Leading the team from the front, Jasprit Bumrah took a five-wicket-haul at the Gabba in Brisbane, which is his second five-fer (after 5/20 at Perth) in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
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Bumrah's 5/72* in 25 overs (Australia are currently 351/6) was the lone bowler who was able to make impact in the Test match, which has been an ongoing story in the ongoing series.
As the Indian pacer takes his 12th five-fer for India, The Sporting News looks at the list of Indian seamers with most 5-wickets in a Test innings.
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Which pacers have the most five-wicket hauls for India in Tests?
The elite list is led by India's all-time top wicket taking pacer, Kapil Dev who has 23 five-wicket hauls to his name.
With Bumrah's 12th five-for in Tests, he has now equalled Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma's record.
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# | Bowler | Matches | Innings | Five-fers | Total wickets | Avg/SR |
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1. | Kapil Dev | 131 | 227 | 23 | 434 | 29.64/63.9 |
2. | Jasprit Bumrah | 43 | 82 | 12 | 190 | 19.81/43.1 |
3. | Zaheer Khan | 92 | 165 | 11 | 311 | 32.94/60.4 |
4. | Ishant Sharma | 105 | 188 | 11 | 311 | 32.40/61.6 |
5. | Javagal Srinath | 67 | 121 | 10 | 236 | 30.49/64.0 |
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