Starc destroys West Indies for 2nd lowest test innings score as Australia seals 3-0 series whitewash

 



Mitchell Starc produced a pink-ball masterclass as Australia bowled out West Indies for a shocking 27 runs — the second-lowest innings total in Test history — to clinch a thumping 176-run victory in the third Test at Jamaica. The win not only sealed a 3-0 series sweep for the visitors but also ensured they retained the Frank Worrell Trophy, following earlier wins in Barbados and Grenada.

The highlight of the dramatic final day was Starc's sensational performance with the pink ball, as he tore through the West Indian lineup to finish with figures of 6 for 9. He reached the milestone of 400 Test wickets during the carnage and took just 15 deliveries — a record in Test history — to complete a five-wicket haul.

Starc set the tone from the very first ball of West Indies’ second innings, removing opener John Campbell. He then struck twice more in the same over, removing debutant Kevlon Anderson and Brandon King in consecutive deliveries. By the start of his third over, he had dismissed Mikyle Louis leg-before to claim his 400th scalp, leaving the West Indies reeling at 5 for 4, with Starc's figures reading an incredible 4 wickets for 0 runs.

Although he briefly conceded a boundary via Shai Hope’s outside edge, Starc quickly trapped him lbw to complete his five-for. He later bowled Jayden Seales to wrap up the innings.

Scott Boland, meanwhile, made his own history with a hat-trick at the start of the second session. He removed Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph, and Jomel Warrican in three consecutive balls, further deepening the West Indies' misery. Boland had already etched his name in the record books in the first innings by registering the best Test bowling average since 1915.

West Indies’ dismal batting overshadowed an otherwise spirited bowling effort earlier in the match, led by Alzarri Joseph who took a career-best 5 for 27, and Shamar Joseph, who finished the series with 22 wickets, crossing the 50-wicket mark in Test cricket. Australia from 99/6 overnight , declined rapidly to 121 all out giving West Indies a decent chance to win the test with a 197 target . Green (46) topscored in the dismal Australia 2nd innings . 

Despite the bowlers’ efforts, Starc’s devastating spell under lights made the rest of the day's action a footnote. His ruthlessness and precision ensured that this match — and the series — would be remembered for one of the most extraordinary collapses in modern Test cricket history.


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