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West Indies vs Australia, 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: 14 Wickets Fall In 1 Day; Jayden Seales Stars With 5-For
West Indies vs Australia 1st Test Day 1: West Indies batters failed to capitalize after bowlers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph wreaked havoc and bowled Australia out for 180.
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- Updated: June 26, 2025 08:34 am IST
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West Indies vs Australia 1st Test Day 1 Highlights:Â West Indies bundled out World Test Championship (WTC) finalists Australia for just 180 in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Barbados. However, in response, the Windies top order did not fare much better, reaching 57/4 at Stumps on Day 1. With the ball, pacers Jayden Seales (5 wickets) and Shamar Joseph (4 wickets) rocked Australia's batting order after the visitors chose to bat first. Travis Head top-scored with 58. However, Australia's famed pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood all picked up wickets in the final session of the day. (Scorecard)
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The players are back out in the middle. Mitchell Starc will steam in to Kraigg Brathwaite. John Campbell is his opening partner. Here we go...
... SECOND INNINGS ...
180. Under par? Or just gives something to a world-class bowling attack? Looking at the conditions, with the pitch still conducive for fast bowling, this could be a serious examination for West Indies, especially against the new ball. However, as Khawaja and Head showed, once the lacquer wears off, scoring gets easier. 31 overs left in the day but we barely have 100 minutes of play left. Might have 10-12 overs unused.
Another batting debacle for Australia. They continue to struggle for answers against questions on a tough pitch and a quality bowling attack, with the top order flopping once again. Just 3 batters managed to cross 15 with Usman Khawaja and Travis Head being the only ones to give some sort of a confident shape in terms of batting strength. Khawaja, dropped twice, while Head, lucky not to be ruled out caught behind, enjoyed their lives and managed to string a stand of 89 for the 4th wicket. But either side of that partnership, it was another batting issue for the number 1 Test side.
Nearly everyone called out for the skipper winning the toss to bat first, with Carlos Brathwaite going onto say that he is not sure whether this pitch will last beyond 3 days, showing signs of crumble. Only Daren Ganga was of the opinion that Australia should have bowled first, because in his opinion, the world-class bowling attack could have extracted a lot from the moisture on the surface in the morning. As things turned out, the visitors just could not adjust to the conditions and collapsed in a heap - the first 3 wickets for 22 runs, then from 111/3 to 143/8, before Cummins gave them a ray of hope. Shamar Joseph was once again the destructor in chief, just destroying the Aussie top order while Jayden Seales did a decent job of running through the middle and lower order. The duo shared 9 wickets between them, with Seales claiming his third five-wicket haul in Tests. Justin Greaves, the only other bowler to take a wicket, got the all-important one of Travis Head.
Just 8.1 overs needed after Tea for West Indies to skittle out Australia. There was a brief resistance through a quickfire 27-run stand betweem Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, which came in just 26 balls, but either side of that, there was nothing much. The pitch still has something in it to offer for the seamers and the Windies exploited it perfectly.
What a spectacular start for Roston Chase in his 50th Test and first as captain. His bowlers have dismantled the highly experienced numero uno Test side inside 60 overs and bundled them out for just 180. While it is not right to judge a pitch until both sides have batted on it, the home side will be gung ho by this bowling display.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! THAT WILL BE THAT! Australia have been bowled out for 180 and Jayden Seales ends up with a FIFER! Third of his Test career! Coming to the ball, it was short and aimed at the body. Josh Hazlewood looks to get out of the way as he tries to duck under it, but the ball follows him and takes the glove and lobs up towards the wicket-keeper. Shai Hope takes an easy catch. An appeal follows for caught behind and the umpire is a bit late in raising his finger, but nonetheless, he gives it OUT as Hazlewood starts walking!
Now a good length delivery just outside off, Josh Hazlewood manages to cut it past point and gets back for two runs.
Length ball angling in on middle, Josh Hazlewood manages to block it off the crease.
Full and outside off, Josh Hazlewood goes for the cover drive as he goes hard at it, doesn't time it well and hits it straight to short cover.
From round the wicket angling in on a length, on off, Josh Hazlewood defends it off the crease without any footwork.
This really is exciting to watch, with both Shamar and Seales gunning for that 5th wicket. Shamar nearly had it in that last over. Will Seales win the race this time?
Back of length ball just outside off, that one didn't bounce much, Lyon goes for the cut shot, and is beaten.
Overpitched on off, Lyon drives it to mid off.
FOUR! Driven down the ground! Full on middle, Lyon leans into the straight drive as he hits it wide of mid on, to his left and picks up four runs.
Back of length, outside off, in the corridor of uncertanity, Lyon looks to defend off the crease, and gets beaten on the outside edge.
DROPPED! Brandon King again! He has dropped his third catch of the day! Length just outside off, Lyon goes hard at it as he looks to drive. The ball takes the outside edge and flies towards gully, where Brandon King puts his both hands up to take the catch, but the ball pops out of his hands and goes behind. The batters manage to take two runs. Looking at King, he seemed to indicate that the sun was directly in his eyes and hence, he could not see the ball.
On a length, on middle, Lyon pushes it to mid on.
Around off, once again, Hazlewood backs away, exposing all his three sticks and just about digs it out. 2 runs and a wicket from the over, Jayden Seales' bowling figures read 15-1-58-4. Who will get that elusive Michelle?