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Bumrah has picked up 50 wickets for India in 11 matches played so far in the ongoing 2023-25 edition of the World Test Championship.
Jasprit Bumrah becomes 1st Indian pacer to take 50 wickets in a single edition of WTC. (Picture Credit: AP)
Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is on fire in the ongoing first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, which is currently underway at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The 30-year-old fast bowler, who is leading India in the absence of Rohit Sharma, picked up four wickets on Day 1 of the match and he completed his five-wicket haul by getting rid of Alex Carey on the first ball of his spell on the second day.
The Australian wicketkeeper-batter was caught behind by Rishabh Pant, who now has 99 dismissals to his name in the World Test Championship. By taking Carey’s wicket in the morning session of the second day’s play, Bumrah not only completed his first five-wicket haul as India captain but also became the first Indian pacer to take 50 wickets in a single edition of the WTC.
Before Bumrah, only Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja managed to take more than 50 wickets in one edition of the WTC. While Ashwin has crossed the 50-wicket mark in all three editions of WTC played so far, Jadeja crossed the 50-wicket mark in the ongoing WTC 2023-25 cycle.
Most wickets in one edition of WTC for India
- Ravichandran Ashwin (2019-21) – 71
- Ravichandran Ashwin (2023-25) – 62
- Ravichandran Ashwin (2021-23) – 61
- Ravindra Jadeja (2021-23) – 51
- Jasprit Bumrah (2023-25) – 50*
Five wickets so far in the ongoing first Test have also helped Bumrah become the leading wicket-taker in 2024. In 18 matches played so far for India across formats in 2024, the right-arm pacer has 61 wickets to his name. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga is second on the list with 60 wickets in 28 matches.
Most wickets in 2024
- Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 61*
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – 60
- Adam Zampa (India) – 50
- Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 48
- Alzarri Joseph (West Indies) – 48
Bumrah, who won the Player of the Tournament award in the T20 World Cup 2024, has also moved to joint No. 1 position in the list of bowlers with the most Test wickets in 2024. He has accounted for the dismissal of 46 batters so far in 10 red-ball matches. Legendary spinner Ashwin has also picked up 46 Test wickets in 2024, and the duo is followed by Jadeja, who has 44 wickets to his name in 10 matches.
Most wickets in WTC 2023-25
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 61
- Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 55
- Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 51
- Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 50*
- Pat Cummins (Australia) – 50
- Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 50
The five-wicket haul in the ongoing Perth Test has also helped Bumrah equal Pat Cummins record of taking eight fifers in the WTC. No other pacer has managed to dismiss five or more batters in an inning of a WTC match than the duo.
