Jasprit Bumrah reaches a new high, breaches the 200 Test wickets milestone
After removing Travis Head out for the second time this Test, it was his dual blow in the single over. He had both Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh in a jiffy in the single over to leave Australia in tatters. However, Head's wicket helped Bumrah get to 200 Test wickets.

Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2024-12-29T12:09:45+06:00
Updated - 2024-12-29T12:09:45+06:00
Jasprit Bumrah has reached to a rare milestone in Test Cricket during the fourth BGT Test at the MCG. Bumrah has reached to 200 Test wickets landmark.
Jasprit Bumrah After removing Travis Head out for the second time this Test, it was his dual blow in the single over. He had both Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh in a jiffy in the single over to leave Australia in tatters. However, Head's wicket helped Bumrah get to 200 Test wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah is the fourth fastest to 200 Test wickets (balls bowled):
- Waqar Younis - 7725 balls
- Dale Steyn - 7848 balls
- Kagiso Rabada - 8153 balls
- Jasprit Bumrah - 8484 balls
Jasprit Bumrah also has reached this feat having the best bowling average ever.
- Jasprit Bumrah - 19.46
- Malcolm Marshall - 20.94
- Joel Garner - 20.97
- Curtly Ambrose - 20.99
- Fred Trueman - 21.57
- Glenn McGrath - 21.64
- Kagiso Rabada - 21.88
Jasprit Bumrah now has the tally of 202 wickets after playing just 44 Test matches, which is the second fastest ever to 200 Test wickets (matches played). Spin maestro Ravichandran Ashwin is owning the top position as he reached there playing only 38 Tests.
In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Jasprit Bumrah has picked up 29 wickets across the four Tests, at a jaw dropping bowling average of only 12.76, including two fifers and three four-fers.