-Vinay Kumar
The first match of the 3-match Test series between Australia and South Africa (Australia vs South Africa) took place at the Gabba ground between 17-21 December. It was a very interesting contest. This match was decided in only 2 days. Australia won. In this match, Mitchell Starc created a ruckus.
Mitchell Starc bowled 14 overs in the first innings of South Africa’s batting in this Test match, taking 3 wickets for 41 runs. And, took the wickets of Rassie van der Dussen and Keshav Maharaj in the second innings. In this match, as soon as he bowled Rasi van der Dussen, he made a big record in the history of Test cricket. He became the 7th Australian player to take more than 300 wickets in Test cricket.
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If he takes 13 wickets in the remaining 2 matches of this series, he will join Brett Lee (310 wickets) and Mitchell Johnson (313 wickets) as Australia’s leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. Will leave behind and go ahead. Records show that Brett Lee is sixth and Johnson is fifth in this case. If Starc takes another 13 wickets, he will break both of their records and become the fifth bowler to take the most wickets for Australia in Test cricket.
Currently, Shane Warne’s name is on top in terms of taking the most Test wickets for Australia. He took 708 wickets in a total of 145 matches in his career. He is followed by Glenn McGrath with 563 wickets. Nathan Lyon at number three with 454 wickets and former great bowler Dennis Lillee at number four with 355 wickets.