Umesh Yadav: Top five bowling spells by the pacer over the years

Umesh Yadav who has rattled many batsmen with his lethal line and length celebrates his 32nd birthday. Umesh was in fine form in recently-concluded Test series against South Africa. He played only two Test matches but impressed in both Test matches taking 11 wickets. Let us have a look at Yadav's top 5 bowling spells:

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Top 5 bowling spells of Umesh Yadav:

6-88 and 4-45 vs West Indies at Hyderabad, 2018

Umesh’s 10-wicket haul in 2018 against West Indies was key to India completing a 2-0 whitewash ahead of ir tour to Australia Down Under. se figures remain best bowling figures by a Vidarbha pacer in Test cricket. He took 6 wickets in first innings. His second innings four-wicket haul ensured India had to chase only 72 runs for victory, which India won comprehensively by 10 wickets to spare.

5-93 vs Australia at Perth, 2012

Umesh’s first five-wicket haul in Test cricket is t remembered fondly as India lost that Test match by an innings and 37 runs. visitors were bundled out for 161 after being put in to bat, with Australia scoring 369 in reply and. y would have mand more but for Umesh’s five-wicket haul that saw him snare both Ricky Ponting and Shaun Marsh cheaply.

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4-32 vs Australia at Pune, 2017

Umesh's ar great outing with ball that was overshadowed by India’s batting woes. He took 4 wickets to lead charge as India mand to dismiss Australia for just 260 in first innings and put mselves in a good position to win Test match. But batting collapses in first and second innings for 105 and 107 respectively and Steve O’Keefe's amazing bowling on a rank turner ensured Australia won match by a massive 333 runs.

4-41 vs West Indies at rth Sound, 2016

India had posted a huge 566-8 declared in first innings and y were already favourites to win Test. Umesh along with Mohammed Shami rattled West Indies batting. Umesh's 4-41 was pick of spells in first innings, prompting skipper Virat Kohli to make home side follow on. He picked up ar wicket in second innings and Ashwin ended with 7-83 to ensure an India win by an innings and 92 runs.

4-70 vs Australia at Melbourne, 2011

first Test of India’s tour Down Under in 2011 was a close contest that could have gone India’s way but for ir batting let m down again, but Umesh put in a decent performance in second innings that gave India some hope of winning Test. Having dismissed India for 282 after posting 333, Australia could man only 240 all out in second innings. Umesh got rid of David Warner, Ed Cowan and Shaun Marsh but useful contributions from Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey meant India had one too many runs to score in end. ​

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