Jasprit Bumrah, Team India’s bowler, finished the second Test against England in Vishakapatnam with style. The spinner, who was excellent throughout the Test, broke Tom Hartley’s defense in the 70th over of the innings, bringing India even at 1-1 with a historic 106-run victory.
Jasprit Bumrah had already stolen Ben Foakes’ wicket with a wonderfully disguised slower delivery, propelling India to victory. With Hartley’s wicket to seal the victory, the pacer completed with outstanding numbers of 3-46, effectively completing the match with nine wickets.
Hartley had kept a fair vigil while the lower order disintegrated around him, but he was unable to cope with the delivery delivered from around the wicket, which moved slightly after pitching. The ball struck the thigh pad first and deflected to uproot the off-stump, capping an entertaining Test match.
Look at the dismissal right here:
Jasprit Bumrah’s achievement is a first, capturing nine wickets in a home game. Before, his record stood at eight, set in the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka. That was at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium a few years ago.
Furthermore, his match stats of 9-91 from the second Test are only statistically superior to his performance against Australia in the 2018 Boxing Day Test, when he finished with 9-86.
Jasprit Bumrah’s pace and skill amaze Yashasvi Jaiswal
Jasprit Bumrah set the tone for Team India with an outstanding display of reverse swing bowling in the first innings. He made a memorable impact with his magnificent yorker to dismiss Ollie Pope, as well as the way he set up Joe Root.
The pacer, who predicted ahead of the series that England’s Bazball style of play would yield in ‘heaps of wickets’ for him, has already taken 15 wickets in two Tests, an outstanding total in subcontinent circumstances.