On Monday, senior Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the 2nd bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the IPL 2023 match between Gujarat Titans and SunRisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bagged A 5-Wicket Haul
Bhuvneshwar stole the show with the ball as he ran through the batting lineup of Gujarat Titans. Bhuvi returned with the figures of 5/30 in his four-over quota. This five-wicket haul by Bhuvneshwar is the second one after Lucknow Super Giants’ Mark Wood, who finished with 5/14 in four overs. It was also Bhuvi’s second five-wicket haul in the history of IPL, having last picked up in 2017.
Bhuvi started the innings with a bang for SunRisers Hyderabad by giving an early breakthrough to his side. The thrilling encounter between the two sides kicked off with an early breakthrough by SRH pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he sent Gujarat Titans’ opening batter Wriddhiman Saha packing.
This wicket came off in the third delivery of the game when Bhuvneshwar bowled a precise delivery to Wriddhiman Saha. The ball was pitched back of a length outside off, tempting the veteran batter to play a shot away from his body. Saha could only manage to get a faint edge on the ball, which eventually resulted in a catching opportunity for SRH.
Bhuvi later returned to dismiss the big fish – GT captain Hardik Pandya for eight in the 16th over. In the final over, Bhuvi spelled magic with the bal as he bagged 3 big wickets — Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami.
Meanwhile, fans on social media were left in awe of Bhuvi’s brilliance with the ball. From cricketers and experts to fans, everyone took to their Twitter to hail Bhuvneshwar Kumar for his five-wicket haul. There were many who came up with hilarious memes and tributes for the veteran.
Check out the reactions of fans:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Gujarat Titans:
W, W, W, 1, W, B1 in the final over five wickets for just 30 runs when Gujarat scored 188 for 9. pic.twitter.com/39UFhoE5fl
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 15, 2023
Five wicket haul by Bhuvneshwar Kumar!
What a spell – 5/30 in 4 overs. pic.twitter.com/SOTgcIGwVm
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 15, 2023
Bhuvneshwar Kumar the hero of SRH in the bowling department.
GT were 147/1 after 14 overs – they scored just 41/8 in the last 6 overs. What a comeback by SRH. pic.twitter.com/bC6pdXMtx2
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 15, 2023
India should reconsider Bhuvneshwar Kumar at least for ODIs, the guy still has the spark and the experience that we need for the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/TFaWTJSkAA
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) May 15, 2023
Gujarat Giants' scorecards:
•First 14 overs – 147/1.
•Last 6 overs – 41/8.What a comeback by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the death overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked 4 wickets in death overs. Take a bow, Bhuvi. pic.twitter.com/75UyrdgUVY
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 15, 2023
What a spell by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
He picked 5 wickets haul, his bowling figure (4-0-30-5). He bowled well in powerplay and death overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – The Legend. pic.twitter.com/ojtyC8zoyt
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/vanshtweetz/status/1658141399743873024?s=20
Appreciation Tweet For Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 Overs 30 Runs 5 Wickets 👏.
What A Bowling 3 Wickets + 1 Runout And Just Gave 2 Runs In Last Over. pic.twitter.com/toQvDouOk4— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) May 15, 2023
Ladies and gentleman
It's Bhuvneshwar Kumar 🔥🔥#GTvSRH pic.twitter.com/hrODxD3CcW— OrangeArmyfansofficial (@Orangearmyfans) May 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/utsav045/status/1658137802620669952?s=20
Last over:
W W W 1 W 1B
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has a FIVE WICKET HAUL! #GTvSRH #GTvsSRH pic.twitter.com/cWdaxTHJPZ
— Cricket.com (@weRcricket) May 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/12th_khiladi/status/1658140159542702080?s=20
In the mid-innings interview, Bhuvneshwar said: “When we were 16 down, we thought if we keep them close to 200 it would be good, but restricting them to 189 was great. Till 19th over, the wicket looked good to me. When it came to the second over, it did not swing much. When I came back for the last 2 overs, I tried to use the dimensions.”
He added: “We were thinking to stop them close to 200. Batting unit will be confident to chase this down, especially after chasing more than 200 against Rajasthan. With those big hitters, you have to use those bigger boundaries. You have to back yourself. The moment Shubman got out, we knew they were 10 runs short.”
