Jasprit Bumrah has been a menace in 2024 in each Exams and T20Is. He was sensational within the sequence in opposition to England earlier within the 12 months and within the ongoing tour to Australia, the 31-year-old wreaked havoc, choosing up 30 wickets in 4 video games. He completed the 12 months with one other five-for to his identify as on Day 5 of the Boxing Day Take a look at, he picked up the wicket of Nathan Lyon, who departed for 41 runs.
The off-spinner seemed good on Day 4 of the Take a look at however within the morning session of Day 5, the India worldwide cleaned him up with a pearler and stared at Lyon as he walked off the crease.
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It was Bumrah’s fifth five-wicket haul in Take a look at cricket in 2024, which is probably the most by any bowler. Bumrah additionally ended 2024 with 71 Take a look at wickets, 19 greater than second-placed Gus Atkinson. With 35 Take a look at wickets, Josh Hazlewood is the primary Australian cricketer to characteristic within the record at quantity ten.
| Participant | Match | Innings | Wickets | Common | Fifers |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 13 | 26 | 71 | 14.92 | 5 |
| Gus Atkinson | 11 | 21 | 52 | 22.15 | 3 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 15 | 25 | 49 | 40.16 | 3 |
| Matt Henry | 09 | 18 | 48 | 18.58 | 3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 12 | 21 | 48 | 24.29 | 3 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 09 | 18 | 48 | 32.20 | 4 |
| Ravi Ashwin | 11 | 21 | 47 | 27.25 | 3 |
| Asitha Fernando | 09 | 18 | 37 | 24.48 | 1 |
| William R’Ourke | 10 | 18 | 36 | 24.80 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 07 | 13 | 35 | 13.60 | 2 |
In the meantime, the guests bundled Australia to 234 runs within the third innings. The Rohit Sharma-led aspect was in full management of the ball however ended up leaking too many runs ultimately and which may come to hang-out the crew afterward. They should chase 340 runs within the closing innings at Melbourne Cricket Floor, which will probably be a frightening process, to say the least.
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India in the meantime are in determined want of registering a win to remain within the hunt for the World Take a look at Championship closing qualification. South Africa have already certified for the summit conflict and the competitors is now huge open between India and Australia. The Pat Cummins-led aspect will probably be taking part in a two-match Take a look at sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2025, which will probably be useful to the crew however India have to get a constructive lead to Melbourne and Sydney to maintain the hope alive.
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