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Hazlewood reaches 300 Test wickets against Bangladesh
Josh Hazlewood took 6/89 in Australia’s first innings against Bangladesh in Darwin, returning to Test cricket after more than a year. The six-wicket haul took his Test tally to 301, making him…
The Story in Brief
Josh Hazlewood took 6/89 in Australia’s first innings against Bangladesh in Darwin, returning to Test cricket after more than a year. The six-wicket haul took his Test tally to 301, making him the ninth Australian bowler to reach 300 wickets.
Hazlewood also became the first Australian fast bowler to claim a five-wicket haul against Bangladesh in international cricket. His figures surpassed Ian Harvey’s 4/16 in a 2003 ODI. Stuart MacGill still holds Australia’s best figures against Bangladesh, with 8/108 in a 2006 Test. Mitchell Starc took two wickets in the match to move to 435 Test wickets, making him the 11th-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that one strong outing has solved Australia’s pace concerns. It has not. Hazlewood’s return is valuable, but the Darwin pitch and Bangladesh’s batting will shape how much the figures tell us. Claims that his record makes him Australia’s greatest current fast bowler also run ahead of the evidence. His workload, fitness and results across the next Tests will matter more than one 6/89. Can he stay available long enough to build on 301 wickets?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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