look news india
The 5 match ODI series between England and Australia was played at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. In this match, Australia scored a big score of 304 runs but could not win. With the help of captain Harry Brook's unbeaten century, England defeated Australia by 46 runs in a rain-affected DLS match. England got its first win after losing 7 consecutive matches against Australia, the winning streak of the Kangaroo team came to an end. Australia faced its first defeat after winning 14 consecutive ODIs.
Mitchell Starc created history
Although Australia lost the match, one of its bowlers created a new history by taking 2 wickets. England had a bad start while chasing Australia's score. Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc single-handedly dealt with England's opening pair. Starc first took the dangerous Phil Salt on the second ball of the third over and then sent Ben Duckett to the pavilion on the last ball of the same over. Starc created a record for Australia by taking 2 wickets in a single over.
Became Australia's highest wicket-taking fast bowler
Starc took his 240th wicket in ODI in the form of Phil Salt. With this, he became the highest wicket-taker for Australia as a left-arm fast bowler in ODIs. He broke the record of legendary Mitchell Johnson. Earlier, Johnson was in first place among the left-arm fast bowlers who took the most wickets for Australia. He took 239 wickets in 153 ODIs, while Starc achieved this feat in his 123rd match.
Wasim Akram on top
Wasim Akram tops the list of left-arm fast bowlers with the most wickets in ODIs. Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas is second and Zaheer Khan is third. Mitchell Starc has now moved to fourth place while Mitchell Johnson has slipped from fourth to fifth place.
Left-arm fast bowler with most wickets in ODIs
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan): 502 wickets in 356 matches
- Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka): 400 wickets in 322 matches
- Zaheer Khan (India): 282 wickets in 200 matches
- Mitchell Starc (Australia): 241* wickets in 123 matches
- Mitchell Johnson (Australia): 239 wickets in 153 matches
Starc has now become the fourth highest wicket-taker in ODIs for Australia. The record for most wickets in ODIs for Australia is held by Glenn McGrath. He is followed by Brett Lee and Shane Warne.
Most wickets for Australia in ODIs
- Glenn McGrath – 380 wickets
- Brett Lee – 380 wickets
- Shane Warne – 291 wickets
- Mitchell Starc – 241* wickets
- Mitchell Johnson – 239 wickets
