On a sun-soaked afternoon at the Home of Cricket, Jasprit Bumrah etched his name into Indian cricketing folklore with a masterclass in seam bowling that not only saw him claim his maiden five-wicket haul at Lord’s but also surpass the great Kapil Dev to become India’s leading five-wicket taker in away Tests.
Returning to the XI after being rested for the second Test, the world’s No. 1 Test bowler wasted no time in rediscovering his rhythm. With laser-like accuracy and a venomous cocktail of pace, seam, and swing, Bumrah rattled England’s top order and eventually finished with a richly-deserved 5/74 in 27 overs.
It was his 13th five-wicket haul in away Tests, taking him past Kapil’s tally of 12 — a record the former India captain had held for over three decades.
Bumrah's spell was not just about the numbers. It was about timing, pressure, and impact. He first broke through by dismantling Harry Brook’s stumps late on Day 1 with a beauty that snuck past the inside edge. Day 2 was when he truly came alive. Under punishing conditions, Bumrah brought his A-game and removed England’s pillars with surgical precision.
Ben Stokes, trying to rebuild the innings, was castled by a delivery that jagged in sharply, while Joe Root — fresh off reaching his 37th Test century — was undone by subtle seam movement that kissed the inside edge and crashed into his stumps.
The next ball sent Chris Woakes back with a golden duck. Though umpire Paul Reiffel initially denied the appeal, India's conviction paid off with DRS revealing a faint edge — Dhruv Jurel completing the catch. Bumrah ended the innings by uprooting Jofra Archer’s off stump, sealing his name on the prestigious Lord’s Honours Board in only his second appearance at the iconic venue.
This performance not only took his away Test five-wicket hauls tally to 13 (in just 35 matches) but also placed him alongside Pakistan’s Wasim Akram for the most five-fors by an Asian pacer in SENA countries — 11. It also brought his overall Test wickets to 215 at a staggering average of 19.49.
In all formats, Bumrah now has 453 wickets at an average of 20.48 — underlining his unmatched consistency across conditions and formats.
