List of records Yuzvendra Chahal created with his 6-wicket haul against Australia at the MCG

Yuzvendra Chahal made an impact in this ODI series against Australia straight away after been included into the playing XI of the Melbourne ODI. In the series-decider, Chahal was brought into the attack in the 24th over and he picked up a wicket straight away. The leading run-getter of the series Shaun Marsh was stumped off a wide while Usman Khawaja gave him a return catch in the same over. Chahal had figures of 6/42 in the end which helped them restrict the hosts to 230 as he dismissed Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb in a crucial stage of the game.

All the major stats and numbers that Yuzvendra Chahal recorded with his brilliant spell of bowling:

1 – Chahal became the first spinner in ODI history to take a 6-wicket haul in Australia. As many as eight spinners picked a 5-wicket haul in ODIs in Australia before Chahal but none of them converted it to a 6-fer.

1 – He became the first Indian spinner to take two five-fers outside India. He reaped 5/22 against South Africa in an ODI last year. He is the 3rd Indian after Ashish Nehra and Irfan Pathan to have two five-fers away from home in this format and the first with two outside Asia. Both Nehra and Irfan’s 2nd ODI five-fer were in Asia while their first was recorded in Africa.

2 – Chahal is only the 2nd Indian who has more than one 6-wicket haul in Limited Overs Internationals (ODIs and T20Is). Ashish Nehra picked two 6-fers in ODI cricket while the leg-spinner has one each in ODIs and T20Is.

3 – He is only the 3rd spinner to have picked a 6-wicket haul in ODI cricket against Australia. Murali Kartik had figures of 6/27 in the 2007 Mumbai ODI while Shahid Afridi took 6/38 against the Aussies in the 2009 Dubai ODI.

3 – He is also only the 3rd Indian to take a five-fer in ODI cricket in Australia. Ravi Shastri took 5/15 against the hosts in the 1991 Perth ODI while Ajit Agarkar finished with 6/42 against the Aussies in the 2004 Melbourne ODI.

6/42 – Chahal’s bowling figures are joint best by any player in the ODI format on Australian soil. Agarkar also had registered figures of 6/42 against the hosts in 2004 also at the MCG. Overall, Chahal is the 4th bowler after Agarkar, Mitchell Starc (6/43 vs India, 2015) and Chris Woakes (6/45 vs Australia, 2011) to bag an ODI 6-fer in Australia.

9 – He is the 9th bowler and the 5th spinner to bag a 6-wicket haul in ODI cricket for India. Kuldeep Yadav was the last when he picked up 6/25 against England in the Nottingham ODI last year. With that 6-fer, Kuldeep became the first spinner to bag an ODI 6-fer in England.

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