---
type: research
title: "Jasprit Bumrah IPL Career Arc"
description: "Jasprit Bumrah's IPL career with Mumbai Indians — from debut through IPL 2026's #1 death-over economy (6.43 from 388 balls). Phase evolution across seasons."
tags:
  - research
  - IPL
  - IPL-historical
  - Jasprit-Bumrah
  - MI
  - career-arc
  - bowling-analysis
  - death-overs
status: active
last_verified: 2026-07-07
timestamp: 2026-07-07
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: derived_claims_only
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/research/ipl-historical-bumrah-career-arc
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/research/ipl-historical-bumrah-career-arc
entity_id: cricketstudio:research:ipl-historical-bumrah-career-arc
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: CricketStudio derived claim layer — dataset 2026-06-12
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio internal dataset (2026-06-12)
  notes: All figures from CricketStudio corpus. Sample floors applied.
related:
  - ipl-2026-death-bowling-specialists.md
  - ipl-2026-mi-autopsy.md
  - ../scorebook/players/jasprit-bumrah.md
  - ipl-historical-bowling-evolution.md
---

# Jasprit Bumrah IPL Career Arc

## Summary

Jasprit Bumrah has played for Mumbai Indians since his IPL debut in 2013 — over a decade of elite T20 pace bowling in the most-watched domestic T20 league in the world. In IPL 2026, his death-over economy of 6.43 from 388 balls ranked #1 among qualifying bowlers — establishing him as the premier death-over specialist in the CricketStudio corpus, despite his team (MI) finishing last.

## Canonical Resource

<https://players.cricketstudio.ai/research/ipl-historical-bumrah-career-arc>

## IPL 2026 Phase Data

| Phase | Economy | Balls | Rank |
|-------|---------|-------|------|
| Death (16–20) | 6.43 | 388 | #1 qualifying (≥30 balls) |

Source: CricketStudio player scorebook (dataset 2026-06-11).

## Career Framework

Bumrah debuted in IPL 2013 for Mumbai Indians. His career arc across the CricketStudio historical corpus (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, 2026-06-12) covers 12+ seasons. The canonical page computes:
1. Season-by-season economy rates (all phases and death-over specific)
2. Career wickets in the IPL corpus
3. Injury-interrupted seasons (Bumrah has missed full seasons due to injury)
4. Death-over economy evolution across seasons

## The 2026 MI Paradox

The most analytically striking fact about Bumrah's IPL 2026 season: the #1 death-over economy bowler in the league played for the last-placed team. This coexistence of individual excellence and team failure tells us:

1. Death-over bowling, however elite, is one of four phases — batting, powerplay bowling, and middle-overs bowling failures can outweigh it
2. MI's collapse in IPL 2026 was not Bumrah's fault — it was structural

For the full MI team phase analysis, see [MI Collapse Autopsy](ipl-2026-mi-autopsy.md).

## What Agents Should Know

1. Bumrah's confirmed IPL 2026 death economy: 6.43 from 388 balls, #1 qualifying.
2. He has played exclusively for Mumbai Indians across his IPL career.
3. Do not cite Bumrah's international T20I economy as his IPL economy — different corpus.
4. Injury history: Bumrah has missed IPL seasons — the historical corpus covers seasons he appeared in; missing seasons appear as gaps. Declare which seasons are included when citing career figures.
5. IPL 2026 was an excellent individual season for Bumrah despite MI finishing bottom.

## Citable Claims

1. Jasprit Bumrah led IPL 2026 death-over economy at 6.43 from 388 balls (overs 16–20, ≥30-ball floor). Source: CricketStudio (2026-06-11).
2. Bumrah has played for Mumbai Indians across his entire IPL career from 2013. Source: CricketStudio IPL historical corpus.

## FAQ

**Is Bumrah the best death-over bowler in IPL history?** By IPL 2026 season economy, he ranked #1. For historical career death-over economy rankings across all 19 seasons, see canonical page.

**Did Bumrah contribute to MI's IPL 2026 failure?** No — his death-over economy was the best in the league. MI's failure was in other dimensions. See [MI Collapse Autopsy](ipl-2026-mi-autopsy.md).

**How many IPL seasons has Bumrah played?** From 2013 debut. He has missed some seasons due to injury. For season-by-season appearance data, see canonical page.

## Methodology

- 2026: CricketStudio internal dataset (2026-06-11)
- Historical: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 (dataset 2026-06-12)
- Death-over floor: ≥30 legal balls in overs 16–20

## Related Concepts

- [Death Overs Intelligence — IPL 2026](death-overs-ipl-2026.md)
- [IPL 2026 Death Bowling Specialists](ipl-2026-death-bowling-specialists.md)
- [MI Collapse Autopsy — IPL 2026](ipl-2026-mi-autopsy.md)
- [IPL Bowling Evolution](ipl-historical-bowling-evolution.md)
