IPL 2023: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5-fer – Old is gold, they say, and Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar certainly proved the old adage right one more time. The last over of the Gujarat Titans batting innings, bowled by Bhuvi, resulted in a mere two runs for the batting side. Most importantly, Bhuvi and SRH picked up four wickets to halt the Titans’ flow of runs. On Monday, Bhuvneshwar Kumar used all his experience to hold off the Gujarat Titans for 188/9 in 20 overs, which looked like heading in excess of 220 at one stage. In six balls bowled in the final over, Bhuvi removed Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, and Mohammad Shami. In addition to this, Bhuvi inflicted Noor Ahmed’s run-out as well. Overall, Bhuvi finished with figures of 05/30 in his allotted four overs. At the start of the innings, Bhuvi also removed in-form GT opener Wriddhiman Saha and completed his maiden 5-fer against Titans in the IPL. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken five wickets in the IPL before. The right-arm pacer had bagged a five-wicket haul in the IPL against the Punjab Kings in 2017, before the one against GT in Ahmedabad. With two 5-fers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in elite company. The 33-year-old pacer has joined former Australian pacer James Faulkner and Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat as the only two other bowlers to have taken 5-wicket hauls twice in the IPL.
In addition to this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken a couple of 5-wicket hauls in T20Is, while representing Team India. Overall, Bhuvi has taken five wickets or more in T20s, four times in his competitive career.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5-fers in T20s
- 05/17 vs Punjab Kings, Hyderabad – 2017 IPL
- 05/24 vs South Africa, Johannesburg – 2018
- 05/30 vs Gujarat Titans, Ahmedabad – 2023 IPL
- 05/02 vs Afghanistan, Dubai – 2022
In the last leg of his career, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will look to stage a comeback to the national cricket team for one final time, before hanging his boots. He last played for India during the 2021 T20 World Cup in Australia. Bhuvneshwar Kumar made his India debut in 2013 and has represented the national cricket team in 21 Tests, 121 ODIs and 87 T20Is.
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