Ravindra Jadeja completes 350 Test wickets, joins Kapil Dev in elite Test double club

RAVINDRA JADEJA KEEPS RACKING UP RECORDS

Jadeja’s 350 wickets also put him third among left-arm spinners in Test history, behind Sri Lanka legend Rangana Herath’s 433 and New Zealand great Daniel Vettori’s 362. His strike rate of 58.1 is also exceptional, with only Keshav Maharaj boasting a better mark among left-arm spinners with at least 125 Test wickets.

Earlier in the innings, Jadeja had already provided India with a crucial breakthrough when he dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva for 21. Bowling from round the wicket, Jadeja drifted the ball into the right-hander before getting it to turn away just enough to catch the outside edge. KL Rahul, stationed at first slip, stayed low and completed a sharp catch after the third umpire confirmed that he had his fingers underneath the ball.

The wicket was particularly important as it reduced Sri Lanka to five down just before lunch.

India had already piled up 460 for nine in their first innings, with Devdutt Padikkal’s 167 the standout contribution. Jadeja, however, did not have the best of times with the bat, scoring just 13 runs off 25 balls, including one four, before Keshara Nuwantha dismissed him.