India’s vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah delivered a remarkable bowling performance that impressed the Sri Lankan batting line-up in the ongoing Pink Test in Bengaluru on Sunday. The right-arm pacer took his eighth five-for, only 29. Inth Test match, India were bundled out for 109 runs in the first innings lead by 143 runs.
His maiden half-century on home soil allowed him to equal Kapil Dev’s incredible record. Former India captain 29. He also recorded the record of taking his 8th five-wicket haul.th Test match. ,IND vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Scores,
Bumrah achieved the feat by dismissing Niroshan Dickwella in the morning session on the second day at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
With this feat, Bumrah is now the fourth Indian bowler after Axar Patel (2), Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav to take a five-wicket haul in Day-Night Tests. The Indian vice-captain recorded figures of 5 for 24; Best number by an Indian fast bowler against Sri Lanka. He surpassed Ishant’s figures of 5/54 in Colombo in 2015.
It is also the third best bowling figure by a seamer after James Anderson’s 5 for 16 in Leeds (2016) and Pat Cummins 6 for 23 in Brisbane (2019).
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Of Bumrah’s eight five-wicket hauls, two each were recorded in the West Indies, England and South Africa and one each in Australia and India. In terms of opposition, the 28-year-old picked up two five-wicket hauls against West Indies, England and South Africa and one each against Sri Lanka and Australia. He has not yet taken 5 wickets in an innings against New Zealand.
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