Late-order Runs Made The Difference, Says Jasprit Bumrah

However, in the second part of the innings, handy contributions from Shimron Hetmyer (37) and Jason Holder (32), and a blazing 22-ball 40 from Ashley Nurse, the No.9 batsman, powered the visitors to 283/9 – a total which proved enough to level the series 1-1.

“We bowled well as a unit, till the 35th over, we were pretty good,” said Bumrah.

“Yes, we gave a little bit of runs in the end, so maybe, that could be the difference. But overall, the bowling performance was not bad. They played well and you have to give credit to the batsmen.”

“Bhuvi had a good start, but at times, things (go a bit off) towards the end. It happens. Bowling at the death is difficult,” Bumrah pointed out.

“It is not like every bowler will have good days. You cannot differentiate. He gave a bit of runs in the end, but they batted well. Jason Holder is also an all-rounder. He batted well down the order.”

“We bowled well till the 35th-40th over. We gave away a bit of runs towards the end, but that’s the part of the game. In the position we bowled, there’s no guarantee of success. Somedays it will go well, somedays it won’t. He (Bhuvi) was clear in his plans but the batsmen were in a better place. We will be better prepared when we bowl at the death.”

The remaining two ODIs will be played in Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.