After losing the first two Tests, England finally defeated Australia in the third match. It is remarkable that many records were created in this match. Let's find out now..England team won against Australia by 3 wickets in the third Test match of the Ashes series held at Headingley ground in Leeds. In the last innings, the England team came into the ring with a target of 251 runs and got a thrilling victory by losing 7 wickets. This made the series of 5 matches 2-1. 5 records were made with the victory of England in this third test. Stokes checked Dhoni.. 🏆🔥
-Catch records: Australian fielder Steve Smith took 5 catches in the first innings of this match. Along with this, the record of taking more than 4 catches in a single innings in Test cricket was held by Smith.
– Record strike rate: In the first innings of this match, England player Mark Wood scored 24 runs off 8 balls with 3 sixes and 1 four. Along with this, Mark Wood set a special record by scoring runs at a strike rate of 300 for England.
– Australian record: Through this match, Steve Smith created a unique record of playing 100 Tests. With this special record, he became the 16th player to play 100 Test matches for Australia. This makes Australia the country with the most number of cricketers who have played 100+ Test matches. Earlier, England topped the list with 15 players.
– Boom Boom Brook: England Storm batsman Harry Brook completed 1000 runs in Test cricket by scoring 75 runs in the 2nd innings of this match. Brook broke the record of scoring 1000 runs off the fewest balls. This England batsman achieved this feat in 1058 balls.
– Captain's record: Ben Stokes is the team captain who has chased most 250+ runs in Test cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Dhoni. Team India won 4 times under the leadership of MSD. Now under the leadership of Ben Stokes, the England team has scored 250+ runs for the 5th time and registered a victory. Through this, Stokes also created a special record in leadership.
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