Main points:
South Africa’s team was reduced to 159 on the first day of Kolkata Test. Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly and took five wickets. Markram scored the maximum 31 runs. India’s Siraj and Kuldeep took two wickets each while Akshar got one success.
Delhi: Indian team’s legend Jasprit Bumrah once again showed his brilliant bowling power. On the very first day of the first Test between India and South Africa being played in Kolkata, the entire innings of the visiting team was reduced to 159 runs. Indian bowlers created pressure from the beginning and Bumrah spent only 27 runs in his 14 overs and took 5 wickets. Due to his performance, half of the South African team quickly returned to the pavilion.
In this match, Bumrah also made a special record in his name on the basis of his bowling. He has left behind Pakistan’s legendary bowler Wasim Akram. The records of Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar are already below them in this list.
Bumrah’s new record against army countries
Bumrah has now become the Asian bowler who has taken the most number of five wickets in an innings against South African countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia).
He has achieved this feat 13 times and with this he has left behind Wasim Akram (12 times). In this list, Kapil Dev was successful in doing this 11 times, Waqar Younis 9 times and Imran Khan, Zaheer Khan and Shoaib Akhtar 8 times each.
Dominance of India and Pakistan in records
It is clearly visible from this figure that the bowlers of India and Pakistan have dominated this special record. The name of any bowler from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh does not appear in this list. This is the reason why this achievement of Bumrah is being considered even more special.
