Adelaide. Australia’s experienced off-spinner Nathan Lyon has achieved another major achievement in Test cricket. On the second day of the third Test match of the ongoing Ashes series at Adelaide Oval, Lyon overtook former legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath and became the sixth highest wicket taker in Test history.

Lyon needed two wickets to achieve this feat and the 38-year-old off-spinner achieved this feat in his very first over. On the third ball of the over, he got Ollie Pope caught by Josh Inglis at midwicket. On the last ball of the over, Lyon uprooted the off stump of England opener Ben Duckett.

With these two wickets, Lyon took his number of wickets in Test cricket to 564 and left behind Glenn McGrath’s record of 563 wickets. Lyon is the most successful Test bowler among currently active players, while Australia’s Mitchell Starc is second with 420 wickets.

Top 10 bowlers with most wickets in test cricket

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 800

2. Shane Warne (Australia) – 708

3. James Anderson (England) – 704

4. Anil Kumble (India) – 619

5. Stuart Broad (England) – 604

6. Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 564

7. Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 563

8. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 537

9. Courtney Walsh (West Indies) – 519

10. Dale Steyn (South Africa) – 439