Starc reaches 450 Test wickets in record deliveries

Mitchell Starc took his 450th Test wicket on Tuesday, dismissing Wiaan Mulder on day three of Australia’s second Test against South Africa at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. The milestone made Starc the 10th bowler and fourth Australian to reach 450 Test wickets, and the first left-arm bowler to do so, according to match reports. Starc reached the mark in 20,577 deliveries, surpassing Glenn McGrath’s previous benchmark of 23,474 balls to 450 wickets. The record applies to deliveries bowled, not matches played: Starc reached the milestone in his 109th Test, while Muttiah Muralitharan did so in 80 Tests. Starc is also the second Australian fast bowler to reach 450, after McGrath. Mulder, South Africa’s captain, was dismissed for 13 from 38 deliveries. The ball brushed his glove before Matt Renshaw completed the catch at first slip; a review confirmed the contact after the on-field umpire initially did not give him out. The milestone came during a challenging day for Australia’s all-seam attack. South Africa recovered from 110 for six to make 425 for nine before declaring, with Temba Bavuma scoring 179. Scott Boland, selected in place of spinner Nathan Lyon, took five wickets....