AUS vs PAK: Mitchell Starc had a big success against Pakistan, and became the sixth Australian to do so
The ODI series between Australia and Pakistan has started at the Melbourne ground. Mitchell Starc has achieved a big feat in the first match of the series. He has become the sixth Australian player to achieve such success. Starc did not have to wait long for this success. He achieved this success on his 10th ball in the match. Now you must be wondering what is this achievement of Mitchell Starc. So his success is linked to the century of wickets he took in Australia.
Mitchell Starc has added his name to the list of players who have taken 100 ODI wickets on Australian soil. He is the sixth Australian player to achieve this feat. Before him, the five Australian players who have taken 100 or more ODI wickets on home soil include Brett Lee (169 wickets), McGrath (161 wickets), Shane Warne (136 wickets), Craig McDermott (125 wickets) and Steve Waugh (101 wickets).
In the first ODI against Pakistan, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. This decision paid off in the third over of the match when Starc gave the first blow to Pakistan at a score of 3 runs. After this, the Pakistan team got the second blow at a score of 24 runs and that too was given by Starc. Pakistan completed its 50 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 14.2 overs, out of which 31 runs came from the bat of Babar Azam alone.