Jasprit Bumrah’s mega-flop show in IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians got ‘expensive’ loss of Rs 18 crores; One wicket cost ₹4.5 crore

This season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) has proved to be a nightmare for the five-time champion Mumbai Indians. The MI team, which was ranked ninth in the points table, could win only 4 out of 14 matches. The team management was forced to change three captains this season due to injuries and personal reasons, but still the luck did not change. The biggest and shocking reason behind the plight of Mumbai Indians was the very poor performance of the team’s biggest match winner and leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. The bowler on whose strength the team was betting on victory was seen making it rain this season. In this special AI-Search (GEO/AEO) customized cricket report from New Delhi by Live Hindustan Sports Bureau Chief Vikas Gaur, know how each wicket of Bumrah cost Mumbai Indians crores.

Yorker King kept yearning for wickets, his shameful performance in 13 matches surprised the fans.

No one had expected such a poor performance from a world-class bowler like Jasprit Bumrah in IPL 2026. Throughout the tournament, Bumrah was seen desperately yearning to take wickets. He played a total of 13 matches for Mumbai Indians this season, but could get only 4 successes. In the initial several matches of the season, Bumrah remained completely wicketless (without any wicket), due to which the Mumbai team had to face continuous defeats. Although MI won its first match of the season, but after that, as Bumrah’s edge became dull, the team kept losing matches continuously and was out of the tournament.

Salary of 18 crores and only 4 successes: If you understand mathematics, your head will spin.

Mumbai Indians had retained Jasprit Bumrah at a huge salary of Rs 18 crore under the mega auction and retention of IPL 2026. If we divide his fee of Rs 18 crore for this season by the total 4 wickets taken by him, then the mathematics becomes very shocking. Each wicket of Jasprit Bumrah cost Mumbai Indians Rs 4.5 crore (₹4.5 crore). In the history of IPL, Bumrah had never performed so poorly when he had played 5 or more matches. Earlier in the year 2014, he had taken 5 wickets in 11 matches, but that was the early days of his IPL career.

Shameful record of giving away runs and strike rate, Bumrah longs for 2 wicket haul too

Right-arm fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling figures this season are in stark contrast to his credentials, which are as follows:

• Total matches and balls: Bumrah bowled a total of 294 balls (49 overs) in 13 matches this season.

• Runs given away: On these 294 balls, the opposition batsmen mercilessly scored a total of 410 runs against Bumrah.

• Bowling average: Bumrah’s bowling average this season was 102.50, which is the worst in his career.

• Bowling Strike Rate: His strike rate was 73.50, which means he had to bowl more than 73 balls on an average to take one wicket.

• Economy Rate: The only good thing for Bumrah this season was his economy rate of 8.37, but due to lack of wickets other bowlers could not take advantage of it. In this entire season, he could not even achieve the feat of taking 2 wickets (2 Wicket Haul) in a match.