IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah takes his 10th 5-wicket haul in Tests as he rips apart England
Jasprit Bumrah tore through the England batting lineup as he took 5 wickets, his 10th 5-wicket haul in the longest format, in the second day of the second Test on Saturday.
The speedster who got to his 150th wicket in the same innings scalped the likes of Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes and Tom Hartley to put India firmly in the driver’s seat.
He would ultimately end up taking 6 wickets with figures of 6/45 as England were bowled out for just 253, chasing India’s 396, still trailing by 143 runs.
He took 6781 to get to his 150 wickets which is the fastest by any Indian bowler and puts him above the likes of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Memorable Performance ✅
Special Celebration 🙌
Well bowled, Jasprit Bumrah! 🔥 🔥
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Earlier, the visitors collected runs 123 runs in 27 overs in the afternoon session. Kuldeep Yadav had Ben Duckett (21 off 17) caught at silly point shortly after the lunch break.
In the morning, Yashasvi Jaiswal carried the load of Indian batting on his young shoulders with a remarkable double hundred as the hosts ended with 396 in their first innings.
Resuming at an overnight 336 for six, India added 60 runs to their total before getting all out in 112 overs with little over 30 minutes left for lunch. As was the case on day one, India had to rely on Jaiswal (209 off 290) to get the majority of the runs. No other Indian batter even crossed 40.
After sweeping Shoaib Bashir for a six and four, Jaiswal became third youngest Indian to make a double hundred after Vinod Kambli and the great Sunil Gavaskar.
𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗥! 🙌 🙌
1⃣0⃣th five-wicket haul in Tests for Jasprit Bumrah! ⚡️ ⚡️
The #TeamIndia vice-captain has been on a roll here in Vizag 👏 👏
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The celebrations were euphoric for a dedicated cricketer who slept in tents at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in his growing up days, having come to the metropolis from a nondescript village in Uttar Pradesh.
On Friday too, the 22-year-old left-hander had shown no sign of fear and got to three figures with a maximum.
However, the effort of the rest of the India batters left a lot to be desired. After Jaiswal’s sensational feat, the second highest score in the innings was Shubman Gill’s 34.
Besides Jaiswal, the star of the session was 41-year-old James Anderson who produced another masterclass in seam bowling on a flat surface.
