Yuzvendra Chahal registers best figures for a spinner in Australia in ODIs
Indian legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled Australian batsmen in the 3rd and the final ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne claiming 6/42 in his ten overs on Friday, thus registering the best figures for a spinner Down Under – that too in his first match in the country. (LIVE SCORE: Australia vs India 3rd ODI)… Continue reading Yuzvendra Chahal registers best figures for a spinner in Australia in ODIs
Indian legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled Australian batsmen in the 3rd and the final ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne claiming 6/42 in his ten overs on Friday, thus registering the best figures for a spinner Down Under – that too in his first match in the country. (LIVE SCORE: Australia vs India 3rd ODI)
He added his sixth when Adam Zampa failed to clear long-off, with Vijay Shankar taking an easy catch.
Chahal bettered Ravi Shastri’s 5/15 against Australia in the Benson & Hedges World Series at Perth, in 1991.
Best bowling figures by a spinner in Australia
Player
Country
BBI
Yuzvendra Chahal
India
6/42
Ravi Shastri
India
5/15
Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
5/29
Brad Hogg
Australia
5/32
Shane Warne
Australia
5/33
Chahal’s haul is also the joint-best in terms of wickets by an bowler in Australia equaling Ajit Agarkar’s 6/42 in 9.3 overs taken in 2004 against Australia.
Best bowling figures in Australia
Player
Country
BBI
Ajit Agarkar
India
6/42
Yuzvendra Chahal
India
6/42
Mitchell Starc
Australia
6/43
Chris Woakes
England
6/45
Greg Chappell
Australia
5/15
Ravi Shastri
India
5/15
He is now the only spin bowler to claim six wickets at the MCG.
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