The Australian fast bowler produced a superb bowling performance when his team needed it most. His brilliant six-wicket haul helped him to take his Test wicket tally to 301. Amid this, Australia turn Pakistan under pressure, dropping multiple catches in the same over in the Bangladesh Test.
His 301 wickets put him at ninth position among Australia’s leading wicket-takers in Test cricket. Hazlewood’s numbers make the achievement even more impressive.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 15, 2026
Among Australia’s nine bowlers with 300 or more Test wickets, only Glenn McGrath, Pat Cummins, and Dennis Lillee have a better bowling average than Hazlewood’s excellent 24.02.
Australia’s Top 10 Test Wicket-Takers
Nathan Lyon – 567 wickets
Mitchell Starc – 433 wickets
Pat Cummins – 315 wickets
Brett Lee – 310 wickets
Craig McDermott – 291 wickets
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) August 15, 2026
McGrath remains the highest wicket-taking Australian fast bowler with 563 Test wickets, followed by Mitchell Starc with 433, Lillee with 355, Cummins with 315, Johnson with 313, Brett Lee with 310, and now Hazlewood with 301.
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) August 15, 2026
After Bangladesh were bowled out for 426 runs in their first innings, Josh Hazlewood said that taking six wickets was not easy because the pitch was difficult for bowlers in Darwin.
On reaching the 300-Test wicket milestone, Hazlewood said that he was happy to see his name alongside some of Australia’s great bowlers but said he never thinks about the achievements while bowling. Amid this, “I swear at myself a lot”: Jake Weatherald on his bizarre antics amid Bangladesh Test.
Australia face rare challenge after Bangladesh take 228-run first-innings lead
Interestingly, Australia have managed to win only three Test matches after conceding a first-innings lead of more than 200 runs. The first came against South Africa in Durban in 1950, when Australia conceded a 236-run lead but still went on to win.
Now, Bangladesh also took a 228-run lead, so it will be interesting to see whether they repeat the feat.
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