The final cycle (2023–25) of the World Test Championship (WTC) is being played between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. In this match, Australian captain Pat Cummins performed strongly with the ball. Cummins took 6 wickets in South Africa’s first innings. South Africa’s first innings was reduced to 138 runs due to Cummins’ stormy bowling. Australia scored 212 runs in their first innings. That is, on the basis of the first innings, the Kangaroo team got a lead of 74 runs.

♦ Pat Cummins has taken 5 or more wickets in Test innings for the 9th time. Cummins has now jointly come second in terms of taking five wickets hall in one innings in Test cricket as a captain. Cummins defeated India’s deepest spinner Bishan Singh Bedi in this case. As a Pakistani captain Imran Khan, taking five or more wickets in innings 12 times and he is on top.

The highest 5 wicket hall as captain
12- Imran Khan (Pakistan)
9- Richie Beno (Australia)
9- Pat Cummins (Australia)
8- Bishan Singh Bedi (India)
7- Courtney Walsh (West Indies)

♦ Meanwhile, Pat Cummins has also completed his 300 wickets in Test cricket. Pat Cummins is the eighth Australian bowler to take 300 Test wickets. Cummins has achieved this feat in Test cricket with a strike of 45.7. Cummins’ strike rate is the fourth best in terms of minimum 30 wickets in Test cricket.

Best Strike-Peet (minimum 300 wickets) in Tests
39.1- Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
42.3- Dale Stan (South Africa)
43.4- Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
45.7- Pat Cummins (Australia)
46.7- Malcolm Marshal (West Indies)

♦ If seen, Pat Cummins is the fourth captain who has taken 5 or more wickets in the Test innings at Lord’s Cricket Ground. England’s balli Alan achieved this feat twice in a Test against India in the year 1936. Then Bob Willis and Daniel Vettori also achieved this historic.

Captain who took five wicket hall in Lord’s (Test innings)
5/35 & 5/43- Balli Alan (England) vs India, 1936
6/101- Bob Willis (England) vs India, 1982
5/69- Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) vs England, 2008
5/28- Pat Cummins (Australia) vs South Africa, 2025