The star pacer’s brilliance not only put India in command but also helped him achieve several major milestones, highlighted below:
5/27 – 3rd Best Bowling Figures by an Indian Pacer vs SA in Home Tests
Bumrah dismissed Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton early before removing Tony de Zorzi, Simon Harmer, and Keshav Maharaj, bowling out South Africa for 159. His 5/27 now stands as the third-best bowling performance by an Indian fast bowler against the Proteas at home.
Best bowling spells by Indian pacers vs South Africa in home Tests:
- Javagal Srinath – 6/21
- Venkatesh Prasad – 6/104
- Jasprit Bumrah – 5/27
- Mohammed Shami – 5/35
- Zaheer Khan – 4/90
Now India’s 3rd Most Successful Pacer in Tests vs SA
With this five-wicket haul in Kolkata, Bumrah’s tally against South Africa rose to 43 wickets. He surpassed Zaheer Khan’s 40 wickets, becoming India’s third-most successful fast bowler against the Proteas, behind Javagal Srinath (64) and Mohammed Shami (48).
Moves to 5th on India’s All-Time List for Most Test Fifers
This was Bumrah’s 16th five-wicket haul in Test cricket, placing him joint-fifth alongside BS Chandrasekhar among Indian bowlers with the most fifers. The leaderboard is topped by Ravichandran Ashwin (37), followed by Anil Kumble (35), Harbhajan Singh (25), and Kapil Dev (23).
2nd Most Test Fifers for India vs South Africa
Bumrah’s fourth fifer against South Africa puts him joint-second with Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh for the most five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler against the Proteas.
