Jasprit Bumrah Creates History, Becomes 1st Player In World To Take 190 Test Wickets At Average Less Than 20 (Source: AP)
Jasprit Bumrah was at his stunning best as he helped India claw back in the third Test against Australia at the GABBA in Brisbane. When Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl, the Indians were delighted. With overcast conditions, and a fast and bouncy pitch to bowl, things couldn't have been better for team India, however, the joy was short-lived as it didn't take long for Rohit to realise that the pitch was not what he expected, but a belter of a surface.
After rain washed out most of play on Day 1, the Indians expected better conditions on Day 2, however, there was nothing on offer for the bowlers, but for a player of the calibre of Jasprit Bumrah, it hardly mattered. Bumrah got the wickets of Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney to put Australia under pressure.
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Nitish Reddy followed Bumrah's stunning spell with the wicket of Marnus Labuchagne and soon Australia were reeling at 77-3. This was the time when Indian cricket fans last enjoyed the game, maybe, because Steve Smith and Travis Head only handed painful blows for the next 50 overs. The Australian legends scored their respective tons, stitching a double-hundred partnership, and taking Australia to 316-3.
With a new ball in hand, Bumrah produced magic as he triggered a collapse, getting rid of Steve Smith (151), Mitchell Marsh (5), and Travis Head (152) to bring India back into the contest. The five-wicket haul was Bumrah's eighth in SENA countries, the most by any Indian. He surpassed the legendary Kapil Dev who took seven five-wicket hails.
Jasprit Bumrah Enter Record Books
Meanwhile, the five wickets in the innings took Bumrah's tally of Test wickets to 190 which helped him create a unuqie record. Bumrah became the first bowler in the world to take 190 wickets at an average of less than 20 (19.82). Bumrah tops the list of bowlers with the best average (min. 190 wickets)
Despite Bumrah's brilliance, Australia took control of the game, ending the Day 2 at 405-7.
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