Australia skittle Windies for 27 – lowest Test total for 70 years

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Australian Captain Pat Cummins with seamer Scott Boland

Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets for 9 runs

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 past the 400-wicket mark in the longer form of the game.

Seamer Scott Boland also weighed in with a hat-trick as the tourists won the series 3-0.

“It’s heart-breaking 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 first innings.

“It’s something that has been recurring for the whole series - that makes it even more disappointing.”

Skipper Pat Cummins led the tributes for the pace duo after the series conclusion, which sees Australia keep the top spot in the current ICC World Test Championship Standings.

Lauding Starc’s six-wicket haul, Cummins said, “He was on fire. I think a lot of the chat leading into this week is like how resilient and professional you need to be to play 100 Tests but I think that’s the Starcy I always remember playing alongside.

“He can tear a game open by himself in a matter of a couple of overs. Feels like he can do it in any format, any time. That was an amazing effort.”

Chief scores:

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)

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