ENG vs IND: Bumrah becomes sixth Indian to scalp 100 Test wickets in SENA nations
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s stand-in skipper in the ongoing Test at Edgbaston, reached a new milestone on Monday (July 4) by becoming the sixth Indian bowler to scalp 100 wickets in Test cricket’s SENA countries. At the end of a ferocious spell on day four of the postponed fifth Test match against England, Bumrah dismissed England’s opening batter Zak Crawley to reach the mark.
36 wickets in England, 32 in Australia, six in New Zealand, and 26 in South Africa, the country where he played his maiden Test match, constitute his 100+ SENA wickets. The other Indian bowlers with 100 or more in SENA nations in Test cricket are Kapil Dev, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, and Anil Kumble.
Most wickets by Indians in SENA countries:
- Anil Kumble: 141 wickets
- Ishant Sharma: 130 wickets
- Zaheer Khan: 119 wickets
- Mohammed Shami: 119 wickets
- Kapil Dev: 117 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah: 101 wickets
In the second session, Bumrah dismissed Crawley to end a strong and speedy opening partnership of 107 runs. Significantly, England got off to a brilliant start in their quest of 378 runs thanks to a quickfire century-stand from openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley. After returning from the tea break, Bumrah took charge of the new ball and went on to remove Ollie Pope for a duck.
