A Look At Members Of ‘500 Club’ In Test Cricket Bowling Following Nathan Lyon’s Achievement

Nathan Lyon now has 501 wickets to this name in Test cricket. © AFP Iconic Australian spinner Nathan Lyon attained the substantial turning point of 500 wickets in Test cricket throughout the very first Test in between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Sunday. Lyon ended up being the 8th bowler to reach this elite task, signing up with the prominent business of famous gamers in the long-format cricket. Throughout the match, Lyon declared his 500th wicket by dismissing Faheem Ashraf leg-before-wicket for a simple 5 runs while Australia protected a target of 450. This achievement positions Lyon along with his compatriots, the late spin master Shane Warne and speed legend Glenn McGrath, who have actually likewise attained the turning point of 500 Test wickets. Australia emerged triumphant in the match by 360 runs, and Lyon concluded with combined bowling figures of 5/80 throughout both innings. Now, in 123 Tests, Lyon has actually taken 501 wickets at approximately 30.85 and a strike rate of 63.10. His finest bowling figures are 8/50. He has 23 five-wicket hauls and 4 ten-wicket takes the longer format. He is the eighth-highest wicket-taker in the video game. Lyon is a fourth-most effective spinner of perpetuity in Tests and the third-most effective Aussie bowler in whites. As cricket commemorates Lyon’s gorgeous journey from a pitch manager to the 8th entrant to the ‘500 Club’ within a period of 12 years, let us take a look at other members of this club: Muttiah Muralitharan In 133 Tests, Muralitharan has actually taken 800 wickets at approximately 22.72 and a strike rate of 55.04. His finest bowling figures are 9/51 in white clothes. With 67 fifers and 22 ten-wicket hauls, Murali is the most effective Test bowler ever. Shane Warne In 2nd location in Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne, who played 145 Tests for the Aussies. In these matches, he took 708 wickets at approximately 25.41 and a strike rate of 57.49. His finest bowling figures are 8/71. He has 37 five-wicket hauls and 10 ten-wicket hauls. Warne is the most successfu
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