Jasprit Bumrah completes 50 Test wickets in Australia: Key stats
What's the story
Indian cricket team's pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, has been on a roll in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
In the ongoing third Test at The Gabba, Brisbane, Bumrah took his 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket and third on Australian soil.
Meanwhile, he finished with six wickets the Aussies were folded for 445/10 batting first.
Bumrah also completed 50 Test scalps in Australia with his final strike.
Match highlights
Bumrah's performance in the 3rd Test
Bumrah's performance in the third Test was highlighted by the early dismissals of Australian openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney.
Despite a difficult session dominated by centurions Steve Smith and Travis Head with a 241-run partnership, Bumrah's persistence paid off.
He dismissed Smith, Head, and Mitchell Marsh in quick succession with the second new ball.
Record achievement
50 Test wickets in Australia
On the third day, Bumrah sent Mitchell Starc back to the pavilion to become the second Indian bowler to complete Test 50 wickets in Australia.
He joined Kapil Dev in this elite list, who has 51 wickets Down Under.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Bumrah accomplished the feat in just 19 innings with an average of 15.01.
Overall, this was his third Test fifer Down Under.
WTC ranking
Bumrah's standing in World Test Championship history
In the history of the World Test Championship, Bumrah is now joint-third on the list of most five-wicket hauls with Pat Cummins (9 each). Ravichandran Ashwin leads with 11, followed by Nathan Lyon (10).
Bumrah is also leading the wicket tally for Tests in 2024 with 59 wickets from 12 games.
His bowling average this year is an impressive 15.01, including four five-wicket hauls.
Information
Most Test fifers for India in SENA nations
Bumrah also broke Dev's record for most five-wicket hauls by an Indian in SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). The pacer now has eight such hauls, one more than Dev. His tally of 12 Test fifers is also only second to Dev (23) among Indian fast bowlers.
Career
Bumrah races past 190 Test scalps
Bumrah finished with 6/76 from 28 overs. He has now raced to 18 wickets in the ongoing series at 11.72 (5W: 2).
The pacer has raced to 191 wickets in 42 Tests.
As per ESPNcricinfo, his current bowling average of 19.73 is the second-best among bowlers with 150+ Test wickets.
He now has 12 fifers in the format. The 30-year-old has enjoyed his outings against Australia as he owns 50 wickets against the opposition at 17.82 (5W: 3).