It is said that fast bowlers always hunt in pairs. All the teams that have been successful in world cricket used to have more than two pairs of fast bowlers. In the 2003 era, the Australian team included Glenn McGrath, Brett lee and Andy Wickell. Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan. Zaheer Khan, Nehra and Srinath of India. Who can forget the pair of Irfan Pathan and Balaji for the Indian team in this era?
Australia’s Pace Trio Wreaks Havoc on New Zealand in Second Test
At present, the Australian team has a trio of fast bowlers. Today, the pair of Australian fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc wreaked such havoc in the first innings of the second Test match against New Zealand that New Zealand lost their 7 wickets by scoring just 47 runs. Batting first, New Zealand looked in a good position losing 1 wicket for 61 runs at one time. Just from here, Josh Hazlewood and Starc wreaked such havoc that New Zealand became 7 wickets for 107 runs.
In the second Test match, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to field first. New Zealand started well and scored 47 runs for about 19 overs while playing safe with the new ball, but on the last ball of the 19th over, Will Young was dismissed by Mitchell Starc and gave New Zealand the first blow. After this, Josh Hazlewood dominated all around and destroyed New Zealand’s middle order. Hazlewood derailed New Zealand after dismissing Tom Latham for 61 and reduced them to 107/7.
New Zealand captain Tim Southee, playing his 100th Test match after losing 7 wickets for 107 runs, scored 26 runs off 20 balls and he was supported by Matt Henry, who scored 29 runs off 28 balls. Both added 59 runs for the 9th wicket and somehow brought New Zealand beyond 150. Tom Latham was the top scorer for New Zealand who scored 38 runs. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood took 5 wickets, Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets, Pat Cummins and Cameron Green took 1-1 wickets. New Zealand were all out for just 162 in their first innings.