3 matches when Mitchell Starc conceded most runs in first over of test innings

3 matches when Mitchell Starc conceded most runs in the first over of test innings: The fifth and last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is being played between India and Australia in Sydney. In this match, India scored 185 runs in their first innings and it seemed that they might have to suffer the consequences of falling behind in the match, but the Indian fast bowlers performed brilliantly and brought their team back. The Australian batsmen could not show anything special and were bowled out for just 181 runs in the first innings in front of Team India. Due to this India got a lead of 4 runs.

At the same time, when the Indian team came out to play their second innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal did the job of giving a fast start and thrashed Mitchell Starc. Starc bowled the first over of the innings but he proved to be very expensive in the same. This was the second most expensive over of his career so far, when he conceded so many runs in his first over of the innings. In this article, we are going to mention those 3 occasions when Starc conceded the most runs in his first over in a Test match innings.

3. 13 runs vs England, London (2023)

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Mitchell Starc bowled the first over of the innings during England's second innings in the fifth match of the Ashes series played against England in the year 2023. During this, England's Ben Duckett and Jack Crowley together scored 13 runs, which included three fours and a single.

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2. 16 runs vs India, Sydney (2025)

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In the Test match being played in Sydney, India's Yashasvi Jaiswal made Mitchell Starc's condition worse in the very first over. Jaiswal's battle with Starc has been seen in this entire series and this time the Indian batsman prevailed. He scored 16 runs in Starc's over by hitting four fours.

1. 17 runs vs Sri Lanka, Galle (2022)

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Mitchell Starc bowled his most expensive first over in a Test match innings in his career so far in the first match of the two-match series played against Sri Lanka in Galle in the year 2022. In the match, in Sri Lanka's second innings, the pair of Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne scored 17 runs in Starc's first over by hitting four fours and a single.

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