Ind vs SL: Ravindra Jadeja joins Gary Sobers in elite list after 5-wicket haul, 175 in Mohali Test

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All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday became the sixth cricketer to register a score of 150+ and take five-wicket haul in the same Test. Jadeja achieved the feat on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali as he took five wickets in the first innings. Earlier, Vinoo Mankad, Denis Atkinson, Polly Umrigar, Gary Sobers and Mushtaq Mohammad had achieved the feat.

avindra Jadeja joined an elite list of players who have picked up a 5-wicket haul and hit 150-plus in a Test match as the India all-rounder achieved the rare double against Sri Lanka in the ongoing 1st Test of a 2-match series in Mohali.

Jadeja, who had dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne on Day 2 of the series opener, ran through the Sri Lankan lower middle-order in the first session on Sunday. Jadeja got Niroshan Dickwella out for 2 and then got Suranga Lakmal in the same over for 0. He then got the wicket of tail-enders Vishwa Fernando and Lahiru Kumara in successive deliveries as India bowled out Sri Lanka for 174 in the first innings, sealing a massive lead of 400 runs.

PLAYERS WITH 150-PLUS SCORE AND 5-WICKET HAUL IN A TEST

Vinoo Mankad (184 and 5/196) v England in 1952
Denis Atkinson (219 and 5/56) v Australia in 1955
Polly Umrigar (172* and 5/107) v West Indies in 1962
Gary Sobers (174 and 5/41) v England in 1966
Mushtaq Mohammad (201 and 5/49) v New Zealand 1973
Ravindra Jadeja (175* and 5/41) v Sri Lanka 2022

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