Jasprit Bumrah is the Indian player in this year’s Border Gavaskar Trophy. He has constantly troubled Australia’s batting line-up, taking 21 wickets in the series at an average of 10.90. He has taken two five-wicket hauls in the series, with best figures of 6/76 in Brisbane, followed by Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc who has taken 14 wickets at an average of 22.57.
Jasprit Bumrah has troubled Australia’s batting top seven, with the opening pair of Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney most at the receiving end. Usman Khawaja managed to score 17 runs off 71 balls that Bumrah faced, while his partner Nathan McSweeney managed 15 runs off 66 balls, both Indian bowlers getting out four times.
Steve Smith has faced Bumrah 54 times and scored 20 runs from him, as the Indian standout defeated Steve Smith thrice. In terms of run-scoring, Marnus Labuschagne seemed to struggle the most, as he faced 72 balls from Bumrah, but was dismissed twice and managed to score just six runs.
Travis Head looks very good, the highest run-scorer for Australia in this series with 83 runs against Bumrah, he has only been dismissed twice. Marnus has also fallen only twice to Bumrah, with his score against him making the struggle clear.
Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh have been victims of Bumrah’s carnage once in 30 and 47 balls respectively.
Bumrah has been lethal for India this series, and India will be hoping for more help from all sides as the fourth Test against Australia gets underway on Boxing Day, December 26, in Melbourne.
Top 7 Australian Batsmen vs Jasprit Bumrah
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