Delhi: Batting against Team India’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah is always challenging. Right-arm bowlers have proved many times that batsmen remain troubled in front of them. There are some batsmen against whom Bumrah finds it easy to take wickets. One such name is Australia’s Steve Smith, who has often lost his wicket to Bumrah.
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In the second match of India vs Australia series, Bumrah once again sent Smith to the pavilion. A big innings was expected from Smith in the first innings of Adelaide Test because his bat was quiet for a long time. But Bumrah kept Smith calm, Smith was trying to play a ball from Bumrah, which was hit outside the leg stump, and that ball took the edge of his bat and went into the hands of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Smith could score only two runs in this match.
Smith spreads in front of Bumrah
If we look at Smith’s statistics against Bumrah, it becomes clear that the Indian bowlers put more pressure on Smith. Both have faced each other eight times so far, in which Smith faced 133 balls of Bumrah and scored only 58 runs. But, Bumrah has taken the wicket of Smith four times. This means that the chances of Smith becoming a victim against Bumrah are 50 percent. Smith’s average against Bumrah is just 14.50. Smith also fell victim to Bumrah in the first innings of the Perth Test.
Smith yearns for runs
At this time Steve Smith is struggling to score runs. It is becoming very difficult for him to score runs. He also flopped in both the innings of Perth Test. He could not even open his account in the first innings, and returned to the pavilion after scoring only 17 runs in the second innings. Smith’s last half-century was against England at The Oval in July 2023, where he scored 71 runs in the first innings.
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