Sai Kishore records fifer in English County

Surrey moved top of the points table in the English County Championship Division One 2025, at least for some hours, after beating Durham by five wickets. The 28-year-old Indian left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore claimed a five-wicket haul in the third innings of the match.

Rory Burns-led Surrey bowled out Durham for 344 runs in the third innings of the match, as Surrey had the 176-run target in the fourth innings of the match. Surrey won the match after chasing the fourth innings target by losing five wickets.

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Sai Kishore recorded 5/72

During the third innings of the match, Sai Kishore was the star bowler for Surrey as he had the bowling figures of 41.4-12-72-5. It was his first five-wicket haul in the ongoing County Championship. Three out of his five wickets of the innings he picked up on Thursday (July 31). His bowling led Surrey to take the last four wickets for 33 runs. 

Earlier, in the first innings of the match, Durham were bundled out for only 153 runs, where Sai Kishore had the bowling figures of 12-1-26-2. Surrey replied with 322 runs in their first innings of the game. 

The Indian left-arm spinner also picked up two wickets in both innings during Surrey's previous game of the tournament against Yorkshire, where the match was ended in a draw, while Surrey earned the six points after earning the first innings lead.  

R Sai Kishore is in great form

Before the ongoing County season, Sai Kishore performed well in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025, where he was the joint fifth most wicket-taker in the tournament with 12 wickets in nine games for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. The left-handed batter also scored 129 runs, including one half-century. 

Sai Kishore was also the second leading wicket-taker among the spinners in the IPL 2025 as he recorded 19 wickets in 15 games for Gujarat Titans. He also served for India in the Asian Games 2023, where India won their first medal.