Jasprit Bumrah vs Umesh Yadav: Stats of the pacers in Test Cricket

South Africa managed to get a win in their third T20I game against India and the three-match series ended in a draw. Following the T20I series, both the teams will now face each other in the longer format of the game. India will host South Africa for a three-match Test series, which will begin from October 2, 2019. However, the Blues have faced a major blow as Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the series after suffering from minor stress on his lower back.

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Fans were excited to see Jasprit Bumrah play his debut red-ball series on Indian soil. The pacer has so far played 12 Tests away from home (two in West Indies, three in South Africa, three in England, four in Australia). Bumrah is one of the finest bowlers in the Indian squad and has troubled the batsmen on foreign soil with his deadly pace and fierce bouncers. Umesh Yadav has been named as Bumrah's replacement, the former will be making his first Test appearance for team India since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19. 

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Jasprit Bumrah vs Umesh Yadav stats in Test cricket

Although Jasprit Bumrah has not played any Test series in India, the pacer has featured in 12 Test series away from home. Bumrah has 62 wickets under his name with a bowling average of 19.24. Bumrah made his Test debut against South Africa on January 5, 2018, in Newlands. Jasprit Bumrah's best figures in an innings (6/27) came against West Indies during India's tour of Windes, 2019. The pacer has an impressive economy of 2.64. 

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Umesh Yadav has played 41 Tests for India and has bagged 119 wickets with a bowling average of 33.47. Umesh Yadav made his Test debut way back in 2011 against West Indies at Arun Jaitley stadium. Umesh Yadav's best figures 6/88 in Test cricket came against West Indies in 2018. The right-arm fast bowler has an economy of 3.59.

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