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Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics with the ball helped India totally decimate England in the first One Day International (ODI) of the ongoing series between the two sides at The Oval on Tuesday.
The fast-bowler picked six wickets for 19 runs in 7.2 overs as Jos Buttler’s men were wiped out for 110 runs in merely 25.2 overs. India chased down the target in 18.2 overs powered by the an unbeaten opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
Best bowling figures by an Indian in an ODI against England
However, the day was all about India’s terrific outing with the ball. On that note, let us take a look at the top five bowling performances by an Indian player against England in ODIs.
1. Jasprit Bumrah: 6/19, 2022
Bumrah optimized the favorable seaming conditions by bowling the right lengths as he sent back Jason Roy and Joe Root for a duck each. He ensured that the Englishmen couldn’t stage a fightback by dismissing the duo of Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone as well.
The 28-year-old returned back to clean up the tail by bagging the scalps of David Wiley and Brydon Carse eventually. The English batsmen were completely outclassed by Bumrah’s repertoire of skills as the pacer made light work of the opening ODI.
2. Ashish Nehra: 6/23, 2003
Turning the clock back to one of the all-time classics! Ashish Nehra’s incredible 6/23 against England in the 2003 ODI World Cup has sealed its place as one of the most prominent performances by an Indian bowler on the big stage.
England tumbled for 168 whilst chasing 251 as Nehra dismissed Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Paul Collingwood, Craig White and Ronnie Irani during his 10-over spell. The left-hand quick’s outing at Durban that day continues to remain the best-ever bowling performance by an Indian in the World Cup.
3. Kuldeep Yadav: 6/25, 2018
Kuldeep Yadav’s left-arm leg-spin has been a tough nut to crack for overseas batsmen over the years. The chinaman bowler had picked six wickets for merely 25 runs in 10 overs during the ODI between the two sides at Nottingham in 2018.
Yadav dismissed five batsmen out of England’s top-six. The home team was limited to 268 despite half-centuries from Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler and the duo was ultimately outdone by the spinner’s guile. India chased down the target in merely 40.1 overs and Yadav rightfully bagged the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
4. S Sreesanth, 6/55, 2006
S Sreesanth’s skiddy bowling action troubled the opposition during the early phases of his international career. One of the examples of the same was the ODI in Indore between India and England in 2006. The visitors were put to bat at the toss and they started off decently courtesy Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell.
However, Sreesanth came back took the scalps of Strauss, Matt Prior, Geraint Jones, Ian Blackwell, Liam Plunkett and Sajid Mahmood to derail particularly the backend of the English inning. He conceded 55 runs in the process but the timely dismissals ensured that England couldn’t run away with the game with the bat.
5. Harbhajan Singh, 5/33, 2006
England dealt with a similar sublime bowling performance in the first ODI of that series back in 2006. Chasing a modest total of 208 runs, Flintoff’s men were all out for 164 at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Harbhajan Singh ran a riot as he took five wickets for 31 runs. The English middle-order comprising of Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Jones and Blackwell were found wanting against the off-spinner’s class as they succumbed to an arguably embarrassing defeat in the opening game of the contest itself!
