Umesh Yadav reacts to Jayden Seales breaking his record of most economical spell

India’s veteran speedster Umesh Yadav reacted to West Indies fast bowlerJayden Seales, breaking his record of the most economical spell in Test history. Umesh congratulated Seales for his achievement and was elated to witness Test cricket thrive. The West Indies pacer delivered an extraordinary bowling performance in the 2nd Test vs Bangladesh at Kingstown. He bowled the most economical spell in the history of Test cricket by a speedster. Seales bowled 15.5 overs, including 10 maidens, conceding just five runs while claiming four crucial wickets. He economy rate was 0.30, which is the second best in Test history.

“Congrats to Jayden Seales on an amazing performance-4 wickets with an economy of 0.31! You’ve broken my record, and I couldn’t be happier to see Test cricket thriving with such talent. The purest form of the game tests skill, patience, and character, and you’ve shown it all,” Umesh tweeted. Earlier, the record was held by the Indian pacer whose economy rate clocked 0.42 vs South Africa in 2015 Test match. Until Seales’ spell, Umesh Yadav’s 0.42 (21-16-9-3) was the best – both among pacers and among any bowler since that Nadkarni spell. Apart from Umesh, the only other 21st-century entry in the top ten is Nathan Lyon’s 0.45, set across his 22-17-10-0.

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Seales scripted his name into the record books by delivering the most economical spell since 1977.
Operating at an incredible economy rate of 0.31, the right-arm pacer did not concede a single boundary.

Only six bowlers in Test history (with at least 60 deliveries bowled) have managed a better economy rate than Seales. His wickets included key dismissals of Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, and Nahid Rana.

Bangladesh script history

Seales economical spell helped West Indies bundle Bangladesh out for 164 runs in 1st innings. However, this did not prove to be enough.

Bangladesh secured a historic victory in the Caribbean, defeating the West Indies by 101 runs at Sabina Park to draw the Test series. This marked their first Test win in the West Indies in 15 years. Set a challenging target of 287, the West Indies fell short, all out for 185 in less than two sessions.