Jasprit Bumrah claimed his second five-wicket haul during the second day of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test between Australia and India at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday. He dismissed Alex Carey with his first ball on Day 2 to reach this milestone. The Australian wicketkeeper had scored 21 runs off 13 balls before edging it to Rishabh Pant behind the stumps.
This marks his 11th five-wicket haul in Test cricket and second in Australia. Last time he took a fifer in Australia, was in Melbourne back in 2019 with impressive figures of (6/33).
Bumrah equals Kapil Dev’s record in SENA
Jasprit Bumrah has become the leading Indian bowler with the most five-wicket hauls in Test matches in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) countries. Alongside the legendary Kapil Dev, Bumrah has achieved this amazing feat seven times, showing that he is one of the best bowlers India has. Zaheer Khan and B Chandrasekhar also feature prominently on this list, each having taken six five-fers in these countries.
Indians with most 5-Wicket hauls in SENA
| Bowler | 5-Wicket Hauls in SENA |
|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah* | 7 |
| Kapil Dev | 7 |
| Zaheer Khan | 6 |
| B Chandrasekhar | 6 |
Jasprit Bumrah’s fifers in Test cricket
Jasprit Bumrah’s took his firth fifer in Test cricket in 2018 when he gave an outstanding performance against South Africa in Johannesburg. The same year, he impressed everyone again with a great show against England in Nottingham and then shone brightly in Melbourne against Australia. In 2019, he took five wickets twice in the series against West Indies, in both North Sound and Kingston.
His impressive form continued in the following years. In 2021, he again performed well against England in Nottingham. He took five-fers twice in Cape Town against South Africa in 2022. Most recently, he impressed against England in Visakhapatnam and Australia in Perth in 2024.
| Opponent | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 2018 |
| England | Nottingham | 2018 |
| Australia | Melbourne | 2018 |
| West Indies | North Sound | 2019 |
| West Indies | Kingston | 2019 |
| England | Nottingham | 2021 |
| South Africa | Cape Town | 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 2022 |
| South Africa | Cape Town | 2024 |
| England | Visakhapatnam | 2024 |
| Australia | Perth | 2024* |
More to follow….
