Teh veteran English fast bowler, Stuart Broad bowled the most expensive over in the history of Test cricket as he conceded 35 runs in an over during Day 2 of the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston In Birmingham on Saturday. Incidentally, 29 of those runs were smashed by India’s stand-in skipper, Jasprit Bumrah, who struck three fours and two sixes in the over.
Jasprit Bumrah got a top edge on the hook for a four at fine-leg off the first ball before Broad’s bouncer went over wicketkeeper Sam Billings for five wides. Seven runs came off the third ball as Broad bowled a no-ball and Bumrah top-edged the pull shot and it went over the third man for six. The Indian captain then smashed three consecutive fours as one came off on a full toss through mid-on, then inside-edged a four to fine leg before smashing one to the square leg boundary and tumbling over.
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On the next delivery, Jasprit Bumrah played a pull shot for a six over deep backward square leg to make it the most expensive over in Test cricket. There was finally some respite for Broad off the last ball as Bumrah dug out a yorker and hurried for a single.
The record for the most expensive over in Test cricket was previously held by Brian Lara, who smashed 28 runs (4 6 6 4 4 4) off South African Robin Peterson in December 2003.
Here is the video of the forgettable over from Stuart Broad:
BOOM BOOM BUMRAH IS ON FIRE WITH THE BAT 🔥🔥
3️⃣5️⃣ runs came from that Broad over 👉🏼 The most expensive over in the history of Test cricket 🤯
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— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) July 2, 2022
Earlier on Day 1, there was an enthralling batting display from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. The experienced pacer, James Anderson showed his class with the new ball and he bowled 15 of the first 35 overs of the day. He picked up three wickets, on the other hand, Matthew Potts chipped in with a couple of wickets to leave India reeling at India 98 for 5. Then Rishabh Pant gave the hosts a taste of their own medicine.
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In a sensible way, Rishabh Pant came out all guns blazing as he smashed 146 off just 111 balls, and along with Ravindra Jadeja helped India 320 for 5. England struck back with a couple of wickets, and while it felt India dominated the day, England would have believed they could’ve bundled India out under 350, but Indian eventually reach the score of 416.
Here is how the cricketing fraternity reacted:
If Stuart Broad’s brain has a Nightmare box in it, then Jasprit Bumrah has just replaced Yuvraj Singh!#ENGvIND #BROADvBUMRAH
— Pradeep Krishna M (@PradeepKrish_m) July 2, 2022
Most runs off an over in Test cricket
35 Jasprit Bumrah off Stuart Broad Birmingham 2022 *
28 B Lara off R Peterson Johannesburg 2003
28 G Bailey off J Anderson Perth 2013
28 K Maharaj off J Root Port Elizabeth 2020#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/zQqDwcKYj2— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) July 2, 2022
2007 Stuart Broad to Yuvraj Singh – 36 run in 1 over (T20)
2022 Stuart Broad to Jasprit Bumrah – 35 run in 1 over (Test)#INDvsENG #RishabhPant #JaspritBumrah
— Sushma Pandey (@ISushmaPandey) July 2, 2022
Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja enjoying Boomball #JaspritBumrah #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/fp2e95nPmr
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) July 2, 2022
This planet is billions of years old and I was alive when Jasprit Bumrah, in his first Test match as captain, set a new world record before bowling a single ball.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) July 2, 2022
