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Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jayden Seales, left, on day three of the third Test cricket match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. | Photo Credit: AP
The West Indies missed the bottom rating in take a look at cricket by one run, because of a misfield.
Starc’s first 15 balls delivered the quickest five-wicket haul in take a look at historical past, and his fifteenth five-wicket innings in checks. The tall left-arm paceman took a wicket with the primary ball of the West Indies’ second innings and three wickets in that first over — a triple-wicket maiden.
Australia wanted solely 14.3 overs to rout the house group within the first day-night take a look at at Sabina Park and full a 3-0 sequence sweep.
“It’s been a incredible sequence. I believe we have seen some troublesome batting situations all through,” stated Starc, who claimed his four-hundredth profession take a look at wicket in his one centesimal take a look at, a memorable milestone. “It’s been a very good few days, very satisfying and I’ll go house with a smile on my face.
“We noticed final evening the situations with the arduous pink ball below lights. It’s fairly troublesome. We did not assume it could occur as rapidly right now, till the solar went down a bit.”
Australia’s bowlers dominated the sequence after successful the primary two checks — by 159 runs in Barbados then by 133 runs in Grenada — to brush the Frank Worrell Trophy.
While Starc missed a hat-trick probability after dismissing Kevlon Anderson and Brandon King with consecutive deliveries, Boland accomplished his with the wickets of Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican. It was the tenth take a look at hat-trick by an Australian.
Boland completed with three wickets for 2 runs.
The West Indies was out for its lowest take a look at rating, eclipsing the 47 towards England on the identical floor in 2004. At 11-6 within the sixth over it was in peril of inheriting the bottom rating in take a look at historical past.
A misfield by 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas within the 14th over allowed the West Indies to take a single and attain 27, narrowly avoiding New Zealand’s 70-year-old file of 26 set towards England at Auckland in 1955.
Earlier, Alzarri Joseph took 5-27 because the West Indies bowled out Australia for 121 in its second innings, leaving a chase of 204 runs for victory. Australia started Day 3 at 99-6 however lasted solely eight extra overs.
Cameron Green, who battled arduous on Day 2 to achieve 42, was out to the primary ball of the day and the Australian decrease order adopted rapidly.
When the West Indies replied, Starc produced an impressive show of quick bowling on a responsive pitch.
His first ball of the second innings, he compelled opener John Campbell to play defensive at a ball which moved away and he was caught by concussion substitute wicketkeeper Josh Inglis. Inglis was protecting instead of Alex Carey, who was struck on the helmet by Alzarri Joseph whereas batting late on Day 2.
Starc then eliminated Anderson lbw, bowled King with out scoring and Mikyle Lewis for 4, leaving the West Indies 4 wickets down for 5 runs. His fifth wicket was Shai Hope, trapped lbw by a ball that swung in at tempo to hit the again pad.
When Josh Hazlewood dismissed captain Roston Chase, caught by Inglis with out scoring, the West Indies was 11-6. Taking out extras, the highest six West Indies batters collectively scored solely six runs. Only 4 of the 11 batters scored runs.
The West Indies was 22-6 on the dinner break. Shortly after it handed 26, helped by two dropped catches within the slips by Sam Konstas off Starc.
Boland’s hat-trick introduced the top nearer and Starc’s sixth wicket — Jayden Searles bowled by a full supply for a duck — completed the match inside three days.
West Indies captain Roston Chase stated it was a heartbreaking option to end. He credited his bowlers for troubling the Australians however stated the batting lineup did not click on.
Published – July 15, 2025 05:34 am IST
