Prabath Jayasuriya: Spinning His Way Into History As The Quickest To 50 Test Wickets

On Friday in Galle, Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya broke the seven-decade record for fastest spin bowler to 50 wickets in a Test match.

The left-armer captured first-innings centurion Paul Stirling by a diving Kusal Mendis at short extra cover on day five against Ireland, only Jayasuriya’s ninth Test, to attain the milestone.

Jayasuriya, who is 31 years old, entered the game with 43 wickets. In Ireland’s first innings, he claimed five wickets, and in their second, on day four, Peter Moor was taken out.

Alf Valentine, a legendary West Indian spinner, reached the 50-wicket plateau earlier than anyone else, doing it in just eight Test matches.

The joint second-fastest bowler to 50 Test victories is Jayasuriya.

Charlie Turner, an Australian fast bowler, made it there in six Test matches in 1888.

similar swift Englishman In 1896 and 2012, it took Tom Richardson and South African seamer Vernon Philander seven matches to get there.

Here are the bowlers quickest to reach to 50 Test wickets-