Nathan Lyon created history by leaving behind Dale Steyn, the 9th highest wicket taker in Test cricket
Lyon has now come at number 9 in the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket. Lyon has taken 440 wickets in his Test career. With this, he defeated Dale Steyn. Steyn took 439 wickets in his Test career.
Australia's veteran spin bowler Nathan Lyon has made a big record in the Parth Test being played between Australia and West Indies. Lyon became the ninth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. He has achieved 440 Test wickets leaving behind South African fast bowler Dale Steyn. Steyn has taken 439 Test wickets in his career.
The off-spinner took the wicket of Jason Holder to become the ninth-highest wicket-taker in Test history, before dismissing Kemar Roach at the end of West Indies' innings. Lyon now needs three more wickets to go past fellow off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who is likely to feature in the Test series against Bangladesh this month.
While Lyon did an amazing job of breaking Dale Steyn's record, on the other hand, Pat Cummins also managed to get 200 wickets in his Test career. Pat Cummins has become the 19th Australian bowler to take 200 or more wickets for Australia. He did this by taking the wicket of a determined Kraigg Brathwaite, which spelled the end for the West Indies.
Good day for Australia today as the bowlers bundled out West Indies for 283. On the basis of the first innings, Australia had achieved a lead of 315 runs. Instead of giving the Australian team the follow-on, Australia decided to bat again in their second innings. When the game was over on the fourth day, Australia had scored 33 runs for 1 wicket. Please tell that Australia scored a score of 598 runs in the first innings.