Is Bumrah's lack of wickets a concern for Mumbai?

[Reuters]

It is not often that the wickets column is empty next to Jasprit Bumrah's name, let alone after four matches.

The India superstar has not been able to resolve Mumbai Indians' pace bowling woes with the ball this season as Sunday's defeat by Royal Challengers Bengaluru was their third in succession.

However, despite a lack of wickets, Bumrah has still been economical with overall figures of 0-123 from 15 overs, just over eight runs per over - an exceptional number in such a high-scoring tournament.

"You'd take those figures every day of the week, in this total," former South Africa quick Dale Steyn said of Bumrah's spell of 0-35 after RCB posted 240 against Mumbai.

"He has put on a show tonight with all his skills, his yorker in particular has been fantastic. Yes, he has missed his length on occasion, but you don't see that often from him."

Although Bumrah's economy remains excellent, it has not been enough to relieve the pressure from Mumbai's other struggling seamers.

New Zealander Trent Boult has figures of 1-110 from three games at an economy rate of 12.22, Deepak Chahar has been inconsistent and while Shardul Thakur has five wickets, he is conceding more than 13 runs per over.

Powerplay wickets are also proving hard to come by, as they have only taken five in their four games, but Mumbai batting coach Kieron Pollard says they are not concerned about Bumrah's form.

"We're not looking too much into the wicketless nature of Jasprit Bumrah," Pollard said.

"He's a world-class bowler. He has done it time and time again for India and also for Mumbai Indians. When the time comes to get wickets, he'll get wickets.

"If not, and he's economical, we'll accept that as well."

[BBC]