India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday produced a exceptional bowling efficiency that floored Sri Lankan batting order within the ongoing Pink Test in Bengaluru. The right-arm fast bagged his eighth five-wicket haul, in simply his 29th Test match, to bundle out the guests for 109, handing a 143-run lead in first innings to India.

His maiden fifer on dwelling soil let him equal an unbelievable document of Kapil Dev. The former India captain had additionally registered his eighth five-wicket haul in his 29th Test match. (IND vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Score)

Bumrah achieved the feat on Sunday by dismissing Niroshan Dickwella within the morning session on day 2 at M Chinnaswamy stadium.

With this achievement, Bumrah is now the fourth Indian bowler to calim a five-for in Day-Night Tests following Axar Patel (2), Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav. The Indian vice-captain registered figures of 5 for twenty-four; the very best numbers by an Indian quick bowler in opposition to Sri Lanka. He surpasses Ishant’s tally of 5/54 in Colombo in 2015.

This additionally the third-best bowling figures by a seamer after James Anderson’s 5 for 16 in Leeds (2016) and Pat Cummins’ 6 for 23 in Brisbane (2019).

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Out of Bumrah’s eight five-fors, two every have been registered in West Indies, England and South Africa, and one apiece in Australia and India. In phrases of opposition, the 28-year-old bagged two five-wicket hauls in opposition to West Indies, England and South Africa and one every in opposition to Sri Lanka and Australia. He is but to select 5 wickets in an innings in opposition to New Zealand.

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