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Bumrah overtakes Kapil Dev with another fifer

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Brisbane, Dec 15: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued his rampaging run in international cricket in 2024, outdoing legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev in two important bowling parameters, further establishing his case as perhaps India’s best pacer in overseas conditions.
During the day two of third Test against Australia at Brisbane, Bumrah was the lone warrior for India, taking wickets as Steve Smith and Travis Head piled on runs.
Removing both centurions, he ended the day with figures of 5/72 in 25 overs at an economy rate of 2.90, also getting scalps of Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, and Mitchell Marsh.This is Bumrah’s 10th five-wicket haul outside Asia, outdoing Kapil’s tally of nine five-wicket hauls outside Asia.
Bumrah has three five-wicket hauls in Australia, three in South Africa and two each in West Indies and England.
On the other hand, Kapil took five fifers in Australia, two fifers in England and the West Indies each.
Also, this is Bumrah’s eighth five-wicket haul in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) conditions, outdoing Kapil once again, who had seven five-wicket hauls in SENA countries.
This five-wicket haul also makes Bumrah as the bowler with the third-highest five-wicket hauls in the history of the ICC World Test Championship, tying with Australian skipper Pat Cummins (nine five-wicket hauls each).
Only Australia’s Nathan Lyon (10) and Indian spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin (11) have most five-wicket hauls.
Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in international cricket this year, with 73 scalps in just 20 matches at an average of 13.78 and best figures of 6/45.
He has taken four five-wicket hauls. In 12 Tests, he has taken 58 wickets, the most by any bowler this year, at an average of 15.20 and best figures of 6/45. He has taken all his four fifers in Tests. (ANI)

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