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Mitchell Starc scripts history, breaks all-time left-arm Test record

Times of India Published Aug 13, 2026 Reviewed Aug 13, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Mitchell Starc became the most successful left‑arm bowler in Test cricket history with 434 wickets.

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Mitchell Starc matched Kapil Dev’s 434 Test wickets in 106 Tests, 25 fewer matches than Kapil’s 131 Tests.

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Mitchell Starc needs six more wickets to move into the top 10 of all‑time Test wicket‑takers.

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Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud claimed a career‑best 6‑55 in the opening day of the Test.

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Bangladesh bowled Australia out for 198 runs in their first innings.

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South Africa great Dale Steyn currently occupies 10th place on the all‑time Test wicket‑takers list with 439 wickets from 93 Tests.

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Mitchell Starc surpassed Sri Lanka great Rangana Herath’s 433 wickets to become the most successful left‑arm bowler in Test cricket.

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Mitchell Starc continued to add to his remarkable Test legacy on Thursday, becoming the most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket during Australia’s opening Test against Bangladesh in Darwin.Starc reached the landmark when he dismissed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam in the ninth over of the first innings.

The wicket took his Test tally to 434, moving him past Sri Lanka great Rangana Herath and leaving Starc alone at the top of the list for wickets by a left-arm bowler.10 left-arm bowlers with most wickets in Test cricketRankNameTeamTestsWickets1Mitchell StarcAustralia106*4342Rangana HerathSri Lanka934333Wasim AkramPakistan1044144Daniel VettoriNew Zealand1133625Chaminda VaasSri Lanka1113556Ravindra JadejaIndia893487Trent BoultNew Zealand783178Mitchell JohnsonAustralia733139Zaheer KhanIndia9231110Derek UnderwoodEngland86297His latest milestone also lifted him alongside India legend Kapil Dev on the all-time Test wicket-takers' list.

Kapil claimed 434 wickets in 131 Tests between 1978 and 1994, meaning Starc has matched that tally in 25 fewer matches.The left-arm quick is now within touching distance of another major record. He needs only six more wickets to move into the top 10 of the all-time Test wicket-takers' list. South Africa great Dale Steyn currently occupies 10th place with 439 wickets from 93 Tests.While Starc was making history, Bangladesh’s pace attack produced a performance of its own to put Australia under pressure on the opening day.Hasan Mahmud claimed a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bowled Australia out for 198 on a green-tinged surface in Darwin.Australia had made a brisk start after winning the toss, racing to 45 without loss before Hasan struck in his sixth over.

He removed Jake Weatherald for 23 and then Travis Head for 22 in the following over, opening the door for Bangladesh to take control.Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain then exploited the conditions superbly. Taskin finished with 2-55, while Ebadot returned figures of 2-39, with the Bangladesh seamers maintaining pressure through the first two sessions.Australia’s innings was held together largely by Steve Smith, who produced a fighting 71, but Bangladesh’s disciplined pace attack consistently found enough movement and assistance from the surface to keep the hosts in trouble.With Australia dismissed for 198, Bangladesh’s fast bowlers ensured that the opening day in Darwin belonged as much to their attack as it did to Starc’s latest place in Test history.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates.

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