WATCH: Pat Cummins cleans up Kraigg Brathwaite with a beauty in Perth Test to complete his 200 wickets

Australian captain Pat Cummins achieved a particular milestone when he removed West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite on Day 3 of the continued first Test at Optus Stadium in Perth.

Upon dismissing Brathwaite, Cummins claimed the landmark of registering 200 wickets in red-ball cricket. It wanted a correct jaffa to finish Brathwaite’s preventing knock, and Cummins got here up with a sensation.

It all occurred in the course of the fifty fifth over of the West Indies innings when the Aussie fast went for a size supply that angled into the center and off. The Windies captain appeared to defend it and performed down the correct line. But the ball straightened simply sufficient to go previous the skin edge and hit the highest of the off-stump.

Fastest to 200 Test Wickets for Australia (by matches):

• 36 – Clarrie Grimmett
• 38 – Dennis Lillee
• 41 – Stuart MacGill
• 42 – Shane Warne
• 44 – PAT CUMMINS*
• 45 – Glenn McGrath
• 46 – Graham McKenzie
• 49 – Richie Benaud, Merv Hughes, Mitchell Johnson
• 50 – Craig McDermott, Mitchell Starc

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Top of off stump!

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Bowlers dominate proceedings as Australia regain management on Day 3

The day started with debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul registering his maiden half-century in the format earlier than he fell to Josh Hazlewood in the opening over. Cummins and his partner-in-crime Mitchell Starc had been the decide of the bowlers, bagging three wickets every.

The hosts did the utmost harm when the second new ball was out there. The guests confronted the warmth in the ultimate session and misplaced their final six wickets for 39 runs in 18.2 overs. Apart from the fast-bowling duo, spinner Nathan Lyon additionally picked up a couple of scalps and went previous Dale Steyn‘s tally of 439 Test scalps to turn out to be the ninth main wicket-taker in the historical past of Test cricket.

The Aussies bundled down the guests for 283 earlier than posting 29/1 on the board at stumps to take a huge lead of 344 runs with two days left in this contest.