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<br>April 4 (Reuters) - Jason Behrendorff marked his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut with two wickets on Wednesday but the Australian fast bowler knows he needs to deliver consistently to stake a claim for a Cricket World Cup spot.<br> <br>Mumbai Indians' Behrendorff removed Chennai Super Kings opener Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina with the new ball to help his side cruise to a 37-run victory.<br> <br>With fellow left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc expected to return to full-fitness for the World Cup, and Australia's wealth of options in the fast bowling department, Behrendorff's path to the tournament in England and Wales is far from straightforward.<br> <br>"My (World Cup) spot is not certainly cemented down, that's for sure," Behrendorff told reporters.<br><br>"Any performance here can really help me out.<br> <br>"My main strength is swinging the new ball up front and taking some wickets. It was good that I was able to do that tonight and  [https://penguinicewikis.com/mw19/index.php/IPL_Scoreboard https://penguinicewikis.com/mw19/index.php/IPL_Scoreboard] keep that in front of selectors' minds... that I am still bowling well."<br> <br>Behrendorff, who has 14 wickets in a short international career of 13 limited-overs matches, took a career-best 3-63 as Australia completed a 5-0 one-day series whitewash of Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. (Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford peter.rutherford@thomsonreuters.com; +822 3704 5698 Reuters Messaging: peter.rutherford.reuters.com@reuters.net;)<br>