The West Indies suffered a historic low in cricket history when they were all out for 27 in the second innings of the third Test against Australia. The Roston Chase-led team was completely unsuccessful in chasing the 204 needed to finish their red-ball series on a positive note after losing the previous two games.
Australia’s pace-bowling trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Scott Boland annihilated the hosts at Sabina Park in Kingston, as the West Indies scored their lowest Test total and second-lowest innings total in the history of the longest format of the game.
| Team | Innings | Opposition | Venue | Year | Score |
| New Zealand | 3 | England | Auckland | 1955 | 26 |
| West Indies | 4 | Australia | Kingston | 2025 | 27 |
| South Africa | 4 | England | Gqeberha | 1896 | 30 |
| South Africa | 2 | England | Birmingham | 1924 | 30 |
| South Africa | 4 | England | Cape Town | 1899 | 35 |
Speaking of the fourth innings of the Tests, the hosts’ innings lasted only 14.3 overs.
Justin Greaves (11 off 24) was the only one who got to a double-digit score. There were as many as seven players who could not even open their account. The team score of 27 comprised six leg byes.
Mitchell Starc (6/9 in 7.3 overs) was the star of the show. He entered the record books by taking the fastest-ever five-wicket haul in the history of Test cricket, doing so in only 15 deliveries. The misery was compounded by Scott Boland at the end of the innings. Coming in as a replacement of Nathan Lyon, he bagged a hat-trick to wrap up a performance West Indies would like to forget.
West Indies’ next Test series, a two-match tour of India, is scheduled in Octobe. There would understandably be a lot of reinforcements to be made to their existing system to make a comeback from what has just struck them. The two matches will be played in Ahmedabad and Delhi.
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