New Delhi: Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday became the first visiting captain in Test cricket to claim a five-wicket haul during the second day of the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
Bumrah dismissed Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey on the first ball of his over (28th over and second over of the day). A short of the length delivery coupled with the extra bounce, moved the ball away and Carey went for a gentle push only to poke the ball through to his counterpart Rishabh Pant behind the wickets.
5⃣-wicket haul! ✅
Jasprit Bumrah’s 11th in Test cricket 👏 👏
A cracking start to the morning for #TeamIndia on Day 2 👌 👌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
This was the 11th fifer for the Indian pacer and his third in Australia. This time it was his first as a captain, making him first from a visiting side after Anil Kumble in Melbourne in the 2007-2008 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Bumrah continued his ferocious spell from where he left on Friday, leaving the hosts in tatters. On Day 1, he broke the backbone of Australian batting order, accounting for the dismissals of Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith and Pat Cummins. He got the likes of Khawaja and Smith on back-to-back deliveries.
India’s unstoppable pace phenom Jasprit Bumrah 👊🤩#AUSvIND #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/hjQcSCqdZE
— ICC (@ICC) November 22, 2024
Jasprit Bumrah has second best bowling average in Test cricket
According to a stats where bowlers who have picked a minimum of 125 wickets in Test cricket, Bumrah has the second best bowling average. At the time of writing this piece, the 30-year-old Indian pacer averages 20.12 while playing his 41st Test match, having picked 178 wickets. Only former England fast bowler Sydney Barnes had a bowling average of 16.43 from 27 Tests along with 189 dismissals.
Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday became the first visiting captain in Test cricket to claim a five-wicket haul during the second day of the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
