Australia's Bowling Quartet Sets Record with Over 600 Test Wickets Together
Australia's bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon made history during the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban, by becoming the first quartet in Test cricket to take over 600 wickets together. Across 38 matches, they have taken a combined 606 wickets, surpassing previous records held by other international bowling groups. In the match, Australia secured a 106-run first-innings lead, with Cummins taking three wickets and the others two each.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (78–85/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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zeenews broke this story on 12 Oct, 10:14 am. Other outlets followed.