Team India registered a thrilling victory in the third T20 match played between Team India and New Zealand at Hamilton. Team India scored 179 runs after losing the toss and batting first. In response, the Kiwi team could also score only 179 runs and the match reached the super over. Where Hitman Rohit Sharma played an important role in the victory by scoring 15 runs with the help of 2 sixes. But in this match, bowling of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was not satisfactory.
Why choose Jasprit Bumrah for the Super Over?
Rohit Sharma, the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team, got the man of the match award for helping India win an exciting victory by batting explosively. After winning the match, Rohit Sharma said while talking about the super over,
You can't plan what to do in a super over. You choose your best players. As far as bowling is concerned, Jasprit Bumrah is one of our most important players. There was no alternative.
He bowled brilliantly in the first two matches played against New Zealand. But the day of the third T20 match played on the field of Hamilton was a nightmare for fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. In fact, in this match, the Kiwi players beat Bumrah fiercely.
Team India had scored 179 runs while batting first. In response, Kiwi players opened the bat against all Indian bowlers. The 19th over of the thrilling match was handed by captain Kohli to Jasprit Bumrah, in which Williamson-Taylor scored 11 runs. However, Shami later successfully defended 9 runs and gave the match a super over.
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