Jasprit Bumrah once again showcased why he remains India’s ultimate weapon in red-ball cricket with a sensational five-wicket haul on Day 3 of the first Test against England at Headingley. With unrelenting accuracy and pace, Bumrah dismantled England’s lower order, leaving fans and pundits in awe of his mastery with the red cherry.
In the face of mounting pressure and minimal support from either his fellow bowlers or fielders—who dropped several chances off his bowling—Bumrah remained unfazed. Channeling his frustration into focus, the Indian pace spearhead singlehandedly tore through the English tail. His dismissals of Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue were nothing short of vintage Bumrah—pinpoint, destructive, and impossible to negotiate.
On the fifth ball of the 99th over, Jasprit Bumrah unleashed a backspinning full-length delivery that tailed in late. Woakes, trying to drive down the ground, misjudged the line and saw his stumps rattled for 38 off 55 balls. Barely two overs later, Bumrah returned with another lethal weapon.
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Bowling the fourth ball of the 101st over, Jasprit Bumrah delivered a perfect good-length ball that nipped in just enough to breach Josh Tongue’s defense and send the off-stump cartwheeling.
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The pace ace picks up his 12th five-wicket haul (Joint-most by an Indian pacer overseas) outside India wrapping up England’s innings! 🇮🇳🎯
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England’s innings folded for 465, with Jasprit Bumrah finishing with figures of 5 for 83 in 24.4 overs—his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests. With this performance, Bumrah equalled Kapil Dev for the most five-fors by an Indian pacer in away Tests and matched Ravichandran Ashwin’s tally for the most five-wicket hauls by an Indian in the ICC World Test Championship.
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Perhaps most impressively, Jasprit Bumrah now holds the record for the most five-fors by an Indian in England—another feather in the cap of a bowler whose excellence continues to elevate India’s stature in world cricket.
