His four-wicket haul on the opening day also included Konstas' dismissal.
The Gabba hero of the West Indies, Shamar Joseph, has done it once again to thrash the batting order of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 runners-up Australia. His figures of 4/46, alongside a brilliant fifer from Jayden Seales, bundled out the Aussies for just 180 runs in the first innings.
AUSA-W
137/6
INDA-W
124/5
KNK
–
AMR
–
PD
186/6
WDL
171/8
Purani Delhi 6 won by 15 runs
CDK
82/1
SDS
80/10
Central Delhi Kings beat South Delhi Superstarz by 9 wickets
EDR
–
ODW
–
NDT
–
PD
–
CRO
155/6
CYP
213/3
Cyprus beat Croatia by 58 runs
CRO
132/10
CYP
136/3
Cyprus won by 7 wickets
CRO
–
CYP
–
CRO
–
CYP
–
ESM
123/0
LCC
122/7
East Molesey beat London County Cricket by 10 wickets
KSP
106/9
SPE
136/3
Spencer beat Kreative Sports XI by 30 runs
BAN
137/9
CPP
82/10
Banstead beat CFS Pinnacle Pro by 55 runs
WIM
187/5
WEY
115/3
Wimbledon beat Weybridge by 72 runs
TBC
–
SPE
–
TBC
–
ESM
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
SUSS
288/7
KENT
287/9
Sussex beat Kent by 3 wickets
GLAM
–
DER
–
Match abandoned due to rain
NOT
326/9
WOR
312/7
HAM
288/5
ESS
285/10
Hampshire beat Essex by 5 wickets
NOR
–
YOR
–
SURR
–
GLO
–
SOM
–
DURH
–
SWE
–
FRA
–
MATCH CANCELLED
91YC
165/7
NVR
149/10
91 Yards Club beat Navarang Club by 16 runs
NAJC
99/7
GTC
156/7
Gauhati Town Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 14 runs (D/L) method
GTC
–
91YC
–
NVR
–
BCC
–
BCC
48/10
GUJCC
107/4
Gujrat Cricket Club beat Bihar CC by 59 runs
KRMPS
–
KZK
–
KRMPS
–
CEC-A
–
SEL
–
PRK
–
JOR
–
PENG
–
MEL
–
KLPR
–
BBW
–
HTW
–
Match Abandoned due to rain
MWW
98/2
MDW
97/5
Mysore Warriors Women beat Mangalore Dragons Women by 8 wickets
BBW
–
MWW
–
MDW
–
SHLW
–
EAE
–
PMW
–
PAJ
–
NPB
–
ZIM
125/10
NZ
174/1
IRE-W
–
PAK-W
–
WI
–
PAK
–
SLBL
143/10
SLGR
144/6
SLC Greens beat SLC Blues by 4 wickets
SLGY
–
SLBL
–
NOS
–
WEF
108/5
BIP
–
TRR
–
NOS-W
141/4
WFW-W
94/10
Northern Superchargers Women won by 47 runs
BIP-W
–
TRW-W
–
AUST
92/6
NOR
87/10
Austria beat Norway by 4 wickets
SWE
162/7
FRA
128/8
Sweden beat France by 34 runs
FRA
–
NOR
–
SWE
–
AUST
–
Before the match, Joseph sent a warning to the young Australian opener Sam Konstas and told him to “just look out.” The pacer stayed true to his word and delivered exactly the same, what he said, to dismiss the 19-year-old for just 3 runs. He also picked up the wickets of veteran batter Usman Khawaja (47), alongside newcomers like Cameron Green (3) and Beau Webster (11).
However, ahead of the match, former Australian wicket-keeper, Ian Healy, made a scathing remark on Joseph. He slammed the pacer for his audacious warning to Konstas. Healy opined that the 25-year-old has earned all the spotlight only for his heroics at the Gabba last year. Since then, the bowler has failed to achieve anything remarkable that could give him enough confidence to warn the Aussie batters.
“Okay Shamar, well you’ve delivered crap all year. So he better improve, that’s what I’m saying. He’s got real trouble. You’re not Curtly Ambrose, champ,” he said on SEN Cricket radio.
Notably, his astonishing seven-wicket haul in the second innings wrecked the Aussie batting lineup. This exceptional performance of Joseph helped the Windies to draw the two-match series and powered them to their first Test victory on Australian soil in 27 years.
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Australia made a few changes in their playing XI. They dropped Marnus Labuschagne due to a poor run of form and played Konstas in place of him, with Green and Josh Inglis coming in at No.3 and No.4, respectively. Skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first on the first test against the West Indies in Barbados.
But the call proved to be costly as a stunning pace bowling show from Joseph and Seales (5/60) thrashed their batting lineup. They missed the experience of veteran batter Steve Smith, who is recovering from a finger injury, which he sustained during the recent WTC 2025 Final.
However, the Australian pace-trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Cummins also fought back well to reduce the Windies to 57/4 at the end of the day’s play. Starc scalped two wickets while Hazlewood and Cummins took one apiece as Roston Chase and Co. are currently trailing by 123 runs in the first innings.
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