Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday produced a lethal opening spell and rattled West Indies by picking up the first five wickets. Three of these came off successive deliveries in the ninth over to leave the hosts tottering at 87 for seven at stumps.
Bumrah made inroads into the Windies line-up in the seventh over by inducing an edge from John Campbell, which Rishabh Pant accepted gleefully.
An over later, Bumrah was at his lethal best as he took the wickets of Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks and Roston Chase in three consecutive balls to complete his maiden Test hat-trick.
He first dismissed Bravo caught by KL Rahul at the second slip and then had both Brooks and Chase LBW in the next two balls.
With this hat-trick, Bumrah has become only the third Indian after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan to achieve the feat in the longest format of the game.
Bumrah’s figures read 6/16 from 9.1 overs at the end of the second day’s play.
Here’s how the cricketing world reacted:
The Carribean islands have seen so many fast bowling greats dish out their fury, and this performance from @Jaspritbumrah93 would have made each of those greats extremely happy. Wow just wow. #WIvIND
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) September 1, 2019
Jasprit Bumrah is a once in a lifetime talent.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) August 31, 2019
Test hat-trick for Jasprit Bumrah , a very special bowler. India very lucky to have found him and what a champion he proves to be everytime.
Greatest find in the last 7-8 years.— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 31, 2019
Bumrah wouldn’t have had the hattrick if it wasn’t for the DRS. In fact, if Kohli thought of going with the bowler. Only the third Indian bowler to claim a hattrick in Tests…currently the best bowler in the world across all formats. Without doubt. #WIvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 1, 2019
Great first hundred by @Hanumavihari and an incredible hat-trick by @Jaspritbumrah93.. Indian cricket at its best! 👌🏻🙌 #INDvsWI
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 1, 2019
Sensational @Jaspritbumrah93 well done on your great spell.. welcome in the hattrick club 🏏🇮🇳🤗❤️ so so so proud of you. Keep it going brother pic.twitter.com/9iS4VZ1Rdc
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 1, 2019
Bumrah’s appetite for West Indies batsmen seems insatiable
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 1, 2019
Now a hat-trick! Bumrah is bowling at another level. Taking wickets for fun.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 31, 2019
Great Job @Jaspritbumrah93..More Power to Yur right Arm.!! GodBless Always…!!
— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) September 1, 2019
Bumrah on fire … again 🙌 #Hattrick #WIvIND
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) August 31, 2019
What a bowler Jasprit Bumrah is 🙌 pic.twitter.com/TDAeoBxgnl
— ICC (@ICC) August 31, 2019
Asian bowlers to claim Test hat-tricks outside Asia
– Sri Lankan Nuwan Zoysa at Harare on 26 Nov 1999
– Indian Jasprit Bumrah at Kingston on 31 Aug 2019#IndvWI #IndvsWI #WIvInd#WorldTestChampionship— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 1, 2019
Another Test, another five-wicket haul 🙌🏻🔥
Take a bow 🙇🏻♂️, @Jaspritbumrah93 🌟 #OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/w4cEnAqj9M
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 31, 2019
Day 2 had its fair share of action with Bumrah picking up a hat-trick and six wickets. West Indies 87/7 at the end of Day 2 #TeamIndia #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/USlzmlH8p6
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 31, 2019
Congratulations Jasprit Bumrah #WIvIND #2ndTest pic.twitter.com/0zmVhpT522
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) September 1, 2019
Bumrah is the third Indian to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.
Each delivery he bowled was fuller and swung more than more the previous ball. Exquisite control and accuracy from the champion fast bowler. #WIvInd pic.twitter.com/EAuyGKVA1h
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 31, 2019
