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Boland sets record for best bowling average in a century
In the match at Sabina Park, Scott Boland is being played in place of Nathan Lyon. The Lion, whom Australia has not dropped from the playing XI once in the last 12 years. Boland did not miss the opportunity to prove his effectiveness in the day-night match against the West Indies.
Boland sets record for best bowling average in a century
The 36-year-old pacer took 3 wickets for just 34 runs in the first innings of the West Indies. And in doing so, he also wrote his name in a century-old record of Test cricket. Boland’s bowling average is the best in Tests in the last 115 years.
On the day of Boland’s feat, Australia took a 181-run lead over the Caribbean in the Jamaica Test.
After bowling out Australia for 225 runs in the first innings on the first day, the West Indies were 16 for 1. Today, the hosts were able to add 127 runs for the remaining 9 wickets in the second day’s play. For Australia, who came out with an ‘all-pace attack’, Boland took 3 wickets, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets each. Boland set a new record for bowling averages by bowling the last West Indies batsman, Shamar Joseph. Boland’s average is the best among bowlers who have bowled at least 2000 balls since 1915. The right-arm pacer has taken 59 wickets in 14 Tests at an average of 17.33.
In the match at Sabina Park, Scott Boland is being played in place of Nathan Lyon. The Lion, whom Australia has not dropped from the playing XI once in the last 12 years. Boland did not miss the opportunity to prove his effectiveness in the day-night match against the West Indies.
The 36-year-old pacer took 3 wickets for just 34 runs in the first innings of the West Indies. And in doing so, he also wrote his name in a century-old record of Test cricket. Boland’s bowling average is the best in Tests in the last 115 years.
On the day of Boland’s feat, Australia took a 181-run lead over the Caribbean in the Jamaica Test.
After bowling out Australia for 225 runs in the first innings on the first day, the West Indies were 16 for 1. Today, the hosts were able to add 127 runs for the remaining 9 wickets in the second day’s play. For Australia, who came out with an ‘all-pace attack’, Boland took 3 wickets, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets each. Boland set a new record for bowling averages by bowling the last West Indies batsman, Shamar Joseph. Boland’s average is the best among bowlers who have bowled at least 2000 balls since 1915. The right-arm pacer has taken 59 wickets in 14 Tests at an average of 17.33.
