Starc takes 6 wickets for 9 runs
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Australia's Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets for just nine runs in his 100th test match, surpassing 400 test wickets, while Scott Boland secured a hat trick as Australia bowled out West Indies for 27 runs to win the third test by 176 runs on Monday at Kingston,
Mitchell Starc made cricket history by taking the fastest five-wicket haul in men's Test history, also joining the 400-wicket club.
Stunning figures of 6-9 from Starc, coupled with a late Scott Boland hat-trick, spearheaded Australia to a crushing series whitewash against a West Indies outfit whose batting reached embarrassing new lows on Monday in Jamaica, one run more than of the worst total in Test cricket’s 148-year history.
Wasim Akram once gave crucial advice about ‘wrist snap’. Allan Donald urged him to become a ‘leader’. The result was him becoming the modern-day poster boy of the heavy-metal classicalism of a left-arm swing bowler.
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FirstSportz on MSNMitchell Starc Joins 400 Club, Yet Dale Steyn’s Red-Ball Brilliance Remains UnparalleledAustralian ace pacer Mitchell Starc is the new addition in the 400-Test wickets club, after he bowled a record-breaking spell The post Mitchell Starc Joins 400 Club, Yet Dale Steyn’s Red-Ball Brilliance Remains Unparalleled appeared first on FirstSportz.
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Asianet Newsable on MSNCareer-Best 6/9, Crosses 400 Wickets, Overtakes Brett Lee: Starc's 100th Test Performance Redefines LongevityMitchell Starc becomes the fourth Australian bowler to reach 400 Test wickets, achieving the feat with career-best figures of 6/9 against the West Indies.