SL vs IRE: Ace Sri Lankan spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya is on the verge to script history and becoming the fastest spinner to claim 50 Test wickets in the history of the game. Prabhat has been simply astounding for Sri Lanka since his debut as he has claimed 48 wickets in just 7 Test matches. West Indies Alf Valentines is the incumbent record holder for the fastest 50 Test wickets in Test cricket. Valentines took 8 matches to achieve the feat and Prabhat is looking confident enough to edge past the record set by Valentines.
Sri Lanka is currently hosting Ireland for a Test series where Prabhat is featuring in his 7th game. Notably, Sri Lanka & Ireland are playing a second Test match. And probably in the second innings of the second Test, Prabath Jayasuriya will etch his name in history by becoming the fastest spinner to reach 50 Test Wickets in just seven Test matches.
If Prabhat Jayasuriya attains the commendable feat, he will join the likes of South African paceman Vernon Philander and Englands’s Tom Richardson who also took 7 Tests to accomplish the milestone. However, both the bowlers are pacemen and Prabhat is geared up to set his epitome amongst the spinners.
SL vs IRE: Prabath Jayasuirya’s impressive stint helped him to move up in ICC Test Rankings
Prabhat Jayasuriya made an impressive debut against Australia in July 2022 where his heroics of claiming match-winning figures of 6/112 and 6/59 helped Sri Lanka to pip the mighty Australians by an innings and 39 runs. For his astonishing stint, he was also named as the Man of the Match.
Over his rock-solid career, Prabhat has scalped six five-wicket hauls with an amazing average of 39. He also recorded figures of 7/52 and 3/56 in the first Test against Ireland which makes him the frontrunner to grab the Man of the Series award. Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by an innings and 280 runs in the first test.
Following his brilliant performance, Jayasuriya moved up by 13 places and claimed the 19th position in the ICC Test Men’s Bowlers Rankings. He is all set to break Alf Valentine’s record in the second innings of the second Test.
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