IND vs AUS: Aussie spin-wizard Nathan Lyon scripts history with 5-wicket haul in Delhi, joins Anderson, Muralitharan in ELITE LIST: Check OUT

Adil Husain

Saturday, Feb 18, 2023 3:48 pm

IND vs AUS: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon ran through the Indian top order in the second day’s morning session in the Delhi Test match at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The off-spinner dismissed India captain Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, and KS Bharat. In the process, Nathan Lyon became the first Australian and only […]

IND vs AUS: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon ran through the Indian top order in the second day’s morning session in the Delhi Test match at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The off-spinner dismissed India captain Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, and KS Bharat. In the process, Nathan Lyon became the first Australian and only third player in the world to pick a hundred wickets against India in Test Cricket. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

Nathan Lyon became the first Australian to take 100 wickets against India in Test.
He became the third player in the world to take a hundred wickets against India in Test.
The right-arm off-spinner is the first Australian to take 100 wickets in BGT.
Lyon completed his 22 five-wicket hauls.

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IND vs AUS: Aussie spin-wizard Nathan Lyon scripts history with 5-wicket haul in Delhi, joins Anderson, Muralitharan in ELITE LIST: Check OUT

India and Australia are squaring off in the second game of the four-match Test series at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Australia’s spin wizard Nathan Lyon scripted history on Saturday when he scalped a five-wicket haul against India. The Indian batting top order fell like a pack of cards as Lyon wreaked havoc. He completed his 22 fifers in 117 matches.

Nathan Lyon scripts history in Delhi

He became the first Australian to scalp a hundred wickets against India in Test Cricket.
The third player in the world to pick 100 wickets against India.
First Australian to take 100 wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The third player to scalp a hundred wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Anil Kumble and R. Ashwin.

Nathan Lyon became the third bowler and the first Australian to pick 100 wickets in the Border Gavaskar Trophy during the second day of the second Test between India and Australia in Delhi. Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with 111 wickets in 20 matches at an average of 30.32. Ravichandran Ashwin became the second player to pick 100 BGT wickets in his 20th match.

Another 🐐 5-fa! #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/u4QtVGIut6

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 18, 2023

The Australian spin-wizard Lyon reached the milestone in his 24th Border-Gavaskar Trophy match with the wicket of KS Bharat and completed his fifer. The off-spinner had picked the wickets of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Shreyas Iyer earlier in the day.

IND vs AUS: Aussie spin-wizard Nathan Lyon scripts history with 5-wicket haul in Delhi, joins Anderson, Muralitharan in ELITE LIST: Check OUT

Most Test wickets against India

James Anderson- 139 wickets in 35 matches.
Muttiah Muralitharan- 105 wickets in 22 games.
Nathan Lyon- 100* wickets in 24 games.
Imran Khan- 94 scalps in 23 matches.
Malcolm Marshall- 76 wickets in 17 matches.
Stuart Broad- 74 wickets in 24 games.
Andy Robert- 67 wickets in 14 games.

Most five-wicket hauls for Australia

Shane Warne- 37 fifers in 145 matches.
Glenn McGrath- 29 fifers in 124 matches.
Dennis Lillee- 23 fifers in 70 matches.
Nathan Lyon- 22 fifers in 117 matches.
Clarrie Grimmett- 21 fifers in 37 games.

The 35-year-old has recorded eight five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket match haul against the Men in Blue. The off-spinner has an impressive bowling average of 34.31, while his economy rate is around three runs per over.