R Ashwin becomes the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin becomes the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin became the third  spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket

R Ashwin became the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball In the annals of test cricket. H Trumble {93} and R Peel {88} are the other two bowlers to accomplish such a feat. The following table lists the performance of all the three bowlers.  R Ashwin’s 80th victim was Taskin Ahmed who was dismissed leg before wicket for 1 in the Bangladesh’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 16.25 8 3
2 R Peel Eng 17 31 4361 1520 88 7/31 11/68 17.27 4 1
3 R Ashwin Ind 18 22 3089 1477 80 7/66 12/98 18.46 10 4

R Ashwin also became the second right arm spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket. H Trumble is the other bowler who has captured 93 wickets. The following table lists the performance of two bowlers.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 16.25 8 3
2 R Ashwin Ind 18 22 3089 1477 80 7/66 12/98 18.46 10 4

 

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