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India vs Windies| 1st Test: 'Proud to be part of this team', says Jasprit Bumrah

In the first innings, Jasprit Bumrah had become the fastest Indian pacer to scalp 50 Test wickets, going past Venkatesh Prasad and Mohammad Shami. The fast bowler also registered the cheapest five-wicket haul for India in Test cricket history.

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Published : Aug 26, 2019, 10:28 AM IST

Updated : Aug 26, 2019, 10:34 AM IST

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Antigua: In the very first match of India's World Test Championship campaign pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah made a statement for himself registering the cheapest five-wicket haul for India in Test cricket history.

After winning the match Bumrah expressed his joy to be part of a team to register India's biggest win by margin overseas.

In an Instagram post, Bumrah posted two pictures and wrote: "Biggest test victory overseas, so proud to be a part of this side" as the caption.

Bumrah's 5-wicket haul giving away just 7 runs helped India to bowl out Windies for 100 runs and win the match by 318 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah registered the cheapest five-wicket haul for India in Test cricket history.
In the first innings, Bumrah had become the fastest Indian pacer to scalp 50 Test wickets, going past Venkatesh Prasad and Mohammad Shami.Bumrah achieved the feat in his 11th match, whereas both Shami and Prasad had recorded the milestone in 13 Tests.On day four of the Test, India resumed their innings at 185/3 and they went on to add 158 runs more to their tally to take the score up to 343 runs and gain a lead of 418 runs.Windies batsmen failed to stay at the crease for a long time in the second innings and their entire team was bowled out inside 27 overs.India have now gained a 1-0 lead in the series.The visitors will take on the team from the Carribean in the second Test, beginning August 30 at Jamaica.
Last Updated : Aug 26, 2019, 10:34 AM IST

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