Interestingly, yesterday (March 24) was also Umarzai’s birthday, thus becoming the first foreign player and second player overall to make his IPL debut on his birthday. before this The only player to make his IPL debut on his birthday was Vikrant Yelagati, who played his first IPL match for MI against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2008.
Mohit Sharma, who had to face defeat against Ravindra Jadeja in last year’s IPL final, started his IPL 2024 campaign with another brilliant bowling spell. When 35-year-old Mohit came to bowl, he took two important wickets of Dewald Brewis and Tim David.
With his spell of 2/32, Mohit has now become the joint-highest wicket-taker against MI in the IPL. Mohit has played 20 matches against MI and has taken 33 wickets at an impressive strike rate of 13.00. He joins his former CSK teammate Dwayne Bravo in this list. Bravo also took 33 wickets against MI in the IPL.
1) Jasprit Bumrah became the bowler who took the most 3 wicket hauls in IPL history.
With his brilliant fast bowling, Jasprit Bumrah once again impressed all the fans. Playing in Ahmedabad, MI’s top pace bowler bowled brilliantly and took three wickets for 14 runs in his four-over spell.
Now he has the record of taking most three wickets in IPL history and has left Lasith Malinga and Yuzvendra Chahal behind in this list. While both Malinga and Chahal have the feat of taking three wickets 19 times each in the IPL, Bumrah has taken three wickets 20 times.