IND vs AUS: In a momentous event in the course of the second Test match between India and Australia on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon etched his title within the historical past books on Saturday by choosing up a outstanding five-wicket haul in opposition to India. As India was chasing Australia’s first innings whole of 263 runs, Lyon’s mastery with the ball left India’s top-order batsmen helpless.
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First Australian to take 100 wickets in BGT
In the method, Lyon turned solely the third bowler on the earth to take 100 wickets in opposition to India in Test cricket, a major milestone for any bowler. Lyon’s achievement additionally makes him the third bowler, and the primary Australian, to select up 100 wickets within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His spectacular five-wicket haul within the twenty fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy sport included the dismissals of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, and KS Bharat.
The subsequent Australian bowler on the listing of most wickets within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is Brett Lee, who’s eighth with 53 wickets in 12 matches.
Nathan Lyon’s feat joins him in an elite membership of bowlers who’ve picked up a century of wickets in opposition to India. The highest wicket-taker in opposition to India in Test cricket is England’s James Anderson, who has claimed 139 wickets. Sri Lanka’s M Muralitharan occupies the second spot on the listing with 105 wickets.
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Where do Indian bowlers rank in BGT?
Ravichandran Ashwin additionally entered the distinguished membership by choosing up his a centesimal wicket within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the course of the first day of the second Test, in his twentieth match. However, Anil Kumble nonetheless holds the report of being the main wicket-taker within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having picked up 111 wickets in 20 matches at a powerful common of 30.32. With Lyon’s latest success and constant performances, he has undoubtedly develop into one of the revered and feared spinners on the earth of cricket.
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