Jasprit Bumrah achieved a double milestone on Day 3 of the Gabba Test as he finished with figures of 6 for 76 against Australia on Monday, December 16. Bumrah has been India’s best player in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series as he has led from the front with the ball and guided them to a thrilling win at Perth as skipper of the side.
Bumrah waged a lone battle on Day 2 as the rest of the Indian bowlers were ineffective as Travis Head and Steve Smith scored hundreds. The Indian pacer would pick up his 2nd 5-wicket haul of the series to give India some respite after a tiring day’s play. On Day 3, Bumrah would add another wicket to his tally early on.
The Indian pacer was able to make Mitchell Starc edge a ball to Rishabh Pant to complete a 6-wicket haul. Bumrah’s ended with figures of 6 for 76 in 28 overs. This was incidentally the best figures by an Indian bowler at the iconic Gabba ground. Bumrah surpassed the record previously held by Erapalli Prasanna as he had taken 6 wickets for 104 runs during the second innings of the 3rd Test between India and Australia at the ground in January 1968.
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Bumrah would also get to 50 wickets against Australia in Tests with his scalp of Starc on Day 3. The Indian pacer is steadily climbing up the rankings and now has Umesh Yadav in sights, who has 53 wickets to his name in 17 matches. Bumrah reached the landmark of 50 wickets against Australia in just 10 matches, with all of them happening down under.
The Indian pacer has a stunning average of 17.62 and already has a chance to break Kapil Dev’s record in Australia. Kapil Dev had 51 wickets in Australia during his career and Bumrah is just 2 away.
Bumrah’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 so far
Bumrah has a total of 18 wickets in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy and is leading the list so far. The Indian pacer has an average of 11.72 and has conceded just 211 runs in 82 overs across 5 innings.
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