Jasprit Bumrah gets to 50 Test wickets in India: Stats
What's the story
Jasprit Bumrah, India's ace pacer, wreaked havoc on the West Indies batting line-up on Day 1 of the first Test in Ahmedabad. He dismissed Justin Greaves and Johann Layne with two brilliant yorkers in quick succession. The pacer finished his spell with three wickets as the visitors were folded for 162 in the second session. The spell saw Bumrah complete 50 Test wickets in India. Here we decode his stats.
Record feat
A fine spell from Bumrah
Bumrah struck with the new ball to remove opener John Campbell (8) cheaply. Bumrah's second victim was Greaves, who was the only WI batter to cross the 30-run mark in the innings (32). Layne (1) was his final victim. With this, Bumrah equaled Javagal Srinath's record of the fastest Indian pacer to 50 Test scalps at home in just 24 innings. While Mohammed Siraj took four wickets in the innings, Kuldeep Yadav trapped a couple of batters.
Home Tests
Best bowling average in India
Playing his 13th Test at home, Bumrah has accounted for 50 wickets at an excellent average of 17, as per ESPNcricinfo. The tally includes a couple of fifers. Among bowlers with at least 50 Test wickets in India, Bumrah boasts the best average. Former Australian spinner Richie Benaud (18.38) is the only other bowler with a sub-20 average in this regard. As per Cricbuzz, Bumrah took the fewest balls to complete 50 Test wickets on Indian soil (1,747).
Career
A look at his career numbers
Bumrah, who finished his stellar spell with 3/42 from 14 overs, is arguably the most lethal pacer across formats at the moment. Across 49 Tests, he has taken 223 wickets at an incredible average of 19.74. His tally includes 15 fifers and seven four-fers. The right-arm pacer now boasts 16 wickets across three Tests against WI at 10.12. He owns a couple of fifers and a hat-trick against them.