Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah made history at Lord’s Cricket Ground during the third Test against England. He took five wickets in the second innings, helping India bowl out England for 387 runs. This was Bumrah’s first-ever five-wicket haul at Lord’s.
With this performance, Bumrah broke the legendary Kapil Dev’s record for the most five-wicket hauls in away Test matches by an Indian. Bumrah now has 13 five-wicket hauls in away Tests, surpassing Kapil Dev’s 12 in 66 matches. Bumrah achieved this in just 35 away Tests.
Here’s how the top Indian bowlers rank for away Test five-wicket hauls:
- Jasprit Bumrah – 13 in 35 matches
- Kapil Dev – 12 in 66 matches
- Anil Kumble – 10 in 69 matches
- Ishant Sharma – 9 in 62 matches
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 8 in 49 matches
Bumrah’s key wickets included top England players like Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, and Jofra Archer. He finished with bowling figures of 5 wickets for 72 runs.
This is also Bumrah’s second five-wicket haul in the current series – he had earlier taken 5/83 in Leeds.
With this, Bumrah joins an elite list of Indian bowlers who have taken five-wicket hauls at Lord’s, one of cricket’s most iconic venues. The list includes legends like Kapil Dev, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammad Nissar.
Indian Bowlers with Five-Wicket Hauls at Lord’s:
- Mohammad Nissar – 5/93 (1932)
- Amar Singh – 6/35 (1936)
- Lala Amarnath – 5/118 (1946)
- Vinoo Mankad – 5/196 (1952)
- Kapil Dev – 5/125 (1982)
- Venkatesh Prasad – 5/76 (1996)
- RP Singh – 5/59 (2007)
- Ishant Sharma – 7/74 (2014)
- Jasprit Bumrah – 5/64 (2025)
Bumrah’s Career Stats So Far:
- Test Matches: 47
- Wickets: 215
- Best Figures: 6/27
- Average: 19.49
Across all formats (Tests, ODIs, T20s), Bumrah has now taken 453 wickets in 206 matches, with 17 five-wicket hauls. His best bowling in any format is 6/19.
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