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Mitchell Starc completes 350 Test scalps

By Atrayo Bhattacharya

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Starc gets to 350 wickets 

Mitchell Starc has completed 350 wickets for Australia in Test cricket. The left-arm seamer unlocked this feat in the second Test against West Indies in Brisbane. 

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Only behind these players 

Among Australian players, he is only behind legends like Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGrath (563), Nathan Lyon (510-plus), and Dennis Lille (355). 

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His stats against WI 

Starc has claimed 26 wickets against the West Indies in seven matches at an average above 19. He has claimed a solitary four-fer against the Windies in Test cricket. 

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Only third left-arm pacer with this feat 

Starc becomes the third left-arm pacer to accomplish 350 Test wickets. Only Pakistan legend Wasim Akram with 414 wickets and Sri Lankan icon Chaminda Vaas with 355 scalps are ahead of him. 

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His WTC tally 

Starc has claimed 35 wickets from eight matches in the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle. He is the second-most successful bowler in this phase 

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