Mitchell Starc grew to become the fourth Australian to take 400 wickets in Take a look at cricket in the course of the Third Take a look at between Australia and West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
Starc reached the milestone within the fourth innings by trapping West Indian opener Mikyle Louis leg earlier than wicket for 4 within the fifth over of the innings. The wicket got here as a part of a outstanding spell during which Starc diminished the West Indies to 7-5 within the first 5 overs of the innings.
West Indies could be shot out for simply 27, the second lowest whole in Take a look at historical past. Starc himself ended with figures of 6-9 from 7.3 overs, which included a outstanding triple wicket maiden within the first over.
Starc turns into the fourth Australian to achieve 400 Take a look at wickets after Shane Warne, Nathan Lyon, and Glenn McGrath. He at present has the eighteenth most wickets in Take a look at cricket, and is three behind Curtley Ambrose in seventeenth place.
Most wickets in Take a look at cricket for Australia:
Shane Warne – 708
Glenn McGrath – 563
Nathan Lyon – 562