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300 Test Wickets, 200 in WTC, Pat Cummins on a Roll, Creates Many Records

Australian skipper Pat Cummins lightened up the WTC Final 2025 as he completed 300 Test wickets during the final and shattered multiple records in the red-ball format.

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Australian skipper Pat Cummins again stepped up when his team needed him most, as he demolished six South African players in the second innings during the WTC final 2025 at Lord’s.
 
Cummins delivered a magical performance after the Aussies bundled out for just 212 runs and picked up 6 wickets for 28 runs to rip apart South Africa’s middle order. It was the Cummins’ 14th 5-wicket haul and shattered many records during the World Test Championship (WTC) final 2025.

Pat Cummins shatters multiple records

Pat Cummins’ five-fer against South Africa in the WTC final helped him to surpass Indian legend Bishan Singh Bedi with nine five-wicket hauls as a skipper in Test cricket. Cummins is now only behind Imran Khan, who has 12 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.
 
Cummins picked up two wickets in the morning session, but his magical spell came in the afternoon session, where he gave just one run in 17 balls and scalped four wickets in the window, which left South Africa stunned.
 
Cummins also touched the 300-wicket mark in red-ball format and became the eighth Australian and 40th player in world cricket to breach the milestone in red-ball format.
 
Aussie skipper also became the second Australian to touch the 200-wicket mark in the WTC history and the only Australian pacer to do so. He also joined Imran Khan to become the 10th fast bowler to touch 300 wickets.

WTC Final 2025 Day 2

Bowlers have demolished batters in the WTC final 2025 as the first Aussies were bundled out for just 212, and in response, the Proteas team bowled out for just 138 runs.
 
Proteas bowlers again made a splendid comeback as they reeled in Australia at 73/7 at one point before Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc added a handful of runs to the score and ended the day on 144/8. Australia now lead by 218 runs at the end of Day 2.
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