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South Africa put up a fightback on the second day of the Test after being reduced to 42/4 on the opening day of the match. South Africa made a strong start to the day, but Cummins took five of the six wickets the South African team lost. He dismissed Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, David Bedingham, and Kagiso Rabada. Cummins finished with the bowling figures of 6/28.

 Pat Cummins scripted his name in the history books as he dished out a captain’s performance to put his team in the driver’s seat against South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. The match is currently taking place at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.

Records set by Cummins:

Cummins now has the most wickets in the finals of the ICC events with 12 wickets and has surpassed Mitchell Starc. Before the commencement of the match, Mohammed Shami (10) held the record. The Australian skipper is also the first bowler to take 10 wickets in the history of the WTC Finals.

The 32-year-old has also become the first cricketer to take 10 wickets in the final of an ICC event. He is also the first captain to take a five-wicket haul in the final of a global event.

He has also the best bowling figures by a captain at Lord’s, shattering the Bob Willis' record record against India in 1992 (6/101).Cummins took a four-wicket haul for the 20th time in the WTC and became the first pacer to complete the feat. Overall, he is the third bowler along with Lyon and Ashwin to reach the milestone.

Dominating captain vs captain battle:

By dismissing Bavuma, Cummins became the captain to dismiss the opposition skipper on most number of occasions overtaking Richie Benaud’s (18) previous record.

Australia on top:

By the end of the second day of the WTC final, Australia seem to be in a strong position. They have a lead of 218 runs in the second innings with two wickets in hand. After Australia bundled out South Africa in the first inning on 138 thanks to bowling masterclass from Cummins, Alex Carey played a knock of 43 runs for the Aussies helping them take a lead of more than 200 runs.

Considering the kind of domination bowlers have displayed in the contest so far, chasing a 200-plus total might be a tough task for the South African side.

More notable records:

The long list of Cummins’ records trickles down to some more interesting numbers. He has the third most wickets by a bowler as a captain in Test cricket after Imran Khan (187) and Benaud (138).

Also, the right-arm pacer completed 300 Test wickets and became the eighth Australian bowler to achieve the feat. Also, he completed 79 wickets in the ongoing WTC cycle surpassing Jasprit Bumrah (77).

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