West Indies suffered a shocking batting collapse on Day 3 of the third Test against Australia at Sabina Park, Kingston, getting bowled out for just 27 runs in their second innings. Australia wrapped up the series with a one-sided win inside three days to complete a 3-0 clean sweep.
Chasing 204 runs, the West Indies lost three wickets in the very first over of their innings as Mitchell Starc delivered a fiery spell in his 100th Test. From that point, the collapse was unstoppable. Scott Boland added to the damage with a hat-trick, while the West Indian batters had no answers to the pace and movement on offer.
It was a one-sided finish to what had already been a difficult series for the home team. Only one West Indies batters reached double digits in the innings. With seven players dismissed without scoring, it became one of the most dramatic and disappointing batting efforts in Test cricket history.
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Complete Breakdown of Records from West Indies’ Horror Show at Sabina Park vs AustraliaÂ
The 27 all-out by West Indies is now the second-lowest total in the history of Test cricket, surpassed only by New Zealand’s 26 against England in 1955. It broke their own previous lowest score of 47 against England at Sabina Park in 2004.
The innings lasted just 14.3 overs, making it the third-shortest completed innings in Test history. Seven of the eleven batters were dismissed for ducks, the most ever in a single Test innings. The West Indies’ top six scored only six runs combined, the lowest by any team’s top six in a Test innings.
Mitchell Starc took just 15 balls to complete a five-wicket haul, the fastest in Test history. His final figures of 6/9 are now the best by any player in their 100th Test match. He also became only the second bowler to take three wickets in the first over of a Test innings in men’s cricket after Irfan Pathan. He became the second-fastest to 400 Test wickets by number of balls bowled, reaching the mark in 19,062 deliveries.
Scott Boland added his name to the elite list of Australians with a Test hat-trick, becoming the 10th from his country to achieve the feat.
West Indies were reduced to 0/3 after the first over. This marked only sixth such instance in the history of Test cricket. Their fall to 7/5 and 11/6 also equalled the second-lowest totals at those stages in a Test innings.
Steve Smith top-scored in the match with 48, the highest individual score across both innings. It was only the 16th instance in men’s Test history where no player managed to reach a half-century.
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Australia Finish Series With Clean Sweep
Australia won the third Test comfortably to complete a 3-0 clean sweep over the West Indies. The match ended inside three days. Australia dominated all departments and did not allow the West Indies to settle at any point.
For the West Indies, this was a series to forget. Their batting struggles were clear throughout. With such an embarrassing defeat in the final Test, they will have to regroup and fix many issues before their next assignment.
