Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph delivered a fiery spell under the lights on Sunday, leaving Australia reeling at 99 for six in their second innings — holding an overall lead of 181 runs — in the third Test at Sabina Park.
Day 2 of the match was dominated by fast bowlers, with 15 wickets falling in total across both innings.
Cameron Green remained unbeaten on 42 at stumps, alongside skipper Pat Cummins on 5, after the pair weathered a challenging 40-minute partnership worth 30 runs.
Australia, leading the series 2-0 after victories in Barbados and Grenada, took an 82-run first-innings lead by dismissing West Indies for 143 before the dinner break. However, the decision to bat again under the lights in the day-night Test came at a price, as wickets tumbled quickly once more.
After West Indies resumed on 16-1 in the morning, the hosts collapsed to 143 all out, losing their final seven wickets for just 70 runs. Australia had posted 225 in their first innings.
John Campbell top-scored for West Indies with 36, while Shai Hope managed 23 — the only two batters to cross 20 — as the Australian pace unit maintained relentless pressure.
Scott Boland, picked ahead of veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, took 3-34. His haul included the wickets of Campbell and Hope, a run-out of Justin Greaves, and the final dismissal. Cummins and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets each, while Mitchell Starc — featuring in his 100th Test — returned 1-32 from 13 overs.
Fired-up England leaves India reeling at 58-4 and Lord's test on a knife-edge
Australia’s second innings began poorly under the lights. Shamar Joseph (2-26) dismissed 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas for a duck in the second over — the third time he’s fallen to Joseph in the series. Konstas has managed just 50 runs across six innings.
Usman Khawaja (14) struck a boundary to push the lead past 100 but was bowled shortly after by Joseph, who angled one back in from around the wicket.
Steve Smith edged Alzarri Joseph’s third delivery between slip fielders for four, but the pacer soon bowled him with a sharp delivery clocked at 147 kph (91 mph), reducing Australia to 28-3.
Cameron Green tried to hold firm with support from Travis Head (16), Beau Webster (13), and Alex Carey (0), but the visitors stumbled to 69-6.
Carey was struck on the helmet by the first ball he faced, then edged to first slip two deliveries later while trying to charge Alzarri Joseph.
Cummins survived a caught-behind shout — replays showed he would have been out had West Indies reviewed — and narrowly avoided a run-out when Green sent him back at the non-striker’s end.
Litton, bowlers keep Tigers' hopes of salvaging pride from SL tour alive
Despite the setbacks, Cummins and Green saw off the final overs to take the match into a crucial third day.
Source: Agency