Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj completed as India’s highest wicket-taker within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, regardless of lacking the primary Test in Adelaide.
Mohammed Siraj ended the 2020/21 Border Gavaskar Trophy as India’s highest wicket-taker, with 13 wickets in three Tests. The Indian bowler took a five-wicket haul within the closing innings of the Brisbane Test, claiming the primary fifer of his Test profession.
Siraj had made his debut within the second Test of the collection within the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. The Indian pacer took 5 wickets in his debut Test, and led the Indian bowling assault within the closing Test of the collection, because of plenty of key accidents within the squad.
On Day 4 of the Brisbane Test in opposition to Australia, Siraj was key to India’s comeback within the sport, eradicating Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade inside an over. He additional took the important thing wicket of Steve Smith (55), earlier than eradicating Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
Here is the checklist of India’s high wicket-takers within the collection:
Mohammed Siraj – 13 wickets (3 Tests)
Ravichandran Ashwin – 12 wickets (3 Tests)
Jasprit Bumrah – 11 wickets (3 Tests)
Ravindra Jadeja – 7 wickets (2 Tests)
Shardul Thakur – 7 wickets (1 Test)
Siraj additionally grew to become the primary Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Brisbane since Zaheer Khan, who achieved the feat in 2003.
India want 324 runs to win the Brisbane Test, after the aspect completed on 4/0 on a rain-hit closing session of Day 4. Australia had been bowled out on 294 runs within the second innings.
The collection is presently locked 1-1 after India’s exceptional eight-wicket comeback win within the Melbourne Test and a memorable draw within the third Test at Sydney.
