Border Gavaskar Trophy: India has clawed their way back in the 1st red ball match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. After being bundled out for just 150 runs in the opening innings of this Test match which is being played at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the bowlers of the Men in Blue stagged a brilliant comeback.
The batting powerhouse of The Aussies could amass just 104 runs in their 1st innings and India even has a lead of 46 runs as well. India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah has picked up a five-wicket haul in the opening encounter of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Boom Boom Bumrah has also equalled the legendary Kapil Dev with the most five-fers in the red ball form of the game.
Bumrah was also well supported by the Test debutant, Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj in the 1st innings when they bowled. Rana picked up three scalps on his first-ever red ball match played for his country while Siraj got two wickets to his name. India has also performed better with the bat in hand in their 2nd innings of the 1st match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Border Gavaskar Trophy: List Of The Indian Bowlers With More Than One Five-Wicket Haul In Australia –
- Kapil Dev– The legendary all-rounder had picked up the most wickets for India in Australia. He has 51 wickets to his name in 11 Test matches and 21 innings with 5 five fer to his name.
- Anil Kumble – Jumbo stands second in this list. Anil was the second-highest wicket-taker in the red ball format for India versus and in Australia. Kumble had picked 49 scalps with four 4 five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul.
- Bisan Singh Bedi – The former Indian spin bowler Bedi had 35 wickets to his name, including three five-fers and one ten-fer.
- Bhagwath Chandrashekhar – The leg break bowler, Bhagwath Chandrashekhar was a match-winner in the overseas conditions. He picked 29 scalps with three five- fer and one ten-wicket haul in Australia.
- Erapalli Prasanna – The legendary Indian spinner had picked 31 wickets with two five-wicket hauls in Australia.
- Mohammed Shami – The Indian pacer holds a record of picking 31 scalps in the Aussie nation with three 2 five-wicket hauls in the Test format against the Aussies. According to the reports, Shami might make it to the Indian squad for the second red ball match on this tour of the Aussie nation and that would be a big boost for India in this series.
- Jasprit Bumrah—The current stand-in skipper, Boom Boom Bumrah, has also picked the most five-wicket hauls in Australia. This morning, Jasprit got his second five-fer in this nation, and as the series progresses, we can expect him to get even more five-fers.
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