Bhuvneshwar keeps his head when others lose it

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 5 for 19 overcame a sensational 95 from Manan Vohra 

How Bhuvneshwar Kumar swung a thriller Sunrisers Hyderabad's way

The wow moment

 

When you see the kind of hitting Vohra was indulging in, when you see him dropped twice, you can tend to resign. Bhuvneshwar, though, came back stronger from that drop. He saw Vohra was in that rare zone where he was connecting even the slower ones sweetly - first ball of the 18th over for example, when he pulled Siddarth Kaul over long-on. Bhuvneshwar and David Warner planned in the next over. They decided they needed a dead-eye yorker. Give him a single and keep the other man on strike, or get him out. On the third ball, Bhuvneshwar came up with a good'un, swinging in late, and headed for the base of the middle stump. Vohra gone. Match gone.

Stats that matter

• This was Bhuvneshwar's maiden IPL five-for. He has taken 15 wickets in five matches so far
• Bhuvneshwar is a terror to new batsmen: he has removed five batsmen in single digits this IPL, behind only team-mate Rashid's six such strikes
• Bhuvneshwar's 5.4 an over is the third-best economy rate this IPL, and the best among quicks. Shahbaz Nadeem and Samuel Badree are the only ones stingier than him

What they said

 

"Look at Bhuvi. Fantastic death bowling. Upfront swing. Unbelievable. I could count on him. I back all my bowlers, but when you have Bhuvi in the shed, you have got to use him."
A grateful captain, David Warner

"Athletes often talk about believing in themselves. That is what I did. I have overcome that pressure. Because I have been doing this job for three-four years. I knew I had to bowl the 19th over."
Bhuvneshwar Kumar knows he is good