Top 5 best bowling averages for bowlers with 200 or more Test wickets ft. Jasprit Bumrah 

The epitome of consistency and sheer brilliance, Jasprit Bumrah continued to shine in the ongoing Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne. The right-arm pacer opened the floodgates for the visitors, which swung the pendulum in the visitors’ favor.

Bumrah secured an early breakthrough of Sam Konstas (8), who delivered the goods in the first innings with his impressive knock of 60.

The 31-year-old made Travis Head (1) his bunny for the second time in the game, as the southpaw was caught at the square leg. With this dismissal, the speedster reached the milestone of 200 Test wickets.

A few balls later, Bumrah forced out-of-form Mitchell Marsh (0) to play a false shot and get caught behind. Soon, he breached past the defense of Alex Carey (2) to complete a breathtaking spell of 3-1-4-3. His figures in the second innings read as 24-7-56-4.

With this special performance, Jasprit Bumrah etched his name into the history books with 200 wickets and a sub-20 average. On that note, let's take a look at the five bowlers with the best averages for bowlers with 200 or more Test wickets.

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#5 Fred Trueman (307 @ 21.57)

English pacer Fred Trueman made his Test debut against India in February 1952. He was the first bowler from the country to reach the milestone of 300 wickets in 1964.

As per reports, Trueman was involved in several disciplinary breaches, which eluded him from reaching the 400-wicket mark. The Yorkshire-born finished his career in 1965 with 307 wickets at an average of 21.57.

After being diagnosed with lung cancer, he died at the age of 75 in 2006.

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#4 Curtly Ambrose (405 @ 20.99)

One of the most fearsome pacers to play the game, Curtly Ambrose made his Test debut against Pakistan in April 1988. In the following month, he took his career-best match figures of 11/84, which also resulted in England getting all-out for 46.

Ambrose went on to play until 2000 and took a total of 405 wickets at an average of 20.99.

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#3 Joel Garner (259 @ 20.97)

The 6-foot-8 tall Joel Garner unsettled batters with his daunting bouncers throughout his 10-year career from 1977 to 1987. He registered his best match figures of 9/108 against West Indies in 1984.

The 1979 World Cup final witnessed him registering 5/38 against England, which is counted among the finest performances in the ICC event. Garner went on to pick up 259 wickets in 58 appearances at an average of 20.97.

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#2 Malcolm Marshall (376 @ 20.94)

Although Malcom Marshall lacked in inches in terms of height, he never compromised with his pace. Along with his quick pace, the right-arm fast bowler mastered the ability to swing the ball both ways. He stepped into international cricket at an age of 20 in 1978.

Marshall finished with his best career figures of 11/89 against India in April 1989. He went on to play Test cricket until 1991 and took 376 wickets in 81 games at an average of 20.94.

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#1 Jasprit Bumrah (202 wickets @ 19.52)

Since making his Test debut in January 2018, the Indian ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah has reigned supreme with his ability to secure breakthroughs with his exceptional talent. In only his first tour to Australia in 2018-19, Bumrah emerged as the finest bowler with 21 wickets.

So far, Bumrah has scalped 202 wickets at an exceptional average of 19.52 in the longest format. The record puts him at the top of the list with the best bowling averages of bowlers with over 200 scalps.

Moreover, Bumrah is on the cusp of breaking the record for the most wickets in a single Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Harbhajan Singh currently holds the record with 32 wickets in the 2000/01 edition.