Ashes 2023: Cummins, number 9 batsman who scored the most runs in a successful fourth innings chase, overtook the Indian player

Ashes 2023: The Australian team led by Pat Cummins took a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series-2023 by defeating England (England vs Australia) by two wickets in a thrilling match. The manner in which the Cummins Brigade won on the verge of defeat will remain in the hearts of the players of England for a long time. In the fourth innings, Australia had a target of 281 runs to win and at one stage the team had lost 8 wickets for 227 runs.

54 more runs were needed for victory and it seemed that only a miracle would be able to save Australia’s defeat. In this watch, Captain Pat Cummins did amazing batting with number 10 batsman Nathan Lyon. With every run coming out of the bat of these two players, the disappointment on the face of England’s bowlers and fielders was increasing.

In difficult times, Pat Cummins shared an unbeaten 55-run partnership with Lion for the ninth wicket to lead England to victory. During this, Cummins remained unbeaten on 44 (73 balls, four fours and two sixes) and Lion scored 16 runs (28 balls, two fours).

During this innings of 44 not out, Cummins made a special record in his name. His score is the highest score by a batsman below number 9 in a successful chase in the fourth innings of a Test. He improved the record of India’s Ravichandran Ashwin, who scored an unbeaten 42 against Bangladesh in Mirpur in December 2022. Ashchin (not out, 42 balls, four fours and a six) played this inning while batting at number nine and shared a 71-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer (29 not out) to give India a three-wicket win.

Winston Benjamin of the West Indies is third in this case, who scored an unbeaten 40 in the fourth innings against Pakistan in April 1988 at number 10 and gave the team a two-wicket victory along with Jeff Dujon. England’s Sidney Burnes Batting at number 9 in the fourth innings, he scored an unbeaten 38 and was the hero of the team’s one-wicket victory over Australia. Pakistan’s Rashid Latif is also included in this list.

He scored 35 runs in 56 balls with the help of six fours in the fourth innings against Australia in September-October 1994, coming in as number 9 batsman. Later, Inzamam, along with Mushtaq Ahmed, gave Pakistan a one-wicket victory in this match.

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