Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah claimed his first five-wicket haul on the Indian soil through the second Test match in opposition to Sri Lanka at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Bumrah, who’s enjoying his fourth Test in India, produced a fiery spell with the pink ball to say his eighth five-wicket haul in Tests. The premier pacer helped India bundle out Sri Lanka for simply 109 within the first innings because the hosts take a large 143-run lead.

The 28-year-old picked three wickets on Day 1 to rock Sri Lanka’s begin in reply to India’s 252. He acquired the higher of Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Matthews beneath the lights as Sri Lanka have been all the way down to 86/6 at stumps on Day 1.

The premier pacer didn’t waste a lot time to dismantle Lanka’s decrease order on Day 2 as he dismissed Lasith Embuldeniya on his eight ball of the spell. To full his first fifer in India, Bumrah despatched Niroshan Dickwella again to the pavilion with a pointy bouncer on which the southpaw acquired solely the glove and Rishabh Pant behind the stumps took a cushty catch. With Dickwella’s scalp, the 28-year-old additionally accomplished his 300 wickets in worldwide cricket. He completed the primary innings with astonishing figures of 5/24.