WTC Final: Pat Cummins Shines with 300 Test Wickets

Australia captain Pat Cummins has called the ongoing WTC Final against South Africa a strong endorsement for Test cricket, even though the match appears headed for a result inside three days. A total of 28 wickets have already fallen in just two days at Lord’s, with both teams struggling to bat on a challenging pitch.

Cummins starred on Day 2 with a sensational spell of 6/28, helping Australia bowl out South Africa for 138 and claim a 74-run first innings lead. Australia ended the day at 144/8 in their second innings, with a crucial 61-run eighth-wicket stand between Alex Carey (43) and Mitchell Starc (16)* boosting their advantage to 218 runs.

“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 π’‘π’“π’†π’•π’•π’š π’ˆπ’π’π’… 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰. π‘Ίπ’π’Žπ’† π’ƒπ’π’π’Œπ’†π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’π’π’π’Œπ’†π’… π’„π’π’Žπ’‡π’π’“π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’†, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏’𝒕. 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’” 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’ƒπ’π’˜π’π’†π’… π’“π’†π’‚π’π’π’š π’˜π’†π’π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Œπ’†π’‘π’• π’Šπ’• π’…π’Šπ’”π’„π’Šπ’‘π’π’Šπ’π’†π’…,” π‘ͺπ’–π’Žπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π’…π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-π’…π’‚π’š 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.

Cummins Reaches 300 Test Wickets

Cummins’ six-wicket haul also saw him become the eighth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets, achieving the milestone in just his 68th Test match.

“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’•π’‰π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’π’Šπ’”π’•, 𝒔𝒐 π’Šπ’•β€™π’” π’‘π’“π’†π’•π’•π’š 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍. 𝑰𝒕 π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’” π’…π’–π’“π’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’π’π’π’ˆπ’†π’—π’Šπ’•π’š,” π‘ͺπ’–π’Žπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’” 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.

The 32-year-old credited both the pitch and the high-quality bowling for the fast-moving match. He emphasized that Australia must still bowl well on Day 3 to finish the job.

Meanwhile, David Bedingham, South Africa’s top scorer with 45, acknowledged the tough conditions but remained optimistic.

β€œπ‘°π’•β€™π’” 𝒂𝒏 π’‚π’Žπ’‚π’›π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’†β€™π’“π’† π’†π’™π’„π’Šπ’•π’†π’…. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’ƒπ’†π’π’Šπ’†π’‡. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’Šπ’•π’„π’‰ π’Žπ’‚π’š 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒂 π’ƒπ’Šπ’•, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’‡ π’˜π’† 𝒃𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’†π’π’, π’˜π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 π’Šπ’• π’…π’π’˜π’,” π‘©π’†π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’‰π’‚π’Ž π’”π’‚π’Šπ’….

With both teams still in with a chance, fans can expect a thrilling finish to the World Test Championship Final.

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