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It’s almost time for the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2023. The Kennington Oval in London will host the final where Australia will take on India. Pat Cummins will be leading Australia and will hope to add another trophy to their cabinet.
The WTC Final will be a big assignment for Pat Cummins since his appointment as a full-time skipper. The right-arm pacer has picked up 46 wickets in 12 Tests against India and averages 25.45. He will be raring to go against the Indian team on Wednesday.
Ahead of the WTC Final, let’s look at Pat Cummins’ three best spells against India.
#3 4/21 – 1st Test, Adelaide (December 17 - 19, 2020)
In the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020 at the Adelaide Oval, India suffered a humiliating loss. In the day-night fixture, Pat Cummins wreaked havoc in the Indian camp as he picked up four wickets giving away only 21 runs in his 10.2 overs to help Australia knock over India on 36 in their second innings. Four of the top five Indian batters were dismissed by Cummins in that spell.
#2 4/106 – 3rd Test, Ranchi (March 16 - 20, 2017)
Pat Cummins impressed everyone on his first outing against India. When Australia toured India for a Test series, Cummins bowled beautifully in the third Test at Ranchi. He bowled 39 overs and picked up four wickets by conceding 106 runs. It included 10 maiden overs. He was lethal with the second new ball and dismissed Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane cheaply. The match though ended in a draw.
#1 6/27 – 3rd Test, Melbourne (December 26 - 30, 2018)
Pat Cummins best Test figures against India came in the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. He was sensational with the new ball in India’s second innings and blew away India’s top order. He then dismissed Ravindra Jadeja to finish with figures of 6/27 in 11 overs, which included three maidens. He had grabbed three wickets in the first innings and finished with nine wickets in the match.