Mitchell Starc Creates History, Becomes 1st Cricketer In The World To...
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Starc remained unbeaten on 58 runs for Australia in the 2nd innings of the WTC 2025 final. During his stay at the crease, Starc faced 136 balls and hammered five fours.
Mitchell Starc came out to bat at No. 9 for Australia in the second innings of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final currently underway at Lord's against South Africa and scored 58 runs. During his stay at the crease, Starc faced 136 deliveries and hammered five fours. He added 59 runs for the 10th wicket with Josh Hazlewood to help the Aussies post a total of 207 runs in the second innings and set up a target of 282 for South Africa to chase down in the fourth innings of the match.
By scoring a half-century for Australia in the 2nd innings, Starc entered his name in the history books as he became the first No. 9 batter in the world to score a half-century in a knockout match of an ICC event across formats. Before Starc, the record of the highest score by a No. 9 batter or below in an ICC knockout match was in the name of South Africa's Rory Kleinveldt. Kleinveldt scored 43 runs from 61 balls for South Africa as the No. 10 batter in the first semifinal of the 2013 Champions Trophy at The Oval.
Starc's unbeaten 58-run knock also helped him break former West Indies wicketkeeper Courtney Browne's record of highest score by a No. 9 batter in ICC finals. During the 2004 Champions Trophy final between England and the West Indies at The Oval, Browne remained unbeaten on 35 runs from 55 balls for the Brian Lara-led side.
Starc, who is one of the best bowlers of all time, had earlier added 61 runs for the eighth wicket with Alex Carey (43 runs from 50 balls) to help Australia bounce back from 73/7 in 24.5 overs and post a challenging total for the Proteas.
The left-handed batter was caught behind by Alex Carey after making 6 runs from 8 balls off Starc's bowling. The incident took place on the first ball of the third over of South Africa's 2nd innings in the second session of the third day.
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June 13, 2025, 18:20 IST
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