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WTC Final: Ravindra Jadeja created history, achieved this special achievement by leaving behind the legendary cricketer

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has achieved a major milestone in Test cricket. He has surpassed Bishan Singh Bedi as India’s highest wicket-taker in the history of the game among left-arm spinners. He achieved this feat in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. Ravindra Jadeja managed to get a wicket on a seam-friendly track in the ongoing ICC WTC final against Australia.
 

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Achievement achieved

The all-rounder achieved the feat when he dismissed Steve Smith and Travis Head in the second innings. The Indian all-rounder has been in fine form with both bat and ball in the ongoing WTC final. After scoring 48 in the first innings, the veteran cricketer impressed with the ball by taking two crucial wickets in the final session of the day. Jadeja dismissed Steve Smith and Travis Head. With these two wickets, Jadeja became the most successful Indian left-arm spinner of all time, surpassing Indian spin great Bishan Singh Bedi’s tally of 266 Test scalps.

Also dismissed Steve Smith 8 times

After his two-wicket haul in the second innings, Ravindra Jadeja has not only gone ahead of Bishan Singh Bedi but is now behind only Rangana Herath, Daniel Vettori and Derek Underwood. In addition to this record, he also dismissed Steve Smith 8 times in his Test career, the second most after Stuart Broad (9). The kind of performance he showed with the ball today, he is expected to play a big role with the ball on the fourth day.
 

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what happened in the match

Half-centuries from Ajinkya Rahane (89) and Shardul Thakur (51) and a 109-run partnership for the seventh wicket between the two helped India make some sort of comeback on the third day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Friday but Australia In the second innings, by scoring 120 runs for four wickets, their position was greatly strengthened. Australia, who scored 469 runs in the first innings, took India’s first innings for 296 runs and took a lead of 173 runs, taking their overall lead to 296 runs at the end of the day’s play. India will need to take Australia’s remaining six wickets quickly to stay in the match and then expect an effective performance from the batsmen.

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