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The National
15-07-2025
- Sport
- The National
West Indies all out for 27 as Mitchell Starc claims 400th Test wicket
Mitchell Starc delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in Test history on Monday as Australia crushed the West Indies by 176 runs in the third Test in Kingston, Jamaica, to complete a 3-0 series sweep. West Indies were bowled out for 27, the second-lowest total in Test history after New Zealand's 26 against England in 1955. In his 100th Test, Starc took 15 balls to wreck the West Indies top order and leave the home side's run chase in tatters, before returning for his sixth wicket after Scott Boland became Australia's 10th bowler to take a Test hat-trick. Starc shattered the previous record for a "five-for" by four balls, surpassing Ernie Toshack (1947), Stuart Broad (2015) and Boland (2021), who needed 19 deliveries to achieve the feat. It was Starc's 15th five-wicket innings in Tests and also saw him claim his 400th Test scalp. "You talk about 100 Tests and skill and fitness ... but I think today showed the real Mitchell Starc, what he can bring to a team. Which is, out of nowhere, tear an opposition apart and win a game for you," said Australia captain Pat Cummins. 'It's been a fantastic series. I think we've seen some difficult batting conditions throughout,' said Starc. 'It's been a good few days, very enjoyable and I'll go home with a smile on my face.' The drama began on the first delivery of West Indies' second innings, when Starc enticed John Campbell to nick an outswinger to wicketkeeper Josh Inglis. Debutant Kevlon Anderson shouldered arms to a ball that jagged back and struck his pad four balls later, before Brandon King edged on to his stumps as the hosts found themselves three wickets down with no runs on the board. Starc, named player-of-the-match and series, then trapped Mikyle Louis lbw to become the fourth Australian to reach 400 Test wickets alongside Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Lyon. Two balls later, he trapped Shai Hope lbw and finished with figures of 6-9. 'Today again just felt like everything was in sync,' Star said. "Everyone who had the ball in hand today was on the mark straight away. 'I don't think we imagined it was going to happen as quickly as it did but when you've got an attack like ours, some things can happen like that.' At tea, the West Indies stood at a precarious 22-6, needing 182 runs for victory and staring down the barrel of cricket's ultimate embarrassment, with five runs needed to avoid the lowest-ever total. And the drama was far from over. Boland dismissed Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican to claim a hat-trick that left West Indies at 26-9, level with New Zealand's record. "He is amazing, isn't he?" Starc said of 36-year-old Boland, who has 62 wickets from 14 Tests at an average of 16.53. "He would have played so many more Tests in another team." In the end, it was a narrow escape for West Indies as they added another run before Starc returned to bowl Jayden Seales. Earlier, Australia were dismissed for 121, their lowest score against West Indies in 30 years, with Alzarri Joseph completing career-best figures of 5-27 and Shamar Joseph 4-34. That was little consolation for West Indies captain Roston Chase, who said being bowled out for less than 30 was "quite embarrassing." "Obviously we've been putting ourselves in positions to win games and then we [are] just laying down and not putting up a fight in the last batting innings," he said. "It's quite heartbreaking, because I think we did it in all three tests, and we're not really learning from our mistakes." Lowest totals in Test cricket 26 New Zealand v England, Auckland, 1955 27 West Indies v Australia, Kingston, 2025 30 South Africa v England, Gqeberha, 1896 30 South Africa v England, Birmingham, 1924 35 South Africa v England, Cape Town, 1899 36 South Africa v Australia, Melbourne, 1932 36 Australia v England, Birmingham, 1902 36 India v Australia, Adelaide, 2020
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Australia skittle Windies for 27 - lowest Test total for 70 years
Starc took his wicket tally to 402 in Test cricket [Getty Images] Third Test, Kingston (day three of five) Australia 225 (Smith 48; S Joseph 4-33) & 121 (Green 42; A Joseph 5-27) West Indies 143 (Campbell 36; Boland 3-34) & 27 (Greaves 11; Starc 6-9) Australia win by 176 runs and complete 3-0 series victory Advertisement Scorecard Australia bowled out West Indies for just 27 - the second lowest score in Test history, and the worst since 1955 - to complete a 176-run win and series clean sweep in Jamaica. The Windies total on the third day of the day-night Test in Jamaica was just one run more than New Zealand's 26 all out against England in 1955. The previous lowest total by West Indies was the 47 they managed against England in 2004. Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc, playing in his 100th Test, took 6-9 in figures that included five wickets in 15 balls. It is the fastest five-wicket haul in Test cricket and also took Starc passed the 400 wicket mark in the longer form of the game. Advertisement Seamer Scott Boland also weighed in with a hat-trick as the tourists won the series 3-0. "It's heartbreaking to be in a position where we think we can win the game and then come out and have that poor batting display," said Windies captain Roston Chase, whose side needed 204 for victory having bowled out the tourists for just 121 in their second innings. "It's something that has been recurring for the whole series - that makes it even more disappointing." Australia had resumed day three of the day-night pink-ball Test on 99-6 but only added 22 runs as Alzarri Joseph took 5-27 for the hosts. Advertisement The Windies reply started with left-armer Starc, 35, dismissing John Campbell with the first delivery before he trapped Kevlon Anderson leg-before and bowled Brandon King with his fifth and sixth balls respectively as all three went without scoring. Starc took out Mikyle Louis, who had scored four, and Shai Hope (2) in his third over to leave the hosts on 7-5 after 4.3 overs. Josh Hazlewood removed Roston Chase for a duck to reduce the West Indies to 11-6 before Boland's hat-trick. The right-armer dismissed Justin Greaves, who top-scored with 11 of the 27, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican in the 13th over. Advertisement A misfield allowed West Indies a run with the score on 26 before Starc bowled Jayden Seales to end the hosts' innings and give him his 402nd Test wicket, while also reaffirming his status as the best exponent of pace bowling with the pink ball in Test cricket. "It's been a fantastic series," said Starc, who became the fourth Australian to pass the 400-wicket mark as he followed Nathan Lyon, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne in reaching the landmark. "We've seen some difficult batting conditions throughout but a fantastic series for us. It's been a good few days, really enjoyable. I go home with a smile on my face. "Our bowling attack has been pretty on the money throughout the series and today was another case of that." Advertisement The teams will contest a five-match T20 series next, which begins on 21 July in Jamaica (01:00 BST).
New York Times
14-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
West Indies subside to 27 all out as Mitchell Starc and Australia run riot
Mitchell Starc claimed his 400th Test wicket and team-mate Scott Boland took a hat-trick as Australia humiliated the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, bowling their hosts out for only 27 to complete a 3-0 series clean sweep. The home side's score was the lowest total the West Indies have ever mustered at this level. They only eclipsed the worst score ever recorded by a Test team — New Zealand's 26 against England in 1955 — by one run, courtesy of a misfield by Sam Konstas in the gully before Starc completed the rout. Advertisement The Australian left-armer ended with Test best figures of 6-9, taking three wickets in his first over to leave the home side 0-3 chasing 204 for victory and completing the quickest five-wicket haul in Test history in terms of balls delivered — 15. Starc, playing his 100th Test, passed the 400-wicket milestone when he trapped Mikyle Louis leg before wicket for four. Australia ended up winning what had, after three innings, been a relatively tight day-night Test match by an emphatic 176 runs even before the lights were turned on on the third day. 'It's been a fantastic series,' said Starc. 'We've seen some difficult batting conditions throughout, but it's been a good few days. Very enjoyable. I go home with a smile on my face. Our bowling attack has been pretty on the money throughout the series. Today it was like that again.' 'When you talk about 100 Tests, you talk about resilience, skill and fitness, but today he showed the real Mitchell Starc and what he can bring to a team,' said Australia's captain, Pat Cummins. 'Out of nowhere, he can tear an opposition apart and win a game for you. 'He does it consistently in any format, and I'm very lucky he's on our team.' Boland became the 10th Australian to claim a Test hat-trick by removing Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican with successive deliveries. 'He's amazing, isn't he,' added Starc. 'He would have played so many more Test matches in another team. But every time he comes in he's on the money, as you saw this week. He's never far from the perfect length. 'He got his opportunity this week and showed what a wonderful Test bowler he is.' Australia's win completed their 3-0 series win following the 159-run success in Bridgetown, Barbados and 133 runs in St George's, Grenada. Click here to read more cricket stories on The Athletic, and follow Global Sports on The Athletic app via the Discover tab.
