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Mitchell Starc Echoes Pathan’s First-Over Hat-Trick in Series-Capping Spell

Featuring career-best 6/9 figures alongside his 400th Test wicket, the effort secured Australia’s perfect World Test Championship start.

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Overview

  • In his 100th Test at Sabina Park, Starc became the second bowler ever to take three wickets in the opening over of a Test innings.
  • He delivered a five-wicket haul in just 15 balls, setting the fastest such spell in Test cricket history.
  • Mikyle Louis’s dismissal marked Starc’s 400th scalp in Test cricket.
  • His 6/9 performance stands as the best innings figures of his Test career.
  • The spell sealed a 3-0 series victory over the West Indies and maintained Australia’s top spot in the World Test Championship.