AUS vs WI: In one of the greatest Test match collapses in recent times, Australia (AUS) thrashed West Indies (WI) by 176 runs in the third Test at Sabina Park, winning the series 3-0. Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland were involved in magic spells when the hosts collapsed for a record 27 runs from 14.3 overs.
Mitchell Starc Makes History in His 100th Test, AUS vs WI
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After playing his 100th Test match, Mitchell Starc made the day memorable by taking a career-best 6 for 9, including his 400th Test victim, and taking the quickest five-wicket haul from the beginning of an innings in Test cricket history.
Starc’s Opening Over:
1st ball: John Campbell edged a characteristic outswinger to stand-in keeper Josh Inglis.
5th ball: Kevlon Anderson shouldered arms and was caught plumb LBW.
6th ball: Brandon King’s stumps were dismantled by an inswinging delivery.
West Indies: 0 for 3 – only the sixth time that this has occurred in Tests.
Starc’s mauling continued in his second over:
Dismissed Mikyle Louis with another inswinger – his 400th wicket.
Then followed up by getting Shai Hope LBW for his fifth wicket in only 15 balls, four deliveries more than the previous joint record.
Scott Boland’s Demolition Hat-Trick Contributes to the Chaos
And as if Starc’s spell was not enough, Scott Boland added to the wreckage after tea with a magnificent hat-trick:
Justin Greaves edged to slip.
Shamar Joseph was LBWed after a DRS review.
Jomel Warrican saw his stumps reduced to rubble by a scorching delivery.
West Indies were left suddenly 26 for 9, only narrowly avoiding the lowest Test score of all time (26 by New Zealand in 1955), due only to a misfield by Sam Konstas.
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West Indies Collapse: 7 Ducks and Just 14.3 Overs
In a total innings that came in under 15 overs, West Indies scored:
7 ducks
Only Greaves (10 runs) scored in double figures
Bowled out for 27, the lowest-ever Test total against Australia.
Australia’s Bowling Masterclass Overshadows Shamar Joseph’s Brilliance
Despite the big loss, Shamar Joseph kept glimmering for WI, ending the series with 22 wickets at 14.95, the best figures by a West Indies bowler against Australia since Courtney Walsh in 1999. He and Alzarri Joseph (5 for 27) had already set off an Aussie collapse, cutting them down from a solid position to all out with the last four wickets bagging just 22 runs.
A Historic AUS vs WI Test Series Ends in Carnage
The AUS vs WI Test series ended on a resounding Australian note, courtesy of an unbeatable bowling exhibition by Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland. With that result:
Australia won the series 3-0
West Indies record their lowest-ever score against Australia
Starc enters exclusive group with 400 Test wickets
This AUS vs WI encounter will be recalled as one of the most overwhelming exhibitions of fast bowling in the history of Test cricket.
Stats of note:
Starc: 6 for 9 (career-best), 400th wicket, quickest 5-for from the beginning of an innings
Boland: Hat-trick (Greaves, Joseph, Warrican)
WI All Out: 27 in 14.3 overs
Result of the series: Australia 3 – 0 West Indies
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