Australia captain Pat Cummins became the leading wicket-taker in ICC tournament finals during the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s on Thursday.
He went past teammate Mitchell Starc’s tally of 11 to go on top of the list of bowlers with most wickets in ICC tournament finals across formats.
Cummins also became the eighth Australian to pick 300 or more wickets in Test matches, joining an elite club comprising Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Nathan Lyon, Starc, Dennis Lillee, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee.
The skipper joined the club with the wicket of Kagiso Rabada as the Proteas folded for 138 in its first innings. Cummins ended with figures of 6/28 in 18.1 overs and took all the six South African wickets that fell on the second day’s play.
Cummins’ 6/28 were also the best bowling figures by a captain in Tests at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. He bettered Bob Willis’ 6/101 against India in 1982 to achieve the milestone.
During his record-breaking day with the ball, the 32-year-old also equalled Richie Benaud’s tally of nine Test five-wicket hauls by a captain. The Australian duo is second only to former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan’s tally of 12.
