IND vs AUS: A new record against India, this big miracle happened for the fourth time

Published On: December 6, 2024 5:57 pm

IND and OFF: The second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia begins today, December 6, in Adelaide. In this day-night Test in Adelaide, India won the toss and decided to bat first. India got off to a very bad start. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc gave away LBW to Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first ball of the innings. KL and Shubman Gill struggled to manage the numbers to an extent, but once the partnership broke down, India collapsed with just 180 runs.

Mitchell Starc wreaks havoc with the ball

Mitchell Starc played a major role in limiting India’s score to such a low score, taking three wickets in the first session before tea time Got 82 runs for four wickets on the scoreboard. India looked in a good position with a wicket score of 69, but Starc gave Australia the upper hand by dismissing openers Rahul (37) and Virat Kohli (7) in quick succession. Mitchell Starc’s wicket streak continued even after tea. Starc achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets for the first time in the Test against India by dismissing R Ashwin and Harshit Rana cheaply. Thereafter, the Indian innings was reduced to 180 as Nitish Reddy (42), who was trying to settle at the crease, was dismissed. Mitchell Starc created a new history by taking 6 wickets and scoring 48 runs in 14.1 overs.

Unique record named after Stark

In fact, this was Mitchell Starc’s best bowling performance in his Test career. Earlier in 2016, he scored 50 against Sri Lanka in Galle and took 6 wickets. Now he has broken his eight-year-old record. Not only this, Starc also became the fourth bowler in the world to take the great feat of taking more than 6 wickets in ODIs and Test matches against India. Before Starc, this record was held by the names of only three bowlers – Pakistan’s Imran Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan and Ayansha Mendis. Ajantha Mendis). Now, the new name Stark has been added to that list. Before the Test, Starc also took 6 wickets in an ODI match against India.