SL vs AUS 1st Test: Mitchell Starc notches up 700th international wickets on 35th birthday | Cricket News
Mitchell Starc on Thursday notched up his 700th international wicket after snapping up Dimuth Karunaratne in the second day of the 1st Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle. Starc, who turned 35 on Thursday, now has 377 wickets in the longest format, 244 in the ODIs and 79 scalps in T20Is. This latest milestone puts him 4th in the list of Australia’s highest wicket-takers behind Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee. A juggling catch by McSweeney at gully 🔥 Starc gets Karunaratne and Australia have two early ones! #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/FWH8w9IXeh — 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 30, 2025 In the match, Australia posted 654 runs with the help of Usman Khawaja’s double century and centuries from Steve Smith and Josh Inglis. Story continues below this ad In reply, Sri Lanka have already lost 3 wickets for 44 runs at the end of the 2nd day’s play with Oshada Fernando, Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews all back in the hut with single digit scores. On Day1, Smith etched his name in the record books by becoming …
