On This Day: Jasprit Bumrah created history in his 11th Test, recorded this great record against West Indies


The name of Indian cricket team's star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is counted among the most dangerous bowlers in world cricket today. The day of 25th August has a very special and historical significance in the career of Bumrah, who has made big batsmen sweat with his wreaking yorkers and swing balls. In the year 2019, on this day i.e. on 25th August, during the Test match played in Antigua, the Indian pacer had made a unique record in his name, which no bowler in Asia had ever achieved before. In this memorable match, Team India defeated West Indies and registered a historic and big victory. West Indies team collapsed like a house of cards in front of the huge target of 419 runs. In this match played between India and West Indies, Team India had scored 297 runs in its first innings, in response to which the Caribbean team collapsed for 222 runs. India got a significant lead of 75 runs on the basis of first innings. After this, the Indian team declared its second innings at the score of 343/7 and set a very challenging target of 419 runs for the host team to win. The entire West Indies team, which came to chase the huge target, could not stand before the storm of Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah created such a havoc with his bowling that the opposition team was reduced to just 100 runs in just 26.5 overs. Taking 5 wickets for just 7 runs, Jasprit Bumrah, who became the first bowler of Asia, spread such magic of his bowling in this match that the Caribbean batsmen were seen struggling to stay on the crease. This right-arm fast bowler bowled 4 maiden overs in his deadly spell of 8 overs and took 5 valuable wickets while spending only 7 runs. Bumrah showed the way to the pavilion to key batsmen like Craig Brathwaite, John Campbell, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope and Jason Holder. This was only the 11th match of his Test career, and with this brilliant performance he became the first fast bowler in Asia to take five or more wickets in an innings on foreign soil in Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies.

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