wicket
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In 19 Test matches, Bashir has taken 68 wickets at an average of 39.
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The Sussex man has taken nine wickets, and also registered his maiden half-century in the third Test in Adelaide.
From BBC
The tourists have lost 18 wickets while looking to defend across the series - equivalent to a dismissal every 37 defensive shots.
From BBC
When he returned to the Australia team for the third Test, he took five wickets in the match before suffering the injury to his right hamstring making a diving stop on the boundary.
From BBC
Took the important wicket of Brook in the first innings.
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