NZ vs AUS 2024: Nathan Lyon equals Shane Warne-Muttiah Muralitharan’s all-time world record after defeating Courtney Walsh
Nathan Lyon now has 527 wickets in Test cricket. Nathan Lyon. (Image Source: CA Australia’s tour of New Zealand 2024, NZ vs AUS: Australia’s legendary off-spinner Nathan Lyon (Nathan Lyon) gave a record-breaking performance in the first match of the ongoing two-match Test series against New Zealand in Wellington. Australia cricket team, thanks to Nathan Lyon’s 10/108 spell (4/43 and 6/65 respectively in the two innings), defeated New Zealand by 172 runs in the first Test in Wellington and won the ongoing two-match Test series by 1. increasing from -0. Meanwhile, Nathan Lyon, after taking four wickets in the first innings, took six wickets in the fourth innings and achieved the feat of taking 10 wickets for the fifth time in Test cricket. Nathan Lyon achieved special achievements in test cricket Earlier, the experienced off-spinner had scored his third Test half-century against the New Zealand cricket team. With these impressive bowling figures Lyon became only the tenth spinner to take ten wickets in men’s Test cricket in New Zealand, and the only Australian spinner to achieve the feat. Apart from this, he has also become the first bowler to take 10 wickets in Test cricket in New Zealand since 2006. At the same time, Nathan Lyon (527) has also overtaken the great West Indies bowler Courtney Walsh (519) in the list of taking the most wickets of all time in Test cricket. Nathan Lyon equals the records of Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan Now the Australian legend has become the world’s seventh highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Furthermore, Nathan Lyon also equaled the record of legendary spinners Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan for taking five-wicket hauls in most countries. The 36-year-old Australian spinner has become the third player after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan to take a five-wicket haul in nine Test matches. He has taken five-wicket hauls in 9 countries including Sri Lanka, West Indies, India, Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan and New Zealand.