sports desk : In the first test match played between India and New Zealand, New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets. The Indian team may not have won this match but Jasprit Bumrah has created history with his bowling. Bumrah has equaled the greats of all time. Bumrah has taken a total of 173 wickets in Tests.
Bumrah has taken 173 wickets in 39 matches so far. Along with this, he has also achieved a special achievement. Bumrah has equaled the records of former New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee and former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath. Richard Hadlee and Glenn McGrath took 173 wickets in 39 Tests in their career. Whereas Bumrah has equalized them by taking two wickets today. Now she too has joined the list of these giants.
wickets after 39 tests
173 wickets-Richard Hadlee
173 wickets-Glenn McGrath
173 wickets-Jasprit Bumrah
With this, Bumrah has become the fifth bowler to take the most wickets in the World Test Championship 2023-25. Bumrah has taken 45 wickets in his name. With this, Bumrah has taken a total of 124 wickets in the World Test Championship. He has become the sixth bowler to take the most wickets in the history of the World Test Championship.
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match status
India scored 46 runs in the first innings and 462 runs in the second innings. Whereas New Zealand had scored 402 runs in the first innings. They needed 107 runs to win. Chasing the target of 107 runs, New Zealand won the match by playing cautiously after the initial setbacks. Will Young remained unbeaten on 48 runs and Rachin Ravindra remained unbeaten on 39 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 75 runs for the third wicket and gave the team a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
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