AUS vs WI scorecard, 2nd Test, day 4 highlights: Shamar Joseph anchors West Indies' special win at the Gabba

Kraigg Braithwaite led West Indies scripted a famous victory over Australia in the second Test match played at The Gabba in Brisbane. West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph was the anchor of West Indies’ fourth Test win in Brisbane against Australia and picked up a total of 8 Australian wickets. The Aussies had a strong hold over the match at the end of Day 3, but, at last, they were wrapped up for 207 runs.

Batting first against Australia, West Indies were wrapped up for 311 runs in their first innings. After the early damage by Australian bowlers, Kavem Hodge and Joshua Da Silva showed a brilliant fight with the bat and helped the team post a fighting first innings total. Hodge on one end scored 71 runs whereas Da Silva was the highest run scorer and played an innings of 79 runs.

Shamar Joseph anchors West Indies’ special win at The Gabba

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No other batsman such as skipper Kraigg Braithwaite (4), Tagenarine Chanderpaul (21), Kirk McKenzie (21), Alick Athanaze (8), Justin Greaves (6), and the lower order was not able to make much impact, and were dismissed cheaply.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc ended up with a 4-wicket haul, whereas Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon picked up 2 wickets apiece. Pat Cummins ended up with 1 wicket.

While batting in their first innings, Australia were reduced to 54/5, as West Indies bowlers Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, and Kevin Sinclair ripped through the Australian top order. Big names such as Steve Smith (6), Travis Head (0), Mitchell Marsh (21), Cameron Green (8), and Marnus Labuschagne (3) were dismissed cheaply.

However, Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey showed some courage and added the necessary runs for the 6th wicket. Khawaja got out after scoring 75 runs, whereas Carey ended up 65 runs. Pat Cummins was unbeaten on 64 runs and helped Australia reach 289/9 in their first innings. The hosts declared their innings, giving West Indies a 22-run lead.

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Alzarri Joseph picked up 4 wickets whereas, Kemar Roach ended up with 3 wickets. Shamar Joseph and Justin Greaves picked up 1 wicket each.

West Indies were once again given early damage as opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul departed earlier in the innings. However, many West Indies batsmen such as Kraigg Braithewaite, Kirk McKenzie, Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves played some necessary useful innings and helped West Indies put up a target of 216 runs for Australia.

Chasing down 216 runs, Australia lost two wickets early when Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne had to walk back to the pavilion for 10 and 5 runs respectively. Cameron Green played an innings of 42 runs and gave some support to Steve Smith, however soon after Green’s departure, the Australian innings fell like a deck of cards wherein top names such as Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, and Alex Carey could even cross the double-digit mark.

At last, Steve Smith remained stranded on 91 runs and Australia were wrapped up 207 runs, giving West Indies a memorable 8-run win.

Shamar Joseph was the anchor of the victory for the visitors and ripped through the Australian batting order. Joseph picked up 7 wickets in the second innings, which proved to be deadly for the hosts. West Indies also leveled the series 1-1 and avoided a whitewash. The loss is a big dent in Australia’s winning chariot.

Brief Scores:

West Indies: Joshua Da Silva 79, Mitchell Starc 4/82

Australia: Usman Khawaja  75,  Alzarri Joseph 4/84

West Indies: Kirk McKenzie 41,  Josh Hazlewood 3/23

Australia: Steve Smith 91,  Shamar Joseph 7/68