Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah made history, securing his seventh five-wicket haul in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries, tying with legendary Kapil Dev for most by an Indian bowler in aforementioned countries
Bumrah added yet another feather to his hat and added to his legacy as India's all-time great in SENA conditions during the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth against Australia
During the game, Bumrah bowled 18 overs and took five wickets for 30 runs at an economy rate of 1.67. He got crucial wickets of Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Alex Carey and skipper Pat Cummins
Now in 27 Tests in SENA countries, Bumrah has got 118 wickets at an average of 22.55, with best figures of 6/33. He has taken a total of seven five-wicket hauls
He has tied with Kapil Dev (7) and is followed by BS Chandrashekhar, Zaheer Khan (six five-wicket hauls) and Bishan Singh Bedi, Anil Kumble (five five-wicket hauls)
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