Ball Of The Century? Jasprit Bumrahs Yorker Against Washington Sundar Leaves Fans Awestruck, Video Goes Viral
Two moments of brilliance
Were these two the defining moments of the #Eliminator?
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Choosing to bat first on what had proven to be a tricky surface just 24 hours ago, Mumbai Indians made a bold call — and backed it with an imposing total of 228 for 6. Skipper Hardik Pandya trusted the strip, and his batters did the rest.
Rohit Sharma, playing his most fluent knock of the season, top-scored with 81 off 50 balls, peppering the off-side with classical cuts and pulls. Jonny Bairstow's cameo added firepower, while Suryakumar Yadav and Pandya provided stability. Their power-packed innings pushed Gujarat Titans on the back foot even before the chase began.
Gujarat Titans Fight Back Through Sudharsan and Sundar
Even after losing captain Shubman Gill early, Gujarat Titans showed fight. Sai Sudharsan (80) was at his elegant best, maneuvering gaps and mixing calm with carnage. Washington Sundar, promoted to No. 4, unleashed clean, calculated hitting during a quickfire 84-run partnership off just 44 balls.
At 148 for 2 in 13 overs, GT were in pole position. Mumbai's lead was shrinking rapidly — until Bumrah returned to tilt the scales.
Bumrah's Yorker: The Moment the Game Changed
With the match slipping, Hardik turned to his most trusted weapon.
On came Jasprit Bumrah, and with surgical precision, he applied the brakes. Then came the fourth ball of his over — a 142 kph toe-crusher that Sundar had no answer for. The stumps shattered, and with it, Gujarat's composure.
Former India batter Robin Uthappa called it "the game-changing moment," and rightly so. From there, the Titans crumbled.
Sai Sudharsan departed soon after, and the middle order — Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia — couldn't stitch together anything significant. Bumrah returned in the 17th over to put the final nail in the coffin, conceding just nine runs when Gujarat needed 45 from 18.
Bumrah's Brilliance: A Pattern, Not a Coincidence
This wasn't an outlier. Jasprit Bumrah in IPL 2025 has been a cheat code. In 11 matches, he has picked up 18 wickets at an economy of 6.36, in a tournament where 200+ scores have become routine.
Veteran quick Ian Bishop recently said, 'Bumrah thinks deeply, he knows when to hunt stumps, when to bowl wide yorkers. It's not just the pace — it's his understanding of rhythm and timing.'
Even AB de Villiers echoed a fan's sentiment during commentary: 'The game isn't over until Bumrah is done.' Gujarat's win probability dropped from 42% to 23% after that one over. That's impact.
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