Jasprit Bumrah reaches 200 Test wickets at MCG: fastest Indian by balls, first to the mark with a sub-20 average
Jasprit Bumrah took his 200th Test wicket, Travis Head, on day four of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on 29 December 2024.
Summary
Jasprit Bumrah took his 200th Test wicket on 29 December 2024, dismissing Travis Head for 1 on day four of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Playing his 44th Test, Bumrah reached the mark in 8,484 balls, the fastest by an Indian and the fourth-fastest overall behind Waqar Younis, Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada. With an average of 19.56, he became the first bowler to reach 200 Test wickets with a bowling average below 20. Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada had also reached 200 wickets in 44 Tests.
Key facts
- Date and venue
- 29 December 2024, day 4 of the fourth Test, MCG, Melbourne
- 200th wicket
- Travis Head, for 1
- Tests taken
- 44 (same as Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada)
- Balls
- 8,484: fastest Indian; fourth-fastest overall after Waqar Younis, Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada
- Average
- 19.56: first bowler to 200 Test wickets with a sub-20 average
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Which batter did Jasprit Bumrah dismiss to claim his 200th Test wicket at the MCG on 29 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Travis Head
Indian Express/Hindustan Times: Bumrah dismissed Travis Head for 1 for his 200th Test wicket.
In how many balls did Jasprit Bumrah reach 200 Test wickets, the fastest by an Indian bowler?
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Correct answer: B — 8,484
Indian Express/Hindustan Times: Bumrah took 8,484 balls; Waqar Younis (7,725), Dale Steyn (7,848) and Kagiso Rabada (8,154) were quicker, and Malcolm Marshall took 9,234.
Jasprit Bumrah's 200th Test wicket came in which of his Test matches?
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Correct answer: D — 44th
Indian Express/Hindustan Times: the 200th wicket came in his 44th Test.
Jasprit Bumrah joined which two contemporary fast bowlers who had also reached 200 Test wickets in 44 matches?
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Correct answer: A — Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada
Indian Express/Hindustan Times: Bumrah joined Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada, who also reached 200 wickets in 44 Tests.
Consider the following statements about Jasprit Bumrah's 200 Test wickets: 1. He is the first bowler to reach 200 Test wickets with a bowling average below 20. 2. He is the fastest bowler in the world to 200 Test wickets in terms of balls bowled. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 only
Indian Express/Hindustan Times: his average of 19.56 makes him the first to 200 wickets with a sub-20 average; by balls he is fourth-fastest, behind Waqar Younis, Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada, so statement 2 is wrong.