Mumbai, April 8 -- Jasprit Bumrah made a much-anticipated return to competitive cricket, bowling at full intensity and showing no signs of discomfort during the Mumbai Indians' (MI) 12-run loss to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Head coach Mahela Jayawardene was satisfied with the pacer's performance, noting that Bumrah executed his plans well in his first match since the New Year's Test in Australia, as per ESPNcricinfo.

"I just spoke to him after the game, and he looks in good nick," Jayawardene said, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

"He's disappointed as well. He wanted a win when he came back. But other than that, he looks fine. I think the pace was up, the execution was good," he added.

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