Dixit Bhargav
|Published 03/01/2023
Usman Khawaja had scored two centuries in the last Sydney Test.
Having already hosted seven T20Is and an ODI in the ongoing international summer, Sydney Cricket Ground is all in readiness of hosting the third Test match between Australia and South Africa tomorrow onward.
A venue which has hitherto hosted the most number of international matches across formats will be hosting a dead-rubber as Australia have already gained an unassailable 2-0 series lead. However, the last international match of this Australian summer will be of utmost importance with respect to the Pink Test and ICC World Test Championship points table.
Australia’s impeccable Test record at the SCG has seen them winning 60 and losing 28 out of their 110 matches over the years. Set to partake in a Sydney Test after 14 years, South Africa will be looking to improve their dismal record here. Apart from their solitary Test victory at this stadium almost three decades ago, the Proteas have lost eight out of the remaining 10 matches they have played here.
As was the case regarding the Melbourne Cricket Ground before the last match, all highest Test run-scorers at this venue are retired Australian cricketers in Ricky Ponting (1,480), Allan Border (1,177), Greg Chappell (1,150), David Boon (1,127) and Steve Waugh (1,084). A list of best Test batters at the SCG among active cricketers is provided below:
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Highest wicket-takers in Test matches played at the SCG are also retired Australian cricketers namely Shane Warne (64), Stuart MacGill (53), Glenn McGrath (50), Charlie Turner (45) and Dennis Lillee (43). A list of highest Test wicket-takers here among active cricketers is given below:
Teams have been able to cross the 500-run mark in 26 out of the 411 Test innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground till date. Out of the 32 successful Test run-chases here, Australia hold the record for the highest one for chasing down a 287-run target against South Africa 17 years ago.
Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who is currently into his fifth year as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. His first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.
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