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Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah etched his name in record books when he claimed a five-wicket haul during Day 2 of ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka.
Bumrah, who had ended Day 1 with three wickets to his credit, removed Lasith Embuldeniya in the third over of the second day before dismissing Niroshan Dickwella (21) to get to his fifth wicket. Iꦜt took Bumrah mer𒐪ely 10 overs to reach the feat, and it was his maiden five-wicket haul on Indian soil.
Further, it was Bumrah’s eighth 5-wicket haul in 29 Tests – the joint-most for an Indian seamer after as many matches alongside legendary Kapil Dev.
Best figures for an Indian seamer vs Sri Lanka
- 5/24 – Jasprit Bumrah Bengaluru 2022
- 5/54 – Ishant Sharma Colombo SSC 2015
- 5/72 – Venkatesh Prasad Kandy 2001
- 5/72 – Zaheer Khan Mumbai BS 2009
Apart from Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin (2/30) and Mohammed Shami (2/18) bagged a couple of scalps each, while Axar Patel (1/21) took one wicket as the hosts bundled outꦡ Sri Laꩵnka for 109 runs, taking a 143-run first-innings lead in the pink ball game in Bengaluru.
Here is how Netizens reacted:
SL: Need to watch out for the spin trio
Meanwhile Bumrah:— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
I would pay 🔥to watch Jasprit Bumrah bowl. What a bowler!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
8th and counting! So proud ❤️👑
— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan)
He’s put in so many tough stints abroad. Absolutely deserving of a first 5 wicket haul in Test cricket at home Jasprit Bumrah. Top class as always🌄.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
First fifer on the Indi𒈔an soil for the way he was mixing his deliveries, that shows how quickly he has learned the art of getting wickets.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Most Test five-for😼s by Indian bowlers before taking their first five-for at home:
7 – Jasprit Bumrah in 2018-22
6 – Subhash Gupte in 1953-55
5 – Zaheer Khan in 2002-07— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃 international wickets 🙌
𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐇 fifer in 29 Tests 😎
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 fifer in India 🤩Tum k꧋ya 🅰mast bowling karta hai, Boom bhai! 🔥💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
The Bumrah show in Bengaluru! 😎
A fantastic 5⃣-fer for Jasprit🎐 Bumra🍸h, his first in India.
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
8th five-wicket haul for Jasprit Bumrah and his first against Sri Lꦐanka.
— Prajakta (@18prajakta)
That's 🖐️ for Jasprit Bumrah, his 8th five-fer in his career
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
A fast bowler taking 5 wicket haul on a pitch that is paradise for spinners, that's Jasprit Bumrah for you!
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla)
Bumrah now has 8 5 wicket hauls in 29 tests. This number is equal to the 5 wicket hauls that Morkel(86), Gillespie (71), Siddle (67), Harmison (63) have had in their respec🐻tive careers and all of them have played more than twice the tests which Bumrah has played.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill)
Jasprit Bumrah in Test cricket:
Five wicket haul in India.
Five wicket haul in Australia
Five wicket haul in England.
Five wicket haul in West Indies.
Five wicket haul in South Africa.Legend.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
