IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Australia’s spin wizard Nathan Lyon scripted historical past on Saturday when he scalped a five-wicket haul towards India in the second Test in Delhi. India and Australia are squaring off in the second match of the four-Test collection and have been chasing Australia’s 263-run complete in the primary innings. The Indian batting prime order fell like a pack of playing cards as Lyon wreaked havoc. In the method, Nathan Lyon has scalped hundred Test wickets towards India and has achieved a uncommon feat.
Lyon scripts historical past in Delhi
In the continued match in Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, Lyon pierced the Indian batting as he despatched again the likes of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer and Srikar Bharat in two classes of Day 2. As he despatched again the wicket-keeper Bharat, he turned the primary Australian and solely third participant in the world to choose hundred wickets towards India in Test Cricket.
Lyon is fourth on most five-wicket hauls
The Aussie off-spinner has made one other report. He has surpassed Clarrie Grimmett to rank fourth in the checklist of most five-wicket hauls for Australia in Test cricket. Lyon now has 22 five-fers, yet another than Grimmett. He stands behind simply three Aussie greats. Shane Warne has probably the most five-fers (37), adopted by Glenn McGrath (29) and Dennis Lillee (23).Â
Lyon in an elite checklist
As Lyon is just the third bowler in the world to choose 100 wickets towards India, he has joined an elite checklist of bowlers. James Anderson has probably the most wickets- 139 scalps and M Muralitharan has the second most- 105 scalps towards India in Test cricket.Â
Most Test wickets towards India
- James Anderson- 139 wickets in 35 matches
- Muttiah Muralitharan- 105 wickets in 22 video games
- Nathan Lyon- 100* wickets in 24 video games
- Imran Khan- 94 scalps in 23 matches
- Malcolm Marshall- 76 wickets in 17 matches
- Stuart Broad- 74 wickets in 24 video games
- Andy Robert- 67 wickets in 14 video games
