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Bumrah vs Konstas: A five-match Test series is being played between India and Australia. The fourth match of this series is being played in Melbourne. Where Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. After his decision, Australia's opener Sam Konstas batted brilliantly and gave Australia a good start. He has made his debut in this match for Australia. He made many records in his debut match itself. During this innings, Sam Konstas made Indian star bowler Jasprit Bumrah his target and scored a lot of runs against him. Meanwhile, he has made three special records in his name.

did this feat against Bumrah

Sam Constas performed brilliantly against Jasprit Bumrah. It is not easy for any batsman to score runs against Bumrah, but this 19-year-old scored runs against Bumrah very easily. He hit two sixes in this match. He hit both these sixes against Jasprit Bumrah and became the second player in the world to hit two sixes against Bumrah in the history of Test cricket. Before him, only Jos Buttler had done such a feat. Apart from this, he hit a total of 6 boundaries against Bumrah. Which is the second best performance by any batsman against Bumrah in an innings of Test cricket. At the same time, Sam Constas scored the fourth most runs against Jasprit Bumrah in an innings in Tests. He scored 34 runs in 33 balls against Bumrah in this match. 

Most runs against Jasprit Bumrah in an innings in Tests:

  1. 45(68) - Joe Root, Lord's, 2021
  2. 39(63) - Alastair Cook, The Oval, 2018
  3. 38(46) - Steve Smith, Sydney, 2021
  4. 34(33) - Sam Constas, Melbourne, 2024

Most boundaries against Jasprit Bumrah in Tests: 

  1. 7 – Chris Woakes, The Oval, 2021
  2. 6 - Sam Constas, Melbourne, 2024
  3. 6 – Faf du Plessis, Cape Town, 2018

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