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India defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the Kanpur Test and won the two-match Test series 2-0. Team India got the target of 95 runs, which Rohit and Company achieved by losing three wickets. With the beginning of the 5th day in the Kanpur Test, the Indian bowlers took a flurry of wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets as soon as he arrived while Ashwin also dismissed 2 batsmen. Meanwhile, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah created history by dismissing Mehdi Hasan Miraj. With this wicket, Bumrah became the 7th highest wicket taker in the history of the World Test Championship i.e. WTC, leaving behind New Zealand bowler Tim Southee. Bumrah now has 120 wickets in his name in WTC.
Bowlers who have taken the most wickets so far in the history of the World Test Championship
- Nathan Lyon (Australia)- 187
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India)- 183*
- Pat Cummins (Australia) – 175
- Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 147
- Stuart Broad (England)- 134
- Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – 123
- Jasprit Bumrah (India)- 120
Shortly after showing Mehdi Hasan Mirajan the way to the pavilion, Bumrah dismissed Taijul Islam and then created a new record by uprooting the stumps of Mushfiqur Rahim. Bumrah took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 10 overs and reached the level of this year's highest wicket taker Prabhat Jayasuriya. Both of them have taken 38-38 wickets in 14-14 innings of 7 matches.
Bowlers taking most test wickets in 2024
- Prabhat Jayasuriya- 38
- Jasprit Bumrah- 38
- R Ashwin- 37
- Gus Atkinson- 34
- Shoaib Bashir- 32
- Josh Hazlewood- 29
Most wickets taken by an Indian bowler in international cricket since Bumrah's debut
- Jasprit Bumrah: 408
- R Ashwin: 408
Most wickets in international cricket in 2024
- 53-Jasprit Bumrah (22 innings)
- 46 – Ehsan Khan (26 innings)
- 44 – Josh Hazlewood (23 innings)
- 43- Wanindu Hasaranga (20 innings)
- 41 – Adam Zampa (25 innings)