Mitchell Starc scripts history, achieves major feat with exceptional show against England in Perth
Ace Australia pacer Mitchell Starc etched his name in the history books with three wickets in the second innings of the Perth Test of the ongoing Ashes 2025-26. Starc has completed 200 wickets in the history of the WTC (World Test Championship).
It is worth noting that the star pacer became only the third player in history to achieve the feat, and he is also the third Australia to reach the milestone as well. Interestingly, Nathan Lyon has the most wickets in WTC history, with 219 wickets to his name. Cummins sits in second with 215 wickets.
Furthermore, Starc occupies third place in the list and now has 201 wickets to his name. Bowling 12 overs in the second innings, Starc performed exceptionally well, taking three wickets and conceding 55 runs. His spell helped him script history and climb the WTC milestone standings.
The match turned in the second session when England went from 65/1 to 88/6, losing five wickets in 23 runs as Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc were all over their batting line-up. With the conditions improving, England needed to get out of the second session and hopefully score in the final session, but it wasn't to be as Australia finished off the chase in just 28.2 overs and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
