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Steve Smith equals Joe Root’s Test catching record in Darwin
Steve Smith equalled Joe Root’s world record for most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper during Australia’s first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. The Australian took three catches at second slip, removing Najmul…
The Story in Brief
Steve Smith equalled Joe Root’s world record for most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper during Australia’s first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. The Australian took three catches at second slip, removing Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das, to reach 218 catches in his 124th Test. Root took 166 Tests to reach the same mark. Rahul Dravid is third on the list with 210 catches in 164 Tests.
Bangladesh ended the latest day in control after Australia reached 161/4, still 67 runs behind Bangladesh’s first-innings 426. Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Smith for 44 after scoring 65. Hasan Mahmud has taken eight wickets in the match, while Josh Hazlewood’s 6/89 took him to 300 Test wickets, making him the ninth Australian to reach the milestone. Cameron Green and Alex Carey were unbeaten at stumps.
The Indian Opinion
The record is a striking measure of Smith’s sharpness, but claims that it alone defines the match would miss Bangladesh’s stronger position. Their 426 and Hasan Mahmud’s eight wickets matter more than a fielding landmark when Australia still trail by 67 runs with six wickets left. The immediate test is whether Green and Carey can erase that deficit and give Australia a defendable target, or whether Bangladesh complete a historic win.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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