Whenever the Indian team takes to the field to bowl, all eyes are on star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Whatever the situation, be it the opposition team or the batsman's form, Bumrah has the upper hand when he takes the new ball. The most recent example of this was seen in the Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026, when Bumrah took two wickets in two overs against South Africa. Bumrah's prey includes veteran South African opener Quinton de Kock, who has continued to underperform against the Indian fast bowler.
Bumrah gave Africa a big jolt
India and South Africa face off in a Super 8 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, February 22. South Africa chose to bat first, which was taken by their captain Aiden Markram. But this decision proved wrong in the second over, when Bumrah took his first wicket. He failed to hit a six off the fifth ball of the second over, causing Bells to fly. This was South Africa's first blow in the second over.
De Kock again fell prey to Bumrah
Bumrah's feat would hardly have surprised anyone, as he has always done well against de Kock. Bumrah increased his chances with this match. In all the T20 Internationals he has faced so far, de Kock has faced 27 balls from Bumrah. De Kock could score only 29 runs in these 27 balls. Meanwhile, Bumrah took the wicket of a South African batsman for the third time.
Clean bowled the batsmen 44 times
Thus, de Kock averages just 9.66 against Bumrah and his strike rate is just 107.40. Additionally, Bumrah has also become the highest wicket taker in T20 Internationals. He has taken wickets by clean bowling the batsmen 44 times in his career so far.
Bumrah started brilliantly
Bumrah didn't just calm down after dismissing de Kock, but showed his magic again in the second over. On the last ball of the fourth over of the innings, Bumrah trapped Ryan Rickelton with his slow delivery, which gave Hardik Pandya a simple catch at mid-off. Thus, Bumrah took two wickets for just seven runs in his first two overs. Between these two wickets, Arshdeep Singh also did well in the third over, dismissing South African captain Aiden Markram to put South Africa in a bad position.
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