Off-spinner Akela Dhanajay bagged a five-for.In reply, Sri Lanka took a slender lead of 18 runs courtesy a very good lower order partnership between Niroshan Dikwella(61) Suranga Lakmal(40).https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/fast-bowler-tim-southee-equals-sachin-tendulkar-s-record-of-sixes-in-test-cricket/story-aOuq7I90jCMi5jl4YLxEaM.htmlSurprise! The ball. In Tests in New Zealand, Boult and Southee shared the new ball in 27 Tests, sharing 267 wickets between them. The left-arm workhorse surpassed the likes of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Chris Cairns to become the second-fastest Kiwi bowler to 200 Test scalps. Wagner scalped two wickets in the second innings by dismissing opener David Warner and Steve Smith to end Australia’s day on 137-4 and reached the iconic milestone of picking up 200 Test wickets.The left-arm workhorse surpassed the likes of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Chris Cairns to become the second-fastest Kiwi bowler to 200 Test scalps. He achieved the mark in 63 Tests, thereby becoming the second-fastest Kiwi bowler to do so after Sir Richard Hadlee (53). #Bowling comparison between Tim Southee (NewZealand fast bowler) vs Trent Boult (NewZealand fast bowler) vs Lasith Malinga (Srilankan Fast Bowler). Fast bowler Tim Southee equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record of sixes in Test cricket Tim Southee, who scored 14 off 19 balls after coming out to bat at No. 104-5 (26.2), Tim Southee to James Taylor, bowled A concoction of swing, accuracy and smarts makes him an incredible bowler. The Kiwis were bowled out for 249 in their first innings. Both Tendulkar and Southee now have 69 sixes to their names in Test cricket. But a short ball by Tim Southee stymied him and the opportunity to equal the record passed him by. He has 107 sixes in 176 innings. Sushant Singh Rajput's MYSTERY HEALER reveals how he treated Sushant after Rhea contacted himChinese Hawala Racket: Suspect allegedly bribed Tibetans & tried to infiltrate Dalai LamaHyderabad Medical Apathy | Wooden Stick used as saline stand at Osmania Hospital | Caught on CameraJammu & Kashmir: Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine gates open for Devotees after five months | Ground ReportSudeeksha Bhati Death Case: Police makes first arrest but accused denied ever-teasing claimsRajeev Shukla shuns possibility of farewell tie for MS DhoniSamsung Galaxy S30 series may not get 'time of flight' chip These 2 tools together can help Facebook fight fake newsMS Dhoni announces retirement through Instagram postSuresh Raina announces retirement from international cricketVirat Kohli pays tribute to MS Dhoni in emotional post5 times Dhoni trusted his instinct to bring glory for India

“I think it has changed the way people view cricket in New Zealand.” Southee’s epic spell played no small part in doing that. The only other cricketer to have completed a century of sixes in Test cricket apart from McCullum is former Australia wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist, who has 100 sixes to his name in 137 innings. (Photo | AP) ... Zealand on course for a drought-breaking win, had to return to the crease for the eighth Super Over in the team's white-ball history.

“Hopefully after that 2015 World Cup a few more kids are growing up wanting to be Black Caps,” reflected Southee. Gilchrist is followed by Chris Gayle (98), Jacques Kallis (97) and Virender Sehwag (91).As far as the ongoing first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is concerned. Safe to say he has been one of the gems to have come out of New Zealand in this millennium. Wagner becomes 2nd-quickest Kiwi bowler to 200 Test wickets  |  Photo Credit: AP

New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner on Saturday continued his sensational run of form with the ball in the longest format of the game as he became the second quickest Kiwi bowler to scalp 200 Test wickets on Day 3 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. From the England series in March 2018, Tim Southee has went on to pick 71 wickets.

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Tim Southee is a New Zealand international cricketer who has made a mark for his country in all 3 formats of the game, with his nippy outswing bowling and more than handy contributions lower down the order with a bat in hand.He made his international debut at the age of just 19, in February 2008, after making heads turn with a Player-of-the-Tournament performance at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. Surprise! Soumya Sarkar was on 99 runs off 92 balls. The New Zealand fast bowler is just one big hit from going past Tendulkar in the six-hitters’ list and equal former Pakistan batsman Younus Khan, who has 70 sixes in 213 innings. Tendulkar had 69 sixes in 329 innings while Southee got there in just 89 innings. Meanwhile, Australia ended Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test on top of New Zealand as they lead by 456 runs and are favourites to seal the three-match Test series. New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee. Tim Southee produced one of the great displays of ODI bowling and Brendon McCullum hammered a World Cup record 18-ball fifty as New Zealand … Wagner is only behind Sir Richard Hadlee in terms of the fastest Kiwi bowler to 200 Test wickets. Southee and Tendulkar are currently tied at the 17th spot.The record for most sixes in Test cricket belongs to former New Zealand captain and recently appointed KKR coach Brendon McCullum. Trivia: The statistic that best illustrates how successful Boult and Southee have been is that while they have shared the new ball in 51 Tests so far, no other Kiwi pair shared the new ball in more than 17 Test matches.

While Wagner took 46 Tests to achieve the milestone, Hadlee had taken 44 Tests whereas Boult, Southee and Cairns had taken 52, 56 and 58 matches respectively.Neil Wagner today became the second fastest New Zealand bowler to reach 200 Test wickets!Wagner also surpassed the likes of Rangana Herath, Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc to become the second quickest left-arm bowler to scalp 200 Test wickets and is only behind Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in terms of being fastest to the landmark.Jadeja had taken just 44 matches to touch the milestone. Apart from being a very wily bowler, Southee has also shown on quite a few occasions that he can hit the long ball.