The last match of the Ashes series between Australia and England is being played at the Oval in London. One of the most successful fast bowlers in the world, Broad is playing for England for the last time.
On July 30, Stuart Broad came out to bat for the last time with Jimmy Anderson. The spectators present at the Oval stood up and paid their respects to their hero. So the Australian players also made the atmosphere emotional by giving a guard of honor to Broad.
In his last Test innings, Broad scored 8 runs and was not out. Broad hit a six off the last ball of his Test career. He hit this six off the bowling of Mitchell Starc. England’s second innings ended on 395 as Jimmy Anderson was dismissed LBW. Australia has got a target of 384 runs to win this match.
Fifth bowler to take more than 600 wickets
Stuart Broad, who finished his career with 167 Test matches, became the second fast bowler in Test history to take 600 wickets after Jimmy Anderson. Broad achieved this feat by dismissing Travis Head in the fourth Test match of the ongoing Ashes series. Apart from Broad, only Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Anderson have achieved this feat.
37-year-old Broad told Sky Sports Cricket about his retirement – Monday will be my last game of cricket. It was a wonderful journey. I have been fortunate to play for Northighamshire and England.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad made his Test debut in 2007 against Sri Lanka. He is the sixth most-matched player in Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar (200), James Anderson (183), Ricky Ponting (182), Steve Waugh (168). Broad has taken 602 wickets in Tests, 178 in 121 ODIs and 65 in 56 T20Is
Ashes 2023 3rd Test ENG vs AUS: Australia has got a 26-run lead in the first innings of the 3rd Ashes Test being played at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds. In such a situation, Stuart Broad has created a new record against Australian opener David Warner. He hunted down Warner in the 17th Test and sent him to the pavilion. With this, Broad has come fifth in the list of most dismissals by a single batsman.
List of bowlers who have dismissed batsmen most times in Tests:-
The first name in this list is Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath. This Australian fast bowler dismissed England opener Mike Atherton 19 times in 17 innings of the Test. After this, the second name in this list is England’s cricketer Alec Bedser, who has sent Australia’s batsman Arthur Morris to the pavilion in 21 Tests.
Kapil Dev’s name is also in the list
Third is West Indies’ Curtly Ambrose, who has dismissed England’s Mike Atherton 17 times. At number four is West Indies’ Courtney Walsh, who has also dismissed England’s Mike Atherton 17 times in 27 matches. After which now Stuart Broad is on the fifth number in this list. Who has taken the wicket of David Warner 17 times in 29 matches. On the other hand, if we talk about India, Kapil Dev is at number 22 in the entire list after dismissing Pakistan’s Mudassar Nazar 12 times in 24 Tests.
The fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series between England and Australia has turned out to be extremely exciting. On the fourth day of this Test match being played at London’s Kennington Oval, the Australian team chasing the target of 384 runs given by England has given a strong reply to England.
Then a wonderful sight was seen. The spectators at the Oval rose to honor Broad and the Australian players also gave Broad a guard of honour. Broad hit the last ball of his career for a six.
Australia have got a 26-run lead in the first innings of the third Ashes Test at Headingley Stadium in Leeds. In such a situation, Stuart Broad has set a new record against Australia’s opener David Warner. He hunted Warner in the 17th Test and sent him to the pavilion. Along with this, Broad has come at number five in the list of dismissals of the same batsman for the most number of times by a bowler.
The first name in this list is that of Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath. The Australian fast bowler has dismissed England opener Mike Atherton 19 times in 17 matches in Tests. After this, the second name in the list is that of England cricketer Alec Bedser, who has sent Australian batsman Arthur Morris to the pavilion in 21 Tests.
At number three, Curtly Ambrose of West Indies has dismissed Mike Atherton of England 17 times in 17 matches. At number four is Courtney Walsh of West Indies, who has also dismissed Mike Atherton of England 17 times in 27 matches. And now Stuart Broad is at number five in this list, he has taken David Warner’s wicket 17 times in 29 matches. On the other hand, if we talk about India, then Kapil Dev is at number 22 in the entire list after dismissing Pakistan’s Mudassar Nazar 12 times in 24 Tests.
If we talk about the match, in the third Ashes Test, the entire England team was dismissed for 237 runs, giving Australia a 26-run lead. Australia has lost 4 wickets by scoring 116 runs in the second innings till the end of the second day. Australia has taken a lead of 142 runs so far.
Stuart Broad created such a record with the bat, for which big batsmen yearn
Stuart Broad, one of England’s most successful fast bowlers, did wonders with the bat in the first innings of the third Test against the West Indies. Broad, who came out to bat at number 10, played a tremendous inning of 62 runs in just 45 balls. Broad scored at a fast pace and completed his half-century in 33 balls. With this half-century, Broad achieved such a record which even the best batsmen of England could not achieve.
Broad’s half-century in 33 balls is the third fastest half-century in Tests for England. On the basis of Broad, England scored a respectable score of 369 runs in the first innings. Broad has one century and 12 half-centuries in Test cricket. He has taken 491 test wickets. His place is 7th in the list of most Test wickets. At the same time, he is the second most successful bowler in England.
Conclution
The final match of the Ashes series between Australia and England is special for English bowler Stuart Broad. Stuart Broad, one of the most successful bowlers in the world, is playing for England for the last time as he announced his retirement after this match. Meanwhile, Broad was coming out to bat for the last time with his teammate Jimmy Anderson.