Jasprit Bumrah has not taken a wicket in his first spell in the past eight matches. He has only taken two wickets in his last 240 balls in ODIs. The average opening partnership against India in the last five matches has been 116. India’s 51-run loss on Sunday was their fifth on the trot.

Ever since the Champions Trophy final debacle in 2017, India has based their gameplan around taking wickets rather than restricting run rates. However, since the start of 2020, the wickets have dried up with the new ball and also throughout the middle overs.