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India vs West Indies Live Score: Ishant Sharma goes past Kapil Dev with 156th Test wicket outside Asia
Sharma, who had 155 wickets before the game began - the same as Kapil - grabbed his 156th Test wicket outside the continent as he sent back Jahmar Hamilton in the 47th over of the first innings on Day 3 at Jamaica.
Pacer Ishant Sharma, who was tied second on the list of most Test wickets by an Indian outside Asia, added another record to his career as he overtook Kapil Dev to grab second spot on the list during the game between India and West Indies.
Sharma, who had 155 wickets before the game began - the same as Kapil - grabbed his 156th Test wicket outside the continent as he sent back Jahmar Hamilton in the 47th over of the first innings on Day 3 at Jamaica. He is now only behind Anil Kumble, who has 200 wickets outside Asia.
Here are the top-5 Indian bowlers with most Test wickets outside Asia (matches in parentheses):
Anil Kumble (50) - 200 wickets
Ishant Sharma (45) - 156* wickets
Kapil Dev (45) - 155 wickets
Zaheer Khan (38) - 147 wickets
Bishan Singh Bedi (34) - 123 wickets
Ishant has had a game to remember thus far, as he also got his maiden fifty after 92 Tests in the ongoing match. Piling on 112 runs for the eighth wicket with Hanuma Vihari, the duo helped India to a dominanting total of 416.
The visitors lead the two-match series 1-0, and are on course to sealing the series 2-0, after they dismissed the hosts for 117 to take a 299-run lead.
