NZ vs AUS 1st Test: Lyon Equals Warne & Muraliatharan Record As Australia Win In Wellington
Nathan Lyon on Sunday (March 3) joined elite company as the Australian off-spinner equalled the record held by spin-bowling greats Shane Warne and Muttiah Muraliatharan for claiming five wicket hauls in most number of Test host countries.
Lyon achieved the feat on day 4 of the 1st Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, helping Australia claim a 1-0 lead following a 172-run victory in which he claimed 6 wickets in the fourth innings.
The 36-year-old, who claimed his 24th fifer in Test, took his first five-wicket haul in New Zealand, which happens to be in a ninth Test host country, where he has taken five wickets in an innings, a feat only achieved by Warne and Muralitharan so far in the longest format.
His victims in the 6 for 65 figures were Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips and Kiwis skipper Tim Southee. Apart from Warne, Muralitharan and Lyon, three pace greats have taken fifers in 8 Test host countries.
With his latest figures in Wellington, Lyon has now claimed five-wicket hauls in Sri Lanka, West Indies, India, Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan and New Zealand. Here is a look at the players with five-wicket hauls in most Test host countries:
