India’s pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah made a solid return with a fiery spell on Day 2 as he picked up five wickets to help team India bowl out Sri Lanka for 109 early in the ongoing second Test match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
The Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lankan cricket team was already struggling after resuming at 86-6 in response to India’s 252. India managed to dismiss the visitors inside half an hour during the first session on Day 2 to concede a lead of 143 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah picked two more wickets on Day 2 to his first day’s tally of 3 wickets as he dismissed overnight batsmen Lasith Embuldeniya for one and Niroshan Dickwella for 21.
This was Bumrah’s eighth 5-wicket haul in 29 Tests and also his first five-wicket haul at home. Achieving this feat, Jasprit has now emulated former Indian skipper Kapil Dev.
Best figures for an Indian seamer vs SL:
5/24 J Bumrah Bengaluru 2022
5/54 Ishant Sharma Colombo SSC 2015
5/72 V Prasad Kandy 2001
5/72 Zaheer Khan Mumbai BS 2009
Meanwhile, as soon as Jasprit Bumrah picked his 5-wicket haul, fans flooded the social media with their amazing reactions to it. From cricketers, experts to fans, everyone took to Twitter to hail the brilliance of the pace spearhead. However, one of the most special appreciation came from none other than Bumrah’s wife and popular TV presenter Sanjana Ganesan.
Sanjana Ganesan also took to her social media and posted a special Tweet for his star husband. She wrote:
” 8th and counting! So proud”
Here, check out her Tweet:
8th and counting! So proud
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— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan) March 13, 2022
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Talking about the game, India reduced Sri Lanka to 86/6 by the end of the day’s play as the hosts were 166 ahead of the visitors.
