Mitchell Starc completes 50 Test scalps against India: Key stats
Australia's star left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has completed 50 Test wickets versus India. The milestone was achieved on the opening day of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against India at the Perth Stadium. He entered the game, requiring two wickets to get the mark. Starc got rid of both openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and KL Rahul (26), to get this feat. Here are his stats.
Starc's joins these names
Starc has become the eighth Aussie bowler to complete 50 Test scalps vs India. He has joined Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Richie Benaud, and Glenn McGrath. Playing his 19th Test against India, Starc has scalped 50 wickets at 37-plus. A bulk of his wickets against India, 37 to be precise, have come from 12 home Tests. However, he is yet to take a fifer against this opposition.
Starc's impressive record in home Tests
Starc's record in home Tests is phenomenal, having picked 219 wickets in 51 matches at an average of 26-plus. This includes seven five-wicket hauls. Only McGrath (289) and Dennis Lillee (231) have more Test wickets on Australian soil than Starc. In 2023, he became the second left-arm bowler globally to take 200 Test wickets at home, after Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath (278 scalps).
Starc's overall career achievements in Test cricket
Earlier this year, Starc became only the fifth Australian bowler to achieve 350 wickets in Test cricket. Playing his 90th Test, he has picked a total of 360 wickets at an average of 27-plus. His career features 14 five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket match hauls. Only Shane Warne (708), McGrath (563), and Nathan Lyon (530) have more Test wickets than Starc for Australia.
