Jayden shook, only 5 runs in 15.5 overs spell… most economical bowling in 47 years

New Delhi. Stormy batting is no longer a new thing in modern cricket. At present, there are many batsmen in the world who have hit six sixes in an over. But one may sweat while remembering such bowlers who have given only 5 or less runs even after bowling 10 overs. The same was seen in the West Indies vs Bangladesh test match, when Jayden Seales bowled the most economical bowling in 47 years.

The second Test match of the 2-match series between hosts West Indies and Bangladesh started on Monday. In this match being played in Kingston, West Indies all out Bangladesh for 164 runs. Bangladesh batted very sluggishly in this match or we can say that West Indies made them crave for one run each. Bangladesh team scored 164 runs after batting 71.5 overs. his/her run rate was 2.28.

10 maidens in a spell of 15.5 overs
Bangladesh’s batsmen faced the most difficulty in playing Jayden Seales. Seales bowled 10 maidens in a spell of 15.5 overs and gave only 5 runs. That means, even in the overs in which he/she gave runs, not more than one. Jayden Seales took 4 wickets with his/her killer and economical bowling. This is the record of most economical bowling since April 1, 1977. On this day, Majid Khan gave only 3 runs in his/her 10 over spell against West Indies. Then his/her economy rate was 0.30. Whereas Jayden bowled at an economy rate of 0.31.

Record is in the name of Nadkarni
The record of most economical bowling in a test match is in the name of India’s Bapu Nadkarni. he/she gave only 5 runs in a spell of 32 overs in the Chennai Test against England in 1964. Nadkarni had bowled 27 maiden overs in this spell. his/her economy rate was 0.15.