle In Auckland T20I

India’s stunning win over New Zealand in the first T20I in Auckland on Friday was marred to a certain extent with the way Jasprit Bumrah twisted his ankle while bowling. The India pace spearhead twisted his ankle while bowling the final over of New Zealand’s innings.

On the second ball of the over, Jasprit Bumrah twisted his ankle soon after delivering the ball. As soon as he twisted his ankle, he fell on the ground while grimacing in pain. The physio soon came out running to check the pacer. But to everyone’s relief, Jasprit Bumrah was soon seen tying his shoelaces as he stood up to bowl the remaining balls of the over.

And while he did not face much problem in delivering the remaining four balls of the over, there were apprehensions that the injury might be serious. Well, it looks like the injury is not serious at all as the bowler himself took to Twitter to confirm it. While he did not write clearly about the incident on the field, his tweet made it clear that he is raring to go in the upcoming game.

“Full steam ahead! ?????,” wrote the pacer on Twitter.

Full steam ahead! ????? pic.twitter.com/zw0ruhkW4O

— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) January 24, 2020

Meanwhile, India started their tour of New Zealand with a solid six-wicket win over the hosts. Asked to bat first, New Zealand piled up a mammoth total of 203 for 5 in the allotted 20 overs. Colin Munro and Martin Guptill set the tone for the big total by adding 80 runs for the first wicket before Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor joined the party too. Munro, Williamson and Taylor went on to score fifties to take the hosts to the big total.

But it turned out to be too less in the end as India chased down the big total with an over to spare. After losing Rohit Sharma cheaply, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli put India on track by adding 99 runs for the second wicket. The two departed in quick succession but Shreyas Iyer slammed a 26-ball fifty to take India over the line. He was well supported by Manish Pandey as the two shared an unbeaten 64-run stand.

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