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Jasprit Bumrah Equals Kapil Dev’s Record For Most Fifers Outside India As He Dominates England

Abhinav Tyagi

Jasprit Bumrah Equals Dev's Feat - (Source :@Johns/X.com)Jasprit Bumrah Equals Dev's Feat - (Source :@Johns/X.com)

Jasprit Bumrah once again proved to be India’s saviour as the 31-year-old took a five-wicket haul (fifer) against England, restricting the hosts to 465 runs. The right-arm seamer completed his 14th five-wicket haul in Test cricket, registering figures of 5/83.

Bumrah's Equals Kapil Dev's Overseas Legacy

With this feat, Bumrah scripted several milestones, but the most notable was equalling Kapil Dev’s record for the most five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler away from home. This was Bumrah’s 12th fifer away from home, matching the long-standing record held by the 1983 World Cup-winning captain.

Interestingly, Kapil Dev, widely regarded as India’s greatest all-rounder, achieved his 12 five-wicket hauls away from home in 65 Tests, while Bumrah has equalled the feat in just 34 red-ball games.

Overall, this was Bumrah’s 14th five-wicket haul in Tests, and he also became the first Asian to complete 150 Test wickets in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) nations. There is an ongoing debate over who is the better bowler between Kapil Dev and Bumrah. Let’s look at the stats of these two talismans to see where things stand at the moment.

Bumrah vs Dev: What Does The Stats Say

Bumrah has played 46 Tests and taken 210 wickets, which includes 14 fifers and an average of 19.33. Talking about Kapil Dev, played 131 Tests and has 434 wickets to his name, which includes 23 fifers and an average of 29.64. 

Player
Tests
Wickets
Fifers
Average
Jasprit Bumrah462101419.33
Kapil Dev1314342329.64

England Becomes Bumrah’s Favourite Test Nation

With this fifer, Bumrah now has 65 Test wickets against England—the most he has taken against any team. Before this match, Australia was Bumrah’s favourite Test nation, as he had 64 scalps against the Baggy Greens. Here is the list of his most wickets against a single team:

  • 65 vs England*
  • 64 vs Australia
  • 38 vs South Africa

Talking about the ongoing match, Bumrah spread his magic on Day 2 when he got rid of Ben Duckett, Joe Root, and Zak Crawley. The Three Lions got better of the Indian bowler in the first session of Day 3, but the star India seamer rattled with the tail in the 2nd session and removed Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue.