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Most Wickets On The First Ball In Tests: Where Does Mitchell Starc Find Himself In Special List?

Poulomi Chakraborty

Mitchell Starc After Securing Wicket (Source: @Vatyno/x.com)Mitchell Starc After Securing Wicket (Source: @Vatyno/x.com)

After huge anticipation, the pink ball Test is live now. The Adelaide crowd is enjoying the thrilling match between these two cricket greats. After winning the first match by a huge margin of 295 runs, Team India entered the match confidently. But the beginning of the game became shaky for the Indian side as Mitchell Starc got Yashasvi Jaiswal in the first ball.

After facing a huge defeat, Australia gave a dominating start to the second Test match. After dismissing Jaiswal in the first ball of the game, Mitchell Starc became the second bowler to take most first-ball wicket in Tests.

Starc’s Incredible Record

After wrapping up the first Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the cricket greats are locking horns in the ongoing pink ball Test. In the very first ball of the game, Starc dismissed Jaiswal and unlocked an incredible record.

While bowling first, Mitchell Starc came to bowl the first over and Jaiswal was on the strike. Starc delivered a leg-stump line ball, striking the pads. The Indian opener shuffled across to cover the line but missed out on the delivery. Starc sends off Yashasvi on a golden duck.

With that dismissal, Mitchell Starc unlocked another incredible record of his Test career. He surpassed New Zealand bowler Hadlee and became the second bowler to take most first-ball wickets in the Test. He equaled the record with West Indies bowler Pedro Collins of taking 3 wickets in the first ball in Tests.

Most Wickets On The First Ball In The Test

Player's Name
Country
Wickets
Pedro CollinsWest Indies
3
Mitchell StarcAustralia3*
Richard HadleeNew Zealand2
Geoff ArnoldEngland2
Kapil DevIndia2


Team India Crossed 100-Run Mark

Team India gave a Shaky start to the pink ball Test Against the Aussies. After Jaiswal’s first-ball dismissal, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill made a crucial partnership. But Starc removed Rhul when he was on 37 runs. Gill walked away after scoring 31 runs.

After hitting a century in the Perth Test, Virat Kohli was dismissed in just 7 runs. With some consecutive dismissals, Australia added pressure on the visitors. Pant departed scoring 21 runs. In the 33rd over, Team India is 109-6.