A couple of games after taking his maiden five-fer in One-Day Internationals, India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah got his name registered in the record books after he took two wickets in the fifth One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday (September 3).
The 23-year-old, who took five for 27 in the third ODI, has now become the bowler with most wickets in a five-match bilateral series. Bumrah finished the series with 15 wickets, going past Andre Adams and Clint McKay who had 14 wickets each during a five-match series in past
List of bowlers with most wickets in a 5-match series:
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets |
| Jasprit Bumrah (INDIA) | 5 | 15 |
| Andre Adams (NZ) | 4 | 14 |
| Clint McKay (AUS) | 5 | 14 |
| Daryl Tuffey (NZ) | 5 | 13 |
| Darren Gough (ENG) | 5 | 13 |
| Lasith Malinga (SL) | 5 | 13 |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 5 | 13 |
| Mitchell Johnson (AUS) | 5 | 13 |
| Ryan Harris (AUS) | 3 | 13 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe (SA) | 5 | 13 |
The record of taking the most number of wickets in a bilateral series belongs to former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath. The right-arm pacer had taken a staggering 18 wickets in the seven-match series against New Zealand in 2002. Bumrah is joint third on this list.
Bowlers with most wickets in a bilateral series:
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets |
| Javagal Srinath (INDIA) | 7 | 18 |
| Patrick Patterson | 6 | 17 |
| Craig Matthews (SA) | 7 | 17 |
| Paul Jarvis (ENG) | 6 | 15 |
| Sourav Ganguly (INDIA) | 6 | 15 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK) | 6 | 15 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (INDIA) | 5 | 15 |
Meanwhile, Bumrah was adjudged as the Man of the Series for his stellar show in India’s historic 5-0 win. In the last match of the series, India was set a target of 239 which they achieved with utmost ease.
Led by Virat Kohli’s sparkling 30th ODI century, the Men in Blue recovered from a shaky start to chase down the total by losing just four wickets and with more than three overs left.
Speaking after the game, Bumrah said he always dreams of playing Test cricket before praising Sri Lanka’s veteran bowler Lasith Malinga.
“Nothing like that (on his Test chances getting a boost after this performance). It’s always a dream. Hopefully, when I get my chance, I would want to do well. I got a good break before the series. I was fresh to come into the series. It has been a long journey with him (Malinga). I will continue to learn with him. I am not thinking about that (using Malinga’s skills to beat Sri Lanka). I am just trying to become a better bowler,” he said.