SA vs IND 2nd Test: Bumrah took many hits with ‘sixes’, made these 4 big records in Cape Town
Crores of fans will always remember the second (SA vs IND) Test between India and South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. Not for one reason, but for many reasons. And a big reason for this will also be Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. If Mohammed Siraj had hit a ‘six’ in the first innings, then Bumrah did something similar in the second innings and prevented the hosts from gaining a big lead. With Bumrah’s sixes, South Africa could score only 176 runs in the second innings. And in this way they could get a lead of only 78 runs. India had scored 153 runs in the first innings after South Africa was out for just 55 runs in the first innings. Anyway, coming back to Bumrah, Bumrah hit a ‘six’ making the South African batsmen scream in Cape Town and along with this he accomplished many feats. Let us take a look at the 4 big feats done by Bumrah one by one:
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Second most successful bowler of the touring team at Newlands
Bumrah liked Newlands of Cape Town very much. And he has become the second most successful bowler after England’s Colin Blythe (25 wickets) to take the most wickets on this ground. After taking a total of eight wickets in both the innings in Cape Town, Bumrah has taken a total of 18 wickets on this ground. In this case, Shane Warne (17) is at third, James Anderson (England, 16) is at fourth and Johnny Briggs (England, 15) is at fifth.
5 or more wickets in an innings in South Africa
With the six hit in Cape Town, Bumrah has now become jointly number one in this matter along with Javagal Srinath. Both the powerful pacers have done this feat thrice so far. The second number two bowlers are jointly with two feats each. These are Venkatesh Prasad, Srinath and Mohammed Shami.
Indians who took 5 or more wickets in an innings in military countries (Africa, Australia, New Zealand, England)
Now Bumrah has taken a big step in this matter. And by doing this feat for the sixth time, he has come jointly at second position. Apart from Bumrah, the remaining two bowlers are Zaheer Khan and Bhagwat Chandrashekhar. Kapil Dev (seven times) occupies the first position. And there is no doubt that the day is not far when Bumrah will soon be seen standing with Kapil Dev.
This record is also strong!
When it comes to the Indian bowlers who have taken the most wickets in South Africa, Anil Kumble (45) is at the first position, while Javagal Srinath (43) is at the second position. Now Bumrah has come at third position with 38 wickets so far with the sixes he has hit. Mohammed Shami (35 wickets) is at fourth position and Zaheer Khan (30) is at fifth position.
