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Mitchell Starc became just the fourth Australian to take 700 wickets in international cricket on Thursday, joining Aussie legends Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee. And it came amid a crazy stat around wife Alyssa Healy, who was captaining the women's Test team on the other side of the world.
Mitchell Starc was added to the list among the likes of Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, and Shane Warne. This amazing feat has only been accomplished by a few fast bowlers.
He is Australias fourth-highest wicket-taker ever, next to pacers Brett Lee (718 wickets in 322 matches), Glenn McGrath (948 wickets in 375 matches) and late spin great Shane Warne (999 wickets and 338 matches).
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc became the fourth Aussie bowler to achieve 700 international wickets during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. This milestone cements his place among Australia's leading wicket-takers across all formats,
Rex Clementine in Galle Sri Lanka were in dire straits, having lost the cream of their batting lineup for peanuts and limped to 44 for three at stumps on day two, in reply to Australia’s mammoth first-innings total of 654 for six declared.
Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc achieved a significant milestone on his 35th birthday. He has now become the fourth Australian to take 700 international wickets across formats. The milestone was achieved during the 2nd innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium.
Starc, who turned 35 on Thursday, now has 377 wickets in the longest format, 244 in the ODIs and 79 scalps in T20Is.
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Australia ace pacer Mitchell Starc created a major international record with the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. He clinched 700 international wickets and also became the fourth Australia cricketer to be part of the elite list.
Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test in Galle.
On the occasion of his 35th birthday, Starc became only the fourth bowler from his country to reach the 700-wicket mark.