Jasprit Bumrah Breaks Wasim Akrams Long-Standing Milestone

Jasprit Bumrah grabbed yet another five-wicket haul in his Test career. Taking his 13th five-wicket haul in the match against South Africa, he has taken a record to his name. Moreover, Bumrah also overtakes Wasim Akram in this record.

Jasprit Bumrah, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, has dominated once again for the Indian team. After missing out on the India tour of Australia, he returned to action in the series against South Africa. Still, he made sure to grab wickets for the Indian team at regular intervals, and the Proteas batsmen.

By the end of the first innings, Bumrah was able to bag yet another five-wicket haul. This has also marked his 13th five-wicket haul, as he now overtakes Wasim Akram to be the Asian bowler with the most fifers against the SENA countries. Bumrah has now shown that he not just dominates against Asian teams, he dominates more against SENA teams.

1. Bumrah's Fifer vs SA

India and South Africa went against each other in the first Test, which was set to be played at Eden Gardens. South Africa was able to win the toss in this game, as they decided to bat first. Jasprit Bumrah came as the key bowler for the Indian team, as the match helped him to cross a key milestone.

When South African openers had a good start to the game, Bumrah decided to send them back. He went on to take the wickets of Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram in quick succession. South Africa stood at 57/0, and went to 62/2, all thanks to Jasprit Bumrah with the

Later, the Indian spinners were able to do the job well, and Captain Gill decided to have Bumrah back to bowl. He was able to take the wicket of Tony de Zorzi with a fabulous delivery, which helped India to get a major breakthrough. While Siraj and other bowlers did the remaining job, Bumrah returned for the

In the 55th over, he was able to take two wickets, pulling his 13th five-wicket haul. He took the wickets of Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj to end the team's innings, and overtook Wasim Akram in the list of Asians having the most fifers against SENA teams. It should be noted that Bumrah had his first five-wicket haul also against South Africa.

2. India tour of England 2025

The India tour of England also came out to be one to remember for Jasprit Bumrah. Due to the fitness issue, he was a part of the Indian team for just three games. Unfortunately, India was not able to win even a single game played by Bumrah, to be among the top contributors.

Throughout the series, he was able to take 14 wickets for the team in 3 matches, at an average of 26, with 2 five-wicket hauls. One of them came in the match at Leeds, while he took the other in the third Test match at Lord's. With this, Bumrah showed that he doesn't need to be in India to take five-wicket hauls for the team.

3. Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 shall be remembered as one of the best for Jasprit Bumrah. He was able to set standards for not just Indian, but even the Asian bowlers in the most coveted Test series for the Indian team. Bumrah finished the series as the highest wicket-taker with 32 wickets in 5 matches, playing a

He even captained the Indian team in the first Test, and went on to take a five-wicket haul in the same. In the first innings of the game, he finished with figures of 5/30 in 18 overs. Bumrah took the wickets of Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Steven Smith, Alex Carey, and Pat Cummins. Eventually, Bumrah also received the POTM award in this game.

Following this, his next five-wicket haul in the same series came in the third Test. This time also he started off by taking the wickets of both openers, sending them back to the dugout. Following this, he also took the much needed wickets of Steven Smith and Travis Head, by the wicket of Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Starc.

Despite his performances, India went on to lose the game. But Bumrah was able to ensure that he gets the upper hand against the SENA teams. Over his past few series against SENA teams, he has been able to take a fifer with ease.