Pat Cummins Becomes The Fifth Australian Bowler To Take The Fastest 250 Test Wickets
AUS vs PAK Test Series 2023: Pat Cummins Becomes The Fifth Australian Bowler To Take The Fastest 250 Test Wickets. Pat Cummins took an important wicket in the form of Mohammad Rizwan on the fourth day of the Test. With this wicket, Cummins has completed his 250 wickets in Test cricket.
Left Fellow Bowler Mitchell Starc Behind in This Matter:-
He has become the fifth Australian bowler to take the fastest 250 Test wickets, leaving behind his fellow bowler Mitchell Starc in this matter.
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Earlier Mitchell Starc was the fifth Australian bowler to take the fastest 250 Test wickets, now Pat Cummins has overtaken him and has come at number five while Starc has slipped to number six.
Mitchell Starc bowled the ball on a good line, the ball hit the batsman’s hand and went into the hands of the wicket-keeper. There was an appeal but the umpire declared it not out. Pat Cummins decided to take the review after much consideration.
The review was quite controversial. The snickometer showed a big spike, after which the onfield umpire had to change his decision and Rizwan had to return to the pavilion.
Pat Cummins is The Fifth Australian To Take The Fastest 250 Wickets:-
This is Cummins’s 58th Test match, he completed his 250 Test wickets in this match. The first Australian to take 250 wickets is Dennis Lillee, who completed 250 wickets in 48 matches.
Shane Warne is in second place, then Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Johnson are in fourth place. Pat Cummins has come at number five on this list.
The Top 5 Australian Bowlers Who Took The Fastest 250 Wickets:-
- Dennis Lillee: In 48 matches
- Shane Warne: 55 matches
- Glenn McGrath: 55 matches
- Mitchell Johnson: 57 matches
- Pat Cummins: In 58 matches
Australia Won By 79 Runs
Australia won the second test by 79 runs. In the first innings, Australia scored 318 runs and Pakistan scored 264 runs in the first innings. Australia had scored 262 runs in the second innings. Pakistan had a target of 317 runs to win.
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As long as Rizwan was at the crease, Pakistan had hopes of victory but after his dismissal, the team collapsed. Pakistan was all out for 237 runs in the second innings and Australia won the second test by 79 runs.