SL vs AUS 2025: Nathan Lyon completes 550 Test wickets
Coincidentally, Lyon started his Test career with a game against Sri Lanka in the same Galle stadium in 2011. He reached the milestone of 550 wickets in his 136th game and become one among other two legends of Australian cricket, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, to do so. While Warne ended his career with 708 wickets, McGrath picked 563 wickets.
Nathan Lyon becomes third Australian to accomplish 550 Test wickets
Lyon completed the landmark with his first wicket in the third innings. He dismissed three batters in his first outing. Notably, he became the third Aussie and seventh bowler overall to complete 550 Test scalps. Lyon has been the lead spinner of Australia's Test team since his debut in the format in 2011.
Of those, Australia's two frontline spinners - Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann - have taken 29 wickets. Left-arm Kuhnemann ...
As he took in the achievement of plucking 550 Test wickets and forecast many more, Nathan Lyon spoke glowingly of left-arm ...
Nathan Lyon has become just the third Australian bowler to take 550 wickets in Test cricket. Lyon got to the milestone on Day ...
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The visitors secured a huge victory in the opening Test against Sri Lanka but there are some key achievements Lyon still ...
Nathan Lyon became the first non-Asian cricketer to claim 150 Test wickets in Asia. Sri Lanka meanwhile posted 229/9 on Day 1 ...
Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon has completed 150 Test wickets in Asia. The veteran off-spinner attained the milestone with ...
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