IND vs AUS: Chahal becomes 1st bowler to achieve this world record, Breaks 5 records together

In the third and final ODI between India and Australia in MCG. Playing his first match of the tour, leggie Yuzvendra Chahal created history. Chahal took six wickets by spending 42 runs in 10 overs and broke the back of the kangaroos in the series decider.

Batting first, the whole Australian team bundled out for 230 in 48.4 overs. Apart from Chahal's six wickets, Bhuvi and Shami took two wickets each for India.

Handscomb (58) scored a brilliant half-century for Australia, apart from him Shaun Marsh contributed 38 runs off 54 balls. While no other Aussies batsmen stayed long at the crease.

With this historical performance, Yuzvendra Chahal has created 5 big records to his name. Let's see.

1. Best figures by Indian spinner in Australia:

Yuzvendra Chahal's 6/42 are the best figures for an Indian spinner vs Australia in Australia. He overtook Ravi Shastri's 5/15 at Perth in 1991.

2. Chahal creates history in Melbourne:

Yuzvendra Chahal becomes the first Indian spinner to take two five-fors outside India in ODIs.

3. Spinners with a five-for in ODIs in Australia:

Chahal becomes only the 8th spin bowler to pick 5-for in ODIs in Australia and joined this special club of Warne, Mushtaq and Shastri.

1. A Qadir v Aus, MCG, 1984
2. R Shastri v Aus, Perth, 1991
3. S Warne v WI, SCG, 1996
4. S Mushtaq v Aus, Adelaide, 1996
5. J Adams v Pak, Adelaide, 1996
6. B Hogg v WI, MCG, 2005
7. I Tahir v WI, SCG, 2015
8. Y Chahal v Aus, MCG, 2019*

4. Best bowling figures for India in Australia in ODIs:

Chahal breaks the 15-year-old world of record Ajit Agarkar in the case of best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Australia in Australia.

1. 6/42 - Yuzvendra Chahal, MCG, 2019*
2. 6/42 – Ajit Agarkar, MCG, 2004

5. Players with a six-wicket haul, each in ODIs and T20Is:

Chahal becomes only the second bowler to pick six wickets in both ODIs and T20 Internationals after Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis.