Jasprit Bumrah knocks over Darwish Rasooli [Source: @fancode/x]Jasprit Bumrah may well have delivered the ‘ball of the series’ against Afghanistan in the third T20I match in Delhi. Opening the bowling alongside Nitish Kumar Reddy on a flat Arun Jaitley Stadium surface, the legendary speedster knocked over Darwish Rasooli well inside the powerplay overs.Known for his enchanted yorkers, Bumrah further wrecked Afghanistan’s top-order at 39-3 in their tall chase of 222 runs. Jasprit Bumrah knocks over Darwish Rasooli to wreck Afghanistan’s top-orderJasprit Bumrah conceded six runs off his opening over of the Afghanistan innings as he shared the new ball with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Also Read- Jasprit Bumrah Attains Massive T20 Milestone; Joins Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra ChahalIn his return spell during the fifth over of the run chase, the legendary Indian paceman knocked over Afghanistan’s number four Darwish Rasooli with a peach of a delivery. Rasooli made his way back to the sheds for a first-ball duck as Afghanistan further slipped down to 39-3 in 4.5 overs, and eventually to 51-4 at the end of the powerplay. FanCode @FanCode बुमराहचा नादच खरा 🥵 Stream the Afghanistan vs India T20I series LIVE only on FanCode 📲 #AFGvIND Sep 17, 2026, 10:09 PM Why Darwish Rasooli’s wicket was ‘Ball of the Series’?Jasprit Bumrah has one of the best yorkers in his bowling arsenal among all active pacemen. Widely known as ‘Yorker King’, the speedster delivered yet another accurate peach for India against Afghanistan to get rid of Darwish Rasooli for a first-ball duck. The ball went right under the bat of Rasooli before it dismantled the stumps. Television replays and live coverage rightly indicated that Bumrah’s thunderbolt was almost an unplayable delivery, as the speedster unleashed his magic for Team India on a Delhi surface that has provided little help for fast bowlers. Bumrah returns after recovery, prepares for Asian Games 2026Jasprit Bumrah sustained an injury in England a couple of months ago. The same injury kept him out of India’s squad for the two-match Test series in Sri Lanka.Getting selected in Indian squad for the ‘away’ series against Afghanistan in Delhi, the matches serve as Bumrah’s dress rehearsal before the all-important Asian Games 2026 in Japan starting this month. It is worth noting that since Bumrah will be travelling to Japan for the Asian Games, he will miss India’s home ODI series against the West Indies and has been rested from the T20I segment as part of his workload management. How has Jasprit Bumrah performed in his comeback seriesEver since returning to Team India squad after missing the Test series in Sri Lanka, the legendary fast bowler has picked up three wickets in three matches against Afghanistan in Delhi. He started off with tight spells in the first two T20Is, conceding just 51 runs from his combined eight overs. Overall, he has collected three wickets in the series so far at a bowling average of 22.33 and with an exceptional series economy of just 6.70 runs an over.Also Read- Marnus Labuschagne Finally Opens Up About The Non-Stop Criticism Towards Him
