McGrath's 400 wickets

Australia's premier fast bowler Glenn McGrath claimed his 400th wicket as Pakistan conceded a 223-run lead in the final cricket Test in Sharjah on Monday. McGrath, playing his 87th Test, is only the second Australian after Warne and the eighth in the history of the game to join the elite 400-wicket club.

A look at his record against other countries:

Team	M	B	Md	R	W	Ave	Best	5WI	10M	SR	ER
England	18	4247	192	1964	98	20.04	8/38	7	-	43.34	2.77
India	7	1712	106	595	37	16.08	5/48	2	1	46.27	2.09
New Zealand	9	2266	114	977	30	32.57	5/32	1	-	75.53	2.59
Pakistan	14	3151	137	1458	59	24.71	5/61	2	-	53.41	2.78
South Africa	14	3284	174	1233	49	25.16	6/86	2	-	67.02	2.25
Sri Lanka	6	1342	54	652	27	24.15	5/40	1	-	49.70	2.91
West Indies	18	4233	221	1689	94	17.97	6/17	8	2	45.03	2.39
Zimbabwe	1	324	19	90	6	15.00	3/44	-	-	54.00	1.67
TOTAL	87*	20559	1017	8658	400	21.65	8/38	23	3	51.40	2.53

Bowler	Wkts	For	M	Balls	R	Ave	Best	SR	RPO	10	5
CA Walsh	519	WI	132	30019	12688	24.45	7/37	57.84	2.54	3	22
SK Warne	474	Aus	104*	28963	12221	25.78	8/71	61.10	2.53	6	23
N Kapil Dev	434	Ind	131	27740	12867	29.65	9/83	63.92	2.78	2	23
RJ Hadlee	431	NZ	86	21918	9612	22.30	9/52	50.85	2.63	9	36
M Muralitharan	430	SL	76	25536	10030	23.33	9/51	59.39	2.36	11	36
Wasim Akram	414	Pak	104	22627	9779	23.62	7/119	54.65	2.59	5	25
CEL Ambrose	405	WI	98	22103	8501	20.99	8/45	54.58	2.31	3	22
GD McGrath	400	Aus	87*	20559	8658	21.65	8/38	51.40	2.53	3	23

* records updated up to the end of Pakistan's first innings

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