Atkinson accomplished this feat against the Kiwis at Wellington, removing Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee in successive deliveries in the 35th over to get them bundled out for just 125 runs.
Starc was a force to be reckoned with on the opening day of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. He swung the ball back into Indian batters while holding onto his dangerous line and lengths to take a six-wicket haul.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate believes young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has a "very high ceiling" after his swashbuckling display in the pink-ball Test against Australia's leading pacers in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The speedster bagged six wickets in his spell of 14.1 overs where he conceded 48 runs and bowled two maiden overs as well in his spell. This was his 15th Test cricket five-wicket haul as Australian pacers ran through the Indian batting on Day 1 of the second Test in Adelaide.
A-Lister Jasprit Bumrah further established himself as one of the premium Indian seamers in red-ball cricket after becoming just the third quick to take 50-plus Test wickets in a calendar year.
Right-hand batters Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne's solid partnership put Australia in firm control over India at the end of Day 1 in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
After a brilliant, returnt to form century at Perth, Virat could not add much to his Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 run tally as he could score just seven runs in the first innings. The eighth delivery he faced, bowled by Starc to him, was a length ball outside off and had a great bounce. Th
At the end of the second session, India was all-out for 180 runs, with Nitish (42) being the top run-getter for India. However, Starc (6/48) dismantled India with a memorable six-fer, adding yet another accomplishment to his envious pink-ball Test resume.