Ashes 2021: Mitchell Starc takes 50 wickets with Pink-Ball: The left-arm Australian pacer Mitchell Starc on Saturday (December 18) became the first bowler to bag 50 wickets with pink-ball in Day-night Test. Starc was the pick of the Australian bowlers and claimed 4 wickets in the ongoing second Ashes Test in Adelaide. Follow InsideSport.in for more updates
Ashes 2021: Mitchell Starc scripts history, becomes first bowler to bag 50 wickets with Pink-Ball
Mitchell Starc becomes the first player to take 5️⃣0️⃣ Test wickets with the pink ball! 👑
England are all out for 236! #Ashes
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 18, 2021
The Aussies took a massive 237-run first-innings lead in the Day-Night Test match at Adelaide after bowling out England for 236 in the first innings. Starc made the most of the Pink ball and returned with 4-37. The left-arm quick gave Australia the first breakthrough dismissing opener Rory Burns in the last session of day-2. He also got the prized scalp of Dawid Malan for 80 who at one point looked on course for a century.
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Ashes 2021: Mitchell Starc scripts history, becomes first bowler to bag 50 wickets with Pink-Ball
The left-arm pacer was in no mood to stop as he then dismissed wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler to take his third wicket of the innings and wrapped up the English tail dismissing Stuart Broad to end up with figures of 4 for 37 in his 16 overs and in-process becoming the first bowler in the history of international cricket to pick 50 wickets with the Pink ball in the Day-Night Test match.
Outstanding pics as Starc dismissed Buttler! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/jtIApsndkj
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2021
Australia have a perfect record in Day-Night Tests winning all the eight matches they have played so far and they are looking on course for yet another win.
Credit to Australia’s success with the ball goes to the Pink ball master Starc as he has been their most consistent performer picking up 50 wickets and becoming the first international bowler to do so.
Ashes 2021: Mitchell Starc scripts history, becomes first bowler to bag 50 wickets with Pink-Ball
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