India kept themselves alive in the five-match series against England as they recorded a thumping 203-run win in the third Test at Trent Bridge.
The visitors came back strongly from their losses in the first two Tests to take the game by the scruff of the neck in Nottingham with a “near-complete” display in the words of skipper Virat Kohli.
One of the protagonists of India’s huge win was pacer Jasprit Bumrah who finished with figures of 2-37 in the first innings followed by 5-85 in the second.
Here, we take a closer look at the 24-year-old’s fine performance.
STATISTICS
First Innings
OVERS BOWLED: 12.2
WICKETS: 2
MAIDENS: 2
RUNS CONCEDED: 37
ECONOMY-RATE: 3.00
Second Innings
OVERS BOWLED: 29
WICKETS: 5
MAIDENS: 8
RUNS CONCEDED: 85
ECONOMY-RATE: 2.93
30-SECOND REPORT
Making his return to the side after recovering from a thumb injury, Bumrah showed why India had missed his services so badly with a seven-wicket haul in the Test. While he looked menacing in the first innings, it was in the second he really shone with a fiery and hostile spell using the second new ball which left England’s Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes in its wake. A fiver in his maiden Test on English soil was just reward for the pacer who showed no signs of rustiness after his injury layoff.
Jasprit Bumrah in Tests:
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 21, 2018
First five wickets haul in SA
Next five wickets haul in Eng
GOT RIGHT
Relentless is the word for Bumrah’s Trent Bridge display. The pacer’s action makes it look like he might break down at any time but he did not let up on his pace at any point in the patch. There was plenty of gas left in his tank even when he came back for this third and fourth spells in the second inning as he gave England’s batsmen no respite. His excellent use of the second new ball late on day four was a sight to behold.
What are your thoughts on Jasprit Bumrah's perfect bouncer to Chris Woakes?#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/xZBNHnj6aG
— ICC (@ICC) August 22, 2018
GOT WRONG
He took his time to get going in the first innings and was not entirely effective with the new ball despite bowling some threatening lines and lengths. Perhaps it took him some time to come to grips with the Duke ball because he was absolutely lethal with the second new-ball in the final innings. He also carried over his tendency to overstep in limited-overs cricket by bowling five no-balls in the Test and that is an aspect he will need to improve in the five-day format.
VERDICT – 8/10
It was an excellent return for the Mumbai pacer and one which will embolden India in the remaining two Tests to come. He could not have asked for a better showing in his maiden Test on English soil and the pace and accuracy he generated in both innings will have England’s batsmen worried.
Missing Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been a huge blow for India but if Bumrah keeps up this performance at Southampton and the Oval, India would not really be complaining too much.
Most wickets by Indian paceman after 4 Tests..
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 21, 2018
20* - Jasprit Bumrah
19 - Venkatesh Prasad
19 - Munaf Patel#EngvInd
