ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Fragile West Indies did not take the opening Check previous the primary session on the third day as Australia inflicted them with a ten-wicket thrashing to make sure the Frank Worrell Trophy prolonged its three-decades-long sojourns on international soil.
Resuming their second innings Friday (Thursday evening, Jap Caribbean time) on 73 for six – nonetheless trailing by 22 runs – the Caribbean facet folded for 120 within the first over following the primary drinks break, with quick bowler Josh Hazlewood claiming 5 for 35 to finish with career-best figures of 9 for 79.
Set 26 for victory. The Aussies wanted solely 40 balls to achieve their goal and take a 1-0 lead within the two-match sequence into the second Check in Brisbane beginning January 25.
Nevertheless, the chase was marred by an damage to Usman Khawaja, the left-handed opener pressured to retire harm on 9 with the scores degree after being struck a fearful blow to the chin by a pointy bouncer from the excellent quick bowler Shamar Joseph.
The defeat for West Indies was their fifteenth of their final 20 Assessments in opposition to Australia, and so they have not crushed the hosts in a Check in 21 years.
“I assumed the bowlers did extraordinarily nicely to bowl out Australia for underneath 300 runs. I feel that was nice,” Captain Kraigg Brathwaite mentioned afterward.
“And batting-wise, we didn’t bat nicely. In each innings, the highest order didn’t get going.”
Even with a fast finish to the competition on the horizon, almost 17,000 nonetheless poured into Adelaide Oval, and so they weren’t dissatisfied as Australia made early inroads.
Unbeaten on 17 firstly, Joshua Da Silva added just one earlier than top-edging a hook to deep sq. off left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc (2-46) within the morning’s fourth over, in a carbon copy of his first innings dismissal.
Alzarri Joseph (16) pinged a few sweetly-timed drives earlier than nicking Starc behind, and with none addition to the rating, Gudakesh Motie (3) shouldered arms to Hazlewood and had his stumps rattled to depart West Indies tottering on 94 for 9.
For the second time within the sport, the final wicket pair of Shamar Joseph (15) and Kemar Roach (11) entertained, this time in a 26-run stand which erased the deficit and compelled Australia to bat once more.
The chase seemed to be a simple affair till Joseph shocked Khawaja in his second over, the 24-year-old debutant leaving yet one more mark on an in any other case vexing outing for West Indies.
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