{"id":3553,"date":"2026-04-18T12:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/bumrahs-wicketless-ipl-run-raises-questions-over-mis-2026-prospects"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:23:27","slug":"bumrahs-wicketless-ipl-run-raises-questions-over-mis-2026-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/bumrahs-wicketless-ipl-run-raises-questions-over-mis-2026-prospects","title":{"rendered":"Bumrah\u2019s Wicketless IPL Run Raises Questions Over MI\u2019s 2026 Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s IPL 2025 numbers have raised eyebrows: five outings, and still not a single wicket. For a fast bowler who has typically been defined by relentless pressure and sharp execution, a wicketless spell stretching across matches feels unusual\u2014especially when he has not even been the main problem for his team\u2019s results in an obvious way. Yet the run of matches where Bumrah hasn\u2019t struck has coincided with Mumbai Indians\u2019 struggles. The five-time champions find themselves ninth on the points table after losing four of their first five games.<\/p>\n<h2>Bumrah\u2019s wicket drought and MI\u2019s campaign<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bumrah has gone wicketless across five matches in IPL 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai Indians are ninth in the points standings.<\/li>\n<li>MI have suffered four defeats in five matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wasim Jaffer questions Bumrah\u2019s fitness<\/h2>\n<p>Former India batter Wasim Jaffer suggested that the bowler may not be operating at full capacity. Speaking in a quoted reaction, Jaffer said he felt Bumrah was not 100 per cent fit and that the way the pacer\u2019s body looked while bowling was different from what was seen during the World Cup and earlier periods.<\/p>\n<p>Jaffer\u2019s view was that Bumrah\u2019s usual patterns were not showing up with the same consistency\u2014he argued that the lengths were being missed more than normal, and that he was not being struck less frequently the way he typically is. The former star also implied that if Bumrah were at his best, he would not be bowling and continuing in the manner he has been doing during this run.<\/p>\n<p>In his explanation of the recent spell patterns, Jaffer added that the \u201czing\u201d associated with Bumrah\u2019s bowling appeared to be absent. He pointed to the ball not arriving quickly enough or doing the same sort of damage to the bat as it usually does. While he acknowledged that form can dip and that Bumrah cannot produce a standout moment in every game, Jaffer said it currently looks like Bumrah is passing through a phase where things are simply not clicking.<\/p>\n<h2>Punjab Kings chase down 196; Jayawardene on the reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Bumrah\u2019s wicket drought has played out alongside several tough moments for Mumbai Indians, including a match on Thursday where Punjab Kings chased down a target of 196 with seven wickets to spare. In that game, Bumrah conceded 41 runs in his four overs.<\/p>\n<p>After the contest, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene addressed the lack of breakthroughs and pointed to a different kind of issue\u2014especially pressure in the early overs. Jayawardene said Bumrah was bowling well, but MI were not applying pressure during the powerplay. He also noted that the opposition seemed to be comfortable about taking fewer risks against Bumrah, suggesting that the batters believed they could manage the threat rather than feel forced into mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>The coach added that MI tried a few different approaches, including options that Bumrah himself was also working on, but Punjab\u2019s batters were executing well. Jayawardene said he could not point to one specific factor that could neatly explain why wickets did not come.<\/p>\n<h2>Injury niggle earlier in IPL 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Jayawardene also revealed that Bumrah had carried a niggle at the start of IPL 2025, but said the fast bowler has pulled up well since then. The comment adds context to the ongoing discussion about why Bumrah\u2019s usual impact has looked muted during this wicketless stretch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s IPL 2025 numbers have raised eyebrows: five outings, and still not a single wicket. 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