New Zealand vs India 2020: Ross Taylor Calls Jasprit Bumrah The Best Death Bowler

Following India’s thumping win in the first T20I in Auckland, New Zealand veteran Ross Taylor hailed Jasprit Bumrah as the best death bowler going around in the game. In a high-scoring encounter, India beat New Zealand by six wickets as they chased down 204 with an over to spare.

New Zealand must have been fancying their chances of starting the series with a win after posting a mammoth total of 203 for 5 in the allotted 20 overs. Colin Munro and Martin Guptill set the ton 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.

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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.

After the match, Ross Taylor was all praise for Jasprit Bumrah.

“He has been a class bowler for a long time, he is the best death bowler going around. He has got that extra pace and then he can bowl a good slower ball. We need to learn quickly,” Ross Taylor told reporters.

Jasprit Bumrah played a big role in helping India restrict New Zealand to less than 220. In the 18th over, he conceded just 4 runs as he did not concede a single boundary in his final two overs. Jasprit Bumrah was the only bowler in the match who conceded less than eight runs per over.

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