Wi vs Aus 3rd Test: West Indies dominates day 1, Shamar Joseph Rattles Australia Sabina Park | Cricket news
The West Indies on Saturday dominated Australia on the third Test of the day and night at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. The host Joseph’s four-wicket-led hosts led by the speed attack of the hosts excluded Australia for 225 before 16–1 in stumps after surviving the last hour against Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.Shamar Joseph claimed 4-33, while Justin Greaves and Jeden Seal claimed three wickets as the West Indies Pacers captured the favorable seam and pitch position under the lights.19 -year -old Australian, Sam Constas continued his difficult tour, as he fell for LBW to score 17 out of 53 balls in the initial season after Australia won the toss and chose to bat.Usman Khwaja struggled for 23 runs out of 92 balls, before wicketkeeper Shai hopes that Shamar was caught out of Joseph’s bowling.Cameron Green and Steven Smith provided some resistance with a 61 -run partnership respectively, scoring 46 and 48 respectively, but both were reduced by their half -centuries.Australia’s middle order collapsed as Travis Head (20), Webster (1), and Alex Kerry (21), when the lights came and the ball started moving into the ball cheaply.Seal returned to dismiss Cummins for 24, who was caught in an attempt of third six of his third over. Stark was dismissed for duck in his 100th Test match.Shamar Joseph removed Josh Hazelwood and completed his four wickets, as Australia lost their last seven wickets for just 68 runs.“Every pitch has been difficult,” Green said after playing. “It was a real piece. Usman batted well and never saw. Steve Smith saw that he was batting again on a separate pitch. We wanted to give him a difficulty 45 minutes at the end and I felt that he batted beautifully.”
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The West Indies faced a challenging period under the light with the opening of King and Anderson, as Micile Louis and John were unavailable after the Campbell injured during fielding.Playing his 100th Test match, Stark claimed his 396th Test wicket that Bowling Anderson left him only four wickets out of 400 career wickets for 396th Test wicket.Captain Chase and King survived many close calls to guide the hosts to guide to stump the hosts on 16–1, maintained their benefits after the day.Australia made significant changes in its lineup, leaving spinner Nathan Leone for the first time in 12 years and selected an all -speed attack with Scott Bolland joining Cummins, Stark and Hazelwood.West Indies rapidly recalled the left -handed spinner Joler Warrican in place of bowler Anderson Philip, broke his all -speed attack with a previous test in Granada.After a poor performance in the series with a score of 4, 4, 0 and 7, batsman Krigg Brathwaite was quit opening after his 100th Test.Mitchell Starc became the 16th Australian to reach a 100 -Test milestone.Australia took the series 2–0 ahead after winning 159 runs in Barbados and 133 runs in Granada, already achieved the Frank Wareel Trophy.
