In the second Test match of the Ashes series against England, Australia's Mitchell Starc achieved a new feat. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)
Updated On: 2025-12-06 03:24 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
In England's first innings of the second Test match of the ongoing Ashes series, Australia's lead pacer Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets by conceding 75 runs in 20 overs (Pic: X/@ICC)
Later, while batting, he smashed 77 runs, which was laced with 13 boundaries. His knock ended in 141 balls (Pic: X/@cricketcomau)
With this, he has joined the elite list of players who scored 50 or more runs and picked up a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test match (Pic: X/@ICC)
The 35-year-old pacer became just the third cricketer to achieve this historic feat. He joined Dilruwan Perera and Jason Holder (Pic: X/@ICC)
For the record, Starc has the most runs as a number nine batter in Tests. The Australian ace player has notched up 1,408 runs in 64 Tests and 77 innings at an average of 22.34, with eight fifties and a best score of 99 (Pic: X/@ICC)
