Lowest score in Test: West Indies all out for 27 runs, 129 year old record broken; Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc

WI vs AUS 3rd Test: Chasing a target of 204 runs in the third test, the West Indies cricket team was all out for 27 runs. Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets and Scott Boland took 3 wickets.

A 129-year-old record was broken in the third test match between West Indies and Australia played at Sabina Park. The entire West Indies team was all out for 27 runs. The 10th wicket fell in the form of Jaden Seals on the third ball of the 15th over, this was Mitchell Starc's sixth wicket of this innings. Starc was selected as the best player of the match and the series.

In the third Test, Australia batted first and scored 225 runs. West Indies' first innings was reduced to 143 runs. However, in the second innings, the Windies bowlers made a brilliant comeback and bundled out the visiting team for 121 runs. Roston Chase and team had to score 204 runs to win, but the performance of the batsmen was even worse in the second innings.

Mitchell Starc wreaks havoc, West Indies all out for 27 runs

7 West Indies batsmen could not even open their account. 4 out of the top 5 batsmen (John Campbell, Keval Elston Anderson, Brandon King and Roston Chase) were out on zero. Starc took 3 wickets in the first over, he took 6 wickets in this innings. Apart from him, Scott Boland bowled only 2 overs, in which he took 3 batsmen. 1 wicket went to Josh Hazlewood.

129 year old record broken

It has happened after 70 years in the history of Test cricket that a team got all out on a score of 30 or less in an innings. West Indies' innings of 27 runs broke a 129-year-old record, this has become the second lowest innings in Tests.

However, the shameful record registered in New Zealand's name in 1955 was saved from being broken. England had bowled out New Zealand for 26 runs, which is still the lowest score in Test cricket. See the list of top 5 innings with the lowest scores in Test cricket.

• 26 - New Zealand (vs England) - 1955
• 27 - West Indies (vs Australia)- 2025
• 30 - South Africa (vs England) - 1896
• 30 - South Africa (vs England) - 1924
• 35 - South Africa (vs England) – 1899

Australia had already won the series. By winning the third Test, Pat Cummins and team won the series 3-0. Mitchell Starc received the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards in the third Test.

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