India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was in the wickets for Worcestershire on Thursday as he marked his club debut with a thumping English County Championship victory at home to Gloucestershire.
Ashwin took eight wickets in the match and 5/68 in the second innings during a 189-run win that saw Midlands club Worcestershire regain second place in the Second Division.
5-wicket haul for Ravichandran Ashwin in #CountyChampionship. This is his 38th 5-fer in FC cricket and 3rd outside Asia (2 in West Indies).
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) August 31, 2017
Ashwin walked off to a standing ovation from the crowd at New Road, Worcester after Gloucestershire were dismissed for 211.
Worcestershire’s sixth County Championship win of the season moved them 19 points clear of Sussex, who have a game in hand, and set them up well for next week’s top-of-the-table match with leaders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Watch: A match-winning five-wicket haul for @ashwinravi99 on his County debut.
— The Field (@thefield_in) August 31, 2017
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