Jasprit Bumrah and the crowd in Guwahati were taken aback when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit a six off the very first ball bowled by the Mumbai Indians pacer during the match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians.
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Competition between Bumrah and Sooryavanshi was highlighted as a key duel before the gamewhich was affected by rain and shortened to 11 overs per side. When Bumrah lunged for the second over, Sooryavanshi faced him without hesitation and attacked long on to send the ball for a six. Bumrah missed and offered a delivery in the gap for the young opener who pushed it away from his presence.
A gutsy knock set the tone at the start of the innings and put pressure on the Mumbai Indians bowling attack. Known for his precision and control, Bumrah was taken aback by Sooryavanshi’s aggressive approach.
Despite the early setback, Bumrah kept his cool and returned to his mark with a smile, showing no sign of disappointment. But that was not the last attack from the 15-year-old as he hit Bumrah for another maximum in the same over.
This time the delivery was short on the leg side and Vaibhav just rocked back, turned and pulled it high and deep into the stand over backward square leg.
SOORYAVANSHI FINALLY OFF FOR 39
Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the onslaught in the game with the latter getting 22 off the first over. Bumrah conceded 14 runs in the second and Boult went for 22 in the third. Sooryavanshi got to 39 off just 14 balls before Shardul Thakur provided the breakthrough for his side.
Sooryavanshi’s knock consisted of one boundary and five sixes.
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Published on:
07 Apr 2026 10:28 IST
