WTC Final: Pat Cummins completes 50 Test wickets versus India
Australian skipper Pat Cummins has completed 50 Test wickets against India in the ongoing final of the ICC World Test Championship at The Oval. Cummins, who finished with 3/83 in the first innings, started the second innings with a bang as he dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara. Among active players, he becomes the third Australian to achieve this feat against India. Here we decode his stats.
Sixth Australian to scalp 50 Test wickets against India
As mentioned, Cummins registered 50 Test scalps against India. He has become the sixth Australian to complete this feat. Among active Australians, only Nathan Lyon (118) and Josh Hazlewood (51) have also completed this milestone. Overall, Lyon, Brett Lee (53), Richie Benaud (52), Glenn McGrath (51), and Hazlewood are the Australians who have already achieved this feat in Test cricket against India.
Uncharacteristic dismissal for Pujara
Pujara is generally known for his ability to hold one end up in such run chases. He is someone who has a solid technique and can play the waiting game even in the toughest conditions. But it was unusual for him to play an uppercut to a Cummins bouncer, which led to his dismissal. He nicked the ball straight to Alex Carey.
India lose two quick wickets
Chasing 444, India were off to a blazing start as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 41 runs together. After Gill's dismissal, Rohit and Pujara stitched a 51-run stand. But Rohit was trapped in front of the wickets after he attempted a wayward sweep against Lyon. Next over, Pujara knocked one straight to Carey, as India lost two in the space of five balls.
A look at Cummins's record against Pujara
Cummins has enjoyed a good record against Pujara in the longest format of the game. The Australian skipper has dismissed him eight times in 19 Test innings. Cummins owns an average of 22.50 when he is up against the 35-year-old. Meanwhile, Pujara has scored only 180 runs against the Australian speedster. The Indian veteran was dismissed by Cameron Green in the first innings.
Cummins has scalped nine wickets at The Oval (Tests)
Playing his second Test match, the speedster has accumulated nine wickets at the Kennington Oval in London. His first innings figures of 3/83 are his best innings figures at this venue. He finished with match figures of 5/151 against England in the 2019 Ashes Test.
A look at his Test numbers
With Pujara's dismissal, he has not scalped 221 wickets in Test cricket across 50 matches. Overall he has bagged eight fifers in this format alongside a 10-wicket match haul. 128 of his Test wickets have come at home in 28 Test matches. While he has registered 89 scalps in 21 away matches (home of the opposition). This is his first neutral venue Test match.
