Nathan Lion
Nathan lyon test wickets in asia: The second Test match is being played between Australia and Sri Lanka. In this match, Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be wrong. Sri Lankan batsmen could not stand and dismissed in front of Nathan Lion and Mitchell Starc’s deadly bowling. Sri Lanka has so far scored 229 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Lion has made a special record in the match.
Nathan Lyon did wonders
In the first innings against Sri Lanka, Nathan Lion has taken 3 wickets for 78 runs in 30 overs so far. The Sri Lankan batsmen did not break their balls. For this reason, his batting order collapsed badly. Lion has completed his 150 Test wickets in Asia as soon as he took three wickets in the first innings. With this, he has become the first non -Asian bowler to complete 150 Test wickets in Asia. Prior to him, Shane Warne of Australia took 127 wickets in Asia. But he too could not take 150 wickets in Tests in Asia.
Non Asian Bowler who took the most Test wicket in Asia:
- Nathan Lion- 150 wickets
- Shane Warne- 127 wickets
- Daniel Vettori- 98 wickets
- James Anderson- 92 wickets
- Dale Stan- 92 wickets
World Test Championship is the highest wicket
Nathan Lion is the highest wicket -taking bowler in the World Test Championship. He has so far taken 206 wickets in a total of 50 matches in WTC, including 10 wickets halls. He is known for off -spin and it is not easy for any batsman to understand his balls.
Debut in Test for Australia in 2011
Nathan Lion made his debut against Sri Lanka in Tests for Australia in 2011. Since then, due to strong performance, he became an important link of the Australian team. He has won several matches for Australia’s team on his own. He has taken a total of 549 wickets in 136 Tests so far.
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