Delhi: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has made a big record in his name in Test cricket. This record was made during the fifth and last test of the Ashes series. This match is being played at Sydney Cricket Ground.

In the match, England captain Ben Stokes could not open his account in this innings and was out in just 11 balls. Starc got Stokes out for the 14th time by getting him caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

Starc broke Ashwin’s record

With this wicket, Mitchell Starc has now become the bowler who has dismissed Ben Stokes the most number of times in Test cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of India’s Ravichandran Ashwin, who had dismissed Stokes 13 times.

Australia’s Nathan Lyon has dismissed Ben Stokes 10 times in Tests. India’s Ravindra Jadeja has sent him to the pavilion 8 times. Most of the incidents of Stokes getting out against Mitchell Starc have happened in Australia.

Starc’s brilliant performance in the Ashes

Mitchell Starc has been in great form in this Ashes series. Ben Stokes’s wicket was his 28th wicket in the series. At the same time, the England captain could not perform as expected in this series.

England had a weak start in the match. After this Joe Root and Harry Brook took over the innings. Stokes was out early again. Later, with the partnership of Joe Root and Jamie Smith, England reached a strong position and the team scored 384 runs. In reply, Australia scored 166 runs till the end of the second day’s play and are still 218 runs behind.