This article may seem very early to a lot of people but the amount of incredible performances that Jasprit Bumrah has had in over 6 years in international cricket is staggering and we can easily make a Top 5 Best bowling Performances list and we will make one more once his career is over but for now let’s celebrate the lead bowler in the world and he is someone who made a name for himself very quickly and he will only keep getting better with more years played. We will look at his records till today below.
Jasprit Bumrah has played international cricket for over 6 years now and he has another 6-7 years left in him If fit for all that time. He has played 30 Test Matches till now and has already taken 128 Test wickets at an average of 21.99 with 8 Five wicket hauls and it will only increase the way he is bowling. He has also played 72 ODIs and he has got 121 ODI Wickets at an average of 24.31 with 2 Five wicket hauls in ODI cricket. He has also played 58 T20Is for India and has taken 69 wickets at an average of 19.46. Let’s look at his Top 5 Best Performances till now.
5/54 vs South Africa (2018)
This was his 3rd test match and Bumrah already took a 5 wicket haul In the most difficult of Matches and he ensured that India was ahead in this batch after both the first innings were over. He was simply sensational as he bowled 18.5 overs and gave away 54 runs and took 5 important Wickets for India and South Africa were bowled out for 194 and as a result India won this test match by 63 runs and everyone in the world took note of this young fast bowler.
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5/85 vs England (2018)
The first performance was in South Africa and this one was in England so he was showing that he can take 5 Wickets anywhere and against any opponent. In this match vs England he took a 5 wicket haul in the fourth Innings of the test match where there is the most pressure and he bowled 29 overs of great fast bowling giving away 85 runs and taking 5 Wickets and winning the match for India by a massive 203 runs. This was the arrival of Jasprit Bumrah in world cricket and there was no stopping him .
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6/33 and 3/53 vs Australia (2018)
2018 was a golden debut year for Jasprit Bumrah as the third performance in this list is in the 3rd different country as this was at the MCG in Australia against a very good Australian team and he took 9 wickets in the match. In the first batting innings for Australia he bowled 15.5 overs and gave away only 33 runs and got 6 Wickets in the Innings and this was the best performance by him in an innings upto this point and Australia were bowled out for 151 and then in the fourth Innings he again stepped up for India and got 3 important wickets and he bowled 19 overs and India won this match by 137 runs.
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6/27 vs West Indies (2019)
The fourth performance on this list is the best bowling figures by Jasprit Bumrah so far in his test career and this came in the West Indies which comprises 4 different nations where he has taken a 5 wicket haul and that too all away from home. In this year's match Jasprit Bumrah was at his rampaging best as he destroyed the West Indies batting order and in just 12.1 overs of fast bowling and giving away only 27 runs he got 6 Wickets and he even got a hat trick in this innings. He has become the best in the world by this point.
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6/19 vs England (2022)
The last performance on this list came just this year in 2022 and he absolutely decimated England and did this at The Oval and while batting first England were not able to do anything against him and he bowled only 7.2 overs and just gave away 19 runs and got 6 Wickets which helped India bowl out England for 110 and win the match by 10 wickets. He is only getting better and better and all 5 performances in this list have come away from home and that is something we do not see with Asian Bowlers so he is different and hopefully I will make a new list after 7 more years.
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