Jasprit Bumrah since his comeback from damage has been in large contact and though it took a few days for him to get again to his finest with the red-ball, fortunately for India, he discovered type on the proper time as he registered his third 6-wicket haul in Test cricket because the guests bowled out South Africa for 176 in the second innings of the sequence decider in Cape Town. This was Bumrah’s third five-wicket haul in South Africa and second in Cape Town, the place he made his Test debut six years in the past in 2018.
Bumrah ended with the figures of 6/61 with Mukesh Kumar choosing up a couple of wickets and Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna taking one every as South Africa set a goal of 79 runs for India to chase to win the second Test and degree the sequence. Bumrah’s figures meant he’s now third on the list of Indian bowlers with essentially the most wickets in South Africa (38) as he left Mohammed Shami behind, who has 35 wickets to his title in the rainbow nation.
Bumrah now additionally has the second most wickets for a visiting bowler at Newlands in Cape Town (18) as he left behind the likes of Shane Warne (17) and James Anderson with England’s Colin Blythe being on the high with 25 scalps at this venue.
Visiting bowlers with most Test wickets in Cape Town
25 – Colin Blythe (England)
18 – Jasprit Bumrah (India)
17 – Shane Warne (Australia)
16 – James Anderson (England)
15 – Johnny Briggs (England)
India bowlers with most Tests wickets in South Africa
45 (in 24 innings) – Anil Kumble
43 (in 16 innings) – Javagal Srinath
38* (in 15 innings) – Jasprit Bumrah
35 (in 16 innings) – Mohammed Shami
30 (in 15 innings) – Zaheer Khan
Bumrah ended up with eight wickets in the match whereas Mohammed Siraj has seven wickets to point out for together with his career-best 6/15 in the primary innings, which helped India bowl out the hosts for simply 55.
