Zak Crawley has been bunny to these bowlers in Tests
What's the story
Jasprit Bumrah, India's ace fast bowler, bowled a majestic opening spell against England on Day 2 of the opening Test at Headingley, Leeds. He struck with the last ball of his first over to dismiss England opener Zak Crawley. The delivery was a peach, angling into the right-hander from over the wicket. Crawley edged the ball to Karun Nair at the first slip. Here we look at the bowlers who have trapped Crawley most times in Tests.
#4
Jayden Seales - 5 times
As per ESPNcricinfo, young West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has trapped Crawley five times across eight innings in Test cricket. However, Crawley has been aggressive in this battle, scoring 99 runs off 123 balls, striking at 80.48. Three of these dismissals have come in the West Indies. The other two have been recorded in England.
#2
Ravichandran Ashwin - 5 times
Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also gave a hard time to Crawley. The duo tackled each other on 10 occasions, each in India, and Ashwin trapped him five times. No other spinner has dismissed him as many or more times in the longest format. Meanwhile, the England opener garnered 110 runs in this battle while striking at 73.33. Notably, Crawley was Ashwin's 500th victim in Test cricket.
#2
Jasprit Bumrah - 5 times
The second innings of the aforementioned Headingley Test saw Bumrah trap Crawley for the fifth time across 14 Test innings. The batter owns 122 runs from 233 balls at an average of 24.40. His strike rate in this contest is 52.36. Bumrah has enjoyed success against Crawley in England. Across 5 innings, Crawley has been dismissed four times at an average of 8.25. No other bowler has dismissed Crawley as many or more times in England.
#1
Matt Henry - 8 times
Crawley has been a massive bunny of New Zealand's ace speedster Matt Henry. The latter has bowled to Crawley across nine Test innings, trapping him on eight occasions. Crawley has managed just 29 runs off 64 balls in this battle at a poor average of 3.62. Seven of these dismissals have come in New Zealand. Henry dismissed Crawley in each of the six innings in the 2024 series between the two teams.