On the opening day of the WTC Final 2025 versus South Africa, Mitchell Starc set a significant record by capturing two wickets. In the ICC finals, Starc took the most wickets. The Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s record was surpassed by the left-arm pacer. At Lord’s, Starc got rid of Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram.
Mitchell Starc, Australia’s top fast bowler, achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday. In the ICC tournament finals, Starc has emerged as the bowler with the most wickets.
On the opening day of the 2025 World Test Championship final versus South Africa at Lord’s, Mitchell Starc accomplished this accomplishment by capturing two wickets. In his fifth ICC final, Starc has already claimed 11 wickets and is predicted to capture even more.
Mohammed Shami’s record broken
As soon as Mitchell Starc grabbed the second wicket, he shattered the record held by Mohammed Shami, an Indian fast bowler. Shami previously held this record after taking ten wickets in four ICC finals. Leaving Shami behind, Starc established himself as ‘Alexander’.
Bowlers with the most wickets in ICC tournaments finals
- 11* – Mitchell Starc (Australia)
- 10. Mohammed Shami (India)
- 8. Glenn McGrath (Australia)
- 8. Ravindra Jadeja (India)
- 8. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
- 8. Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand)Â
Let’s tell you that on the opening day of the WTC Final 2025, Starc defeated Ryan Rickleton and Aiden Markram. Aside from this, Mitchell Starc shared second place for most wickets taken in ICC knockout games overall. In addition to Starc, Mohammed Shami and Glenn McGrath claimed 22 wickets in ICC knockout games.
Australia’s dominance
With 23 wickets, Muttiah Muralitharan, the legendary off-spinner from Sri Lanka, is at the top of this list. On Thursday, Starc will have the opportunity to capture two wickets and set a new world record.
Speaking about the game, Temba Bavuma, the captain of South Africa, chose to bowl first after winning the toss. The first innings of Australia was knocked out for 212 runs by South Africa thanks to the outstanding bowling of Marco Jansen (3 wickets) and Kagiso Rabada (5 wickets).
Following this, Australia mounted a formidable recovery, limiting South Africa to 43/4 at the end of the day’s play. With six wickets remaining, the Proteas squad is currently 169 runs behind Australia’s total. It will be intriguing to observe what fresh thrills the second-day WTC final will provide.
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