Masterclass performance in the 100th Test | Mitchell Starc

Hello, fellow Sports Enthusiasts,

Who doesn't love this guy? The sweet action, sheer pace, bounce, and toe-crushing yorkers; Starc has everything in his hand. Clearly, Starc is one of the most feared and greatest fast ballers of this generation in all three formats. For more than a decade, he has been a match-winner for Australia, and for what it's worth, he's a big match player.

Well, a few days back, he played his 100th Test match, and he made it even more memorable. So, with that, he became the 83rd player to cross that mark, and as a fast baller, it shows the consistency, fitness, and commitment to this beautiful game.

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In the last and third Test match in the Australia tour of West Indies, 2025 series, he played his 100th Test match and set multiple world records. The West Indies were balled out for just 27 runs in the fourth inning, and it's the second-lowest team total in Test Cricket history. Starc began the first over, taking three wickets straightaway, and ended up getting 6 wickets for 9 runs in 9.3 overs, doing the main damage.

• His 6/9 is the best spell by a baller in the 100th Test match
• He took the fifer in just 15 balls, the quickest one
• He surpassed 400 Test wickets in Test Cricket, being the fourth Australian to achieve the feat
• And he became the player of the match, and player of the series as well

So, yeah, it was one hell of a day for him, and an iconic 100th Test.

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Starc was born on January 30, 1990, in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, and started playing international cricket for Australia in 2010 at the age of 20. His height and high arm action naturally fit to be a great pacer, and he slowly became a prominent member of the team. And the rest is history.

Career Statistics

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Format	Matches	Runs Scored	100s/50s	Top Score	Balls Bowled	Wickets	Bowling Avg	5W	Best Bowling	Catches
Test	100	2,322	0/11	99	19,904	402	27.02	16	6/9	45
ODI	127	577	0/1	52*	6,512	244	23.40	9	6/28	46
T20I	65	98	0/0	14	1,458	79	23.81	0	4/20	22

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It's an impressive record, and he is good in both away and home, against every opponent. And as you can see, he is handy in bat as well. In the first few years of his career, he was ordinary, and the Starc’s name became legendary in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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He finished as the leading wicket-taker (22 wickets) and player of the series in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, helping Australia to lift the trophy as well. He picked up 27 wickets at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the highest in a single edition. He is the fastest player to reach 50 wickets in the Cricket World Cups, taking just 19 matches. So, as I said, he is a clutch and big-match player, performing particularly well in knockouts.

He is a part of the Australian winning squads of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup and the 2015 & 2023 ICC Cricket World Cups, and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final. So, Starc became one of the five players to win ICC trophies in all three formats.

Particularly, Starc is a beast in the Pink-ball/ Day & Night Test. In 14 matches, he has taken 81 wickets at an average of 17.08. No one has crossed 50+ wickets even.