AUS vs ENG: Australian Pacer Mitchell Starc Achieves Rare Double In Day-Night Test, Becomes Third Cricketer To...

Australia vs England 2nd Test: Australia cricket maestro Mitchell Starc has etched his name in the annals of history, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve the extraordinary feat of scoring 50-plus runs and claiming a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test match.

Starc joined an elite list of players, alongside Dilruwan Perera and Jason Holder, who have accomplished this impressive double.

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Sri Lankan spinner Perera attained the feat in 2017 during the Dubai Test against Pakistan, while West Indies all-rounder Holder followed suit in 2018 during the Bridgetown Test against Sri Lanka.

For the record, Starc has the most runs as a number nine batter in Tests. The Australian prime player has gathered 1,408 runs in 64 Tests and 77 innings at an average of 22.34, with eight half-centuries and a best score of 99.

Starc outperformed England's Stuart Broad (1,389 runs in 67 Tests at an average of 19.84, with a century and three fifties). He also has the most scores of 50 or more at this number.

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Coming to the match, Joe Root, who had anchored the innings with a brilliant hundred in the first innings, was left stranded on 138* as Jofra Archer was dismissed by a spectacular diving catch from Labuschagne off the bowling of Brendan Doggett as England finished with a total of 334.

(With ANI Inputs)