In the third Test match of the Ashes series against England, which is underway at the Adelaide Oval, Mitchell Starc accumulated 54 runs off 75 deliveries in the first innings. His knock was laced with nine boundaries (Pic: AFP)
With this, he scripted history by becoming the first-ever cricketer to have 10 fifty-plus scores while batting at number nine or lower in the longest format of the game (Pic: AFP)
Batting at number nine or lower, Starc has been extremely servicable for Australia with the bat, scoring 1,745 runs at an average of 24.57, with nine fifties in 95 innings and best score of 99 (Pic: X/@ICC)
His distant rivals are England's Stuart Broad (2,305 runs in 127 Tests, with a century and five fifties) and New Zealand's Daniel Vettori (1,275 runs in 58 Tests with a century and five fifties), with six fifty-plus scores each (Pic: X/@ICC)
This Ashes series at home has been nothing short of a dream for Starc so far, with 143 runs in three Tests at an average of 47.66, with two fifties in three innings (Pic: X/@ICC)
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