Prasidh Krishna Ends 39 Years Wait! Becomes First Indian Cricketer To...

Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was on fire for India in the third ODI against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday (June 20). The 30-year-old pacer from Karnataka bowled 8.2 overs and claimed five wickets for 23 runs. He opened his wicket tally by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz with his very first ball of the match and later removed Rahmat Shah (5), Ibrahim Zadran (11), Darwish Rasooli (1) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (102).

While Gurbaz, Shah and Zadran were caught by Rohit Sharma at first slip, Shreyas Iyer took Rasooli’s catch in Prasidh’s fifth over of the innings. Afghanistan captain Shahidi was also caught by Iyer off the second ball of the 45th over.

The five-wicket haul on Saturday was Prasidh’s maiden five-for in ODI

as well as international cricket. It also made him the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

India have played 16 ODIs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, also known as Chepauk, since their first match there against Australia on October 9, 1987, but Prasidh is the first Indian bowler to register a five-wicket haul at the venue.

Best bowling figures for India in ODIs at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

BOWLER	OVERS	RUNS	WICKETS	AGAINST	DATE
Prasidh Krishna	8.2	23	5	Afghanistan	June 20, 2026
Ajit Agarkar	9.0	34	4	England	January 25, 2002
Ravichandran Ashwin	8.0	24	3	New Zealand	December 10, 2010
Zaheer Khan	6.0	26	3	West Indies	March 20, 2011
Ravindra Jadeja	10.0	28	3	Australia	October 8, 2023
Yuzendra Chahal	5.0	30	3	Australia	September 17, 2017
Sachin Tendulkar	10.0	36	3	West Indies	October 23, 1994
Hardik Pandya	8.0	44	3	Australia	March 22, 2023
Ajit Agarkar	10.0	45	3	West Indies	January 27, 2007
Kuldeep Yadav	10.0	56	3	Australia	March 22, 2023
Ravindra Jadeja	10.0	62	3	West Indies	December 11, 2011
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	10.0	68	3	South Africa	October 22, 2015

The previous record for the best bowling figures by an Indian in an ODI at Chepauk belonged to Ajit Agarkar, who picked up 4 for 34 in nine overs against England on January 25, 2002.

Over the past 39 years, only two bowlers had managed to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI at Chepauk before Prasidh, and both were overseas players.

Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed was the first bowler to achieve the feat at the venue. He took a five-wicket haul against India on May 21, 1997. Later, on March 20, 2011, during an ODI World Cup match against India, West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul also claimed five wickets, finishing with figures of 5 for 51 in 10 overs.

Bowlers to take five-wicket hauls in ODIs at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

BOWLER	COUNTRY	OVERS	RUNS	WICKETS	AGAINST	DATE
Aaqib Javed	Pakistan	10	61	5	India	May 21, 1997
Ravi Rampaul	West Indies	10	51	5	India	March 20, 2011
Prasidh Krishna	India	8.2	23	5	Afghanistan	June 20, 2026

Prasidh is also the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Afghanistan in an ODI. The previous record for the best bowling figures by an Indian against Afghanistan in ODIs belonged to Ravindra Jadeja, who returned figures of 4 for 30 in 10 overs at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on March 5, 2014.

Best bowling figures for India in ODIs vs Afghanistan

BOWLER	OVERS	RUNS	WICKETS	VENUE	DATE
Prasidh Krishna	8.2	23	5	Chennai	June 20, 2026
Ravindra Jadeja	10.0	30	4	Mirpur	March 5, 2014
Jasprit Bumrah	10.0	39	4	Delhi	October 11, 2023
Mohammed Shami	9.5	40	4	Southampton	June 22, 2019
Gurnoor Brar	4.5	27	3	Dharamsala	June 13, 2026

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Manav Suthar are the other Indian bowlers to have taken five or more wickets in an innings against Afghanistan in international cricket. Bhuvneshwar claimed five wickets in a T20I, while Suthar picked up six wickets in a Test match.