Mohammed Shami Takes His First Five-Wicket in World Cups During IND vs ENG, ICC CWC 2019 Match at Edgbaston
Shami dismissed the centurion Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root and England skipper Eoin Morgan to get India back into the game after the destructive 160 runs partnership between Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow. Mohammed Shami now has 13 wickets from just three matches he has played so far in the world cup.
India pacer Mohammed Shami's dream run in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 continues as the fast bowler picked up five wickets against England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Shami's finished with figures of 5/69 in his quota of 10 overs even as the England batsmen took the Indian bowlers to the cleaners except Jasprit Bumrah, who was the only economical bowler for India. India vs England Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.
Shami dismissed the centurion Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root and England skipper Eoin Morgan to get India back into the game after the destructive 160 runs partnership between Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.
Shami then picked the wicket of Jos Buttler to break the partnership between Buttler and Ben Stokes. Shami then dismissed Chris Woakes to get to his five-wickets haul.
Mohammed Shami now has 13 wickets from just three matches he has played so far in the world cup. Shami also has a hat-trick in this world cup and became the first bowler to do so. Mohammed Shami's Estranged Wife Hasin Jahan Comments on Pacer's Hat-trick in ICC CWC 2019, Family and Paternal Village of Amroha Celebrate Bowler's Feat.
Mohammed Shami is now only the second Indian player after Narendra Hirwani to claim three four-wicket hauls in successive matches. Hirwani did it back in 1988. Shami is also only the second bowler after Pakistan's Shahid Afridi to achieve the feat in world cup games.
Despite Shami's five-wicket haul and Jasprit Bumrah's economical spell, England batsmen put up a formidable total against India and reached 337-7 in 50 overs. India need 338 runs to win against England and guarantee a spot in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
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