The second Test against India at Adelaide, a pink-ball affair proved to be memorable for Australian skipper Pat Cummins as he registered a match-winning five-wicket haul, his eighth as an Australian captain
During the second innings, India, desperately looking for a healthy lead, was stifled really hard by Cummins, who took 5/57 in 14 overs
His list of victims included KL Rahul, skipper Rohit Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana
Only Pakistan's Imran Khan (12) and Australia's Richie Benaud (9) have more Test five-wicket hauls as captain than Cummins
With this five-wicket haul and two wickets in the first innings, Cummins completed 50 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In 14 matches, he has taken 56 wickets at an average of 25.39, with best figures of 6/27. He has taken two five-wicket hauls in BGT
He is the eighth-highest wicket-taker in series history, with most wickets taken by Nathan Lyon
Cummins is also the third-highest wicket-taker in pink-ball Tests now, having taken 41 scalps at an average of 17.60 and best figures of 6/23
The highest wicket-taker in pink-ball Tests is Mitchell Starc, who has 74 scalps in 13 matches at an average of 18.14
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