Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

TM Head
TM Head
119(134) 12x4 - 3x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 42 runs
  • 4x4 - 3x6
6 15 11 8 45 10 4 20
KSA McKenzie
KSA McKenzie
50(94) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 12 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
7 4 8 0 4 4 8 7

Best performances - Bowlers

JR Hazlewood
JR Hazlewood
O14
M6
R35
W5
Eco2.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W1W
1W
S Joseph
O20
M2
R94
W5
Eco4.70
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Australia , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Australia led the 2-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

17,18,19 January 2024 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Australia 12, West Indies 0

Scorecard Summary

WEST INDIES 188(62.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

AUSTRALIA 283(81.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

WEST INDIES 120(35.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

AUSTRALIA 26/0(6.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: S Sudarshanan

Well, that's all we have from this opening Test of West Indies tour of Australia. Up next is the day-night Test match in Brisbane starting on January 25. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Looking forward to your company then. For now, on behalf of Venkat, Thilak, Gnasher and Alex, I, Sudarshanan, bid you goodbye! Take care, ciao!

11:58am Time for the presentation

Travis Head, the Player of the Match: "It was challenging. Lucky the experience coming in good stead. Nice to spend four-five days at home in this busy summer."

Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indies captain: "Bowlers did well to bowl out Australia inside 300. Batters did not get going. As batsmen it is good for guys to get a feel of playing cicket and what it is like to play the No. 1 team. It is about learning how to score and how to put away the bad ball. Important to learn well and learn fast. [Shamar] is full of energy. Makes me laugh. Has a bright future and also scores runs."

Pat Cummins, Australia captain : "Great Test match, good to have it over in three days. It was a wicket where you felt like you were a ball away from nicking it. Don't think anyone even got over a fifty for us except Trav. [Hazlewood] Big fella turned around this week. Not many change the game away in a spell"

11:50am A comfortable win for Australia. Smith and Labuschagne hug one another. Lots of handshakes, Marnus has a word with Shamar, who responds with a smile. Smith has a warm-up handshake with him, and some words of encouragement as well perhaps. A commanding win for Australia

Josh Hazlewood: "Nice to have a couple of days off. We made use of the surface in both innings. I felt like I bowled just as well in the first half of the summer, without much result. With this attack, I felt it is relentless and someone picks up the wickets. [On Shamar Joseph] Amazing debut, you wanna keep going on that. Smithy first wicket on the first ball in Test cricket, dream debut. Smithy was a bit nervous but he was good. Think he struggles in the quick ten-minute change but all good."

The tone was set early this morning as Starc dismissed the overnight batter Da Silva and then Alzarri Joseph before Hazlewood bowled Motie to complete his five-for. Shamar Joseph once again threw his bat around to play an attacking cameo before getting stumped by Lyon. A target of 26 was never going to bother Australia, who have now retained the Frank Worrell Trophy and go 1-0 up in this series.

Iddamal: "my son who is 8 and die hard supporter of Brisbane heats thinks Marnus L should consider flying to Gold Coast and play in today's final. I know Kawaja may not be able to do it given his injury"

Ben: "The new WI pace attack is coming! Watch out with SHAMAR!"

6.4
1
S Joseph to Labuschagne, 1 run, Short and on off, 139.5kph, Labuschagne pulls it to deep backward square leg to hit the winning run for Australia, all wickets unused
6.3
0
S Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, Angling down leg on a length, he nearly edges it in an attempted tuck

Marnus Labuschagne joins his good mate Steven Smith in the middle. Three slips and a gully

There seems to be a slit in his tongue, perhaps might have bit his tongue due to the impact. Hit him flush on the grill as he took his eyes off it. Khawaja will walk off retired hurt. He holds the left side of the cheek bone as he walks off

6.2
W
S Joseph to Khawaja, no run, Nasty! Bowls a mean bouncer from outside off, Khawaja hops but then looks to duck away. Ends up getting hit on the helmet. He is on his haunches and is spitting blood

UT Khawaja retired hurt 9 (31m 20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 45.00

6.1
0
S Joseph to Khawaja, no run, Back of a length from outside off, 138.8kph, Khawaja hops and looks to defend but plays inside the line, as the ball shapes away

One to win

END OF OVER:
6 | 7 Runs | AUS: 25/0

  • Usman Khawaja9 (18b)
  • Steven Smith11 (22b)
  • Alzarri Joseph3-0-12-0
  • Shamar Joseph1-0-6-0
5.6
1lb
AS Joseph to Khawaja, 1 leg bye, On a length on middle and leg, Khawaja walks back and looks to flick it away but gets it off the pads through short leg
5.6
1nb
AS Joseph to Khawaja, 1 no ball, Length ball, angling away, he lifts his bat and lets it through. And Alzarri has overstepped again