{"id":4651,"date":"2025-12-04T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/mitchell-starc-surpasses-wasim-akram-to-become-most-prolific-left-arm-quick-in-test-history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:19:00","slug":"mitchell-starc-surpasses-wasim-akram-to-become-most-prolific-left-arm-quick-in-test-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/mitchell-starc-surpasses-wasim-akram-to-become-most-prolific-left-arm-quick-in-test-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Starc surpasses Wasim Akram to become most prolific left-arm quick in Test history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">This collage of pictures shows Australia&#8217;s Mitchell Starc (left) and former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram. \u2014 Reuters\/AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>BRISBANE: Australia\u2019s Mitchell Starc on Thursday broke Pakistan legend Wasim Akram\u2019s long-standing record to become the most prolific left-arm quick in Test history during the ongoing Ashes Test against England at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n<p>Starc, who claimed the crucial wickets of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook in the day-night clash, has now become the highest-wicket taker among left-arm pacers in Test cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Akram previously held the record with 414 wickets in 104 Tests, while Starc surpassed him with 415 wickets in just 102 matches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive_table\">\n<table class=\"medium-editor-table\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Player<\/td>\n<td>Team<\/td>\n<td>Matches<\/td>\n<td>Wickets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mitchell Starc<\/td>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<td>415*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wasim Akram<\/td>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<td>414<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chaminda Vaas\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<td>355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trent Boult\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mitchell Johnson\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Starc produced a sensational opening spell, dismissing Duckett and Pope for ducks, putting England under early pressure and setting the tone for the day.<\/p>\n<p>His remarkable performance helped him achieve more milestones in the format.<\/p>\n<p>England won the toss and elected to bat, while the hosts fielded an all-pace attack, resting veteran spinner Nathan Lyon for only the second time at home since 2012, with Pat Cummins unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>Starc struck on the final ball of his first over, sending Ben Duckett back for a golden duck with a full outswinger that edged to Marnus Labuschagne at slip.<\/p>\n<p>In his next over, he dismissed Ollie Pope, who chopped the delivery onto his stumps for another duck.<\/p>\n<p>With Duckett\u2019s wicket, Starc now has 84 wickets in day-night Tests \u2014 the most by any bowler globally \u2014 41 ahead of teammate Pat Cummins, who is second with 43 wickets. <\/p>\n<p>The left-arm pacer also became the first bowler in history to take more than 20 wickets against a single team (England) in pink-ball Tests.<\/p>\n<p>When this news was filed, England were 181-4 in 41 overs. 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