The pink ball Test between West Indies and Australia started in a familiar fashion, with bowlers having the upper hand. On day one of the final Test of the series, Australia were bowled out for 225 runs in their first innings, and in reply, the West Indies lost a wicket before stumps.
Steve Smith and Cameron Green steady Australia before West Indies fight back
After winning the toss, Australia elected to bat first on a slightly green pitch. Their openers Usman Khawaja and Sam Konstas showed some resistance this time, both managing to score in double digits. However, a few quick wickets in the middle order forced the visitors to play cautiously. Steve Smith once again rose to the occasion with a crisp 48, complemented by Cameron Green. The duo stitched together a partnership of 61 runs for the third wicket, putting Australia in a strong position.
But the hosts turned things around in remarkable fashion, picking up regular breakthroughs and bundling Australia out for 225 runs, with no batter reaching a half-century. Alex Carey and Pat Cummins contributed valuable runs down the order, with Cummins entertaining the crowd by hitting three sixes, pushing their side past 200 on the opening day.
Shamar Joseph leads the Windies pace attack
For West Indies, it was another impressive outing with the ball. Their pacers put up a strong fight throughout the innings, with Shamar Joseph taking four key wickets, backed by Jayden Seales and Justin Greaves, who picked up three wickets each. It was a brilliant collective bowling effort from the hosts, showing great discipline and teamwork under the challenging pink-ball conditions.
In their reply, West Indies lost their debutant opener Kevlon Anderson before stumps, cleaned up by Mitchell Starc with a brilliant delivery that swung late. The responsibility now lies on skipper Roston Chase and the experienced Brandon King to ensure a steady start for their side as they head into day two, aiming to build a solid foundation and avoid further early setbacks.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
Another failure for Sam Konstas, this time after a lifeline. Is he Australia’s worst Test batsman in the last 30 years?🤡 pic.twitter.com/9AMKbTyjUr
— Mahmud’s Cricket Talk (@MahmudSpeaks) July 12, 2025
A ruthless spell from Shamar Joseph🔥#WIvAUS #ShamarJoseph #TestCricket #cric_empire pic.twitter.com/51FlRqKFWx
— Cric_empire (@Cric_empire_) July 13, 2025
Pacers thrived at Sabina Park as 11 wickets fell on the opening day of the third #WIvAUS Test. pic.twitter.com/IDL9ZAfVUD
— Himanshu Kumar (@Himansh36151351) July 13, 2025
West Indies bowlers on 🔝 in First innings. Excellent spell.
Shamar Joseph 4/33
Justin Greaves 3/56 (Career Best Test Bowling and BBM figures for Justin Greaves).
Jayden Seales 3/59#WIvAUS @wiplayers @SJoseph70Guyana @jayden_seales— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) July 13, 2025
That’s some good batting by west indies. King and chase basically are openers with the original openers being injured and a quick wicket. And they showed a bit of ticker against heavy bowling conditions #wivaus
— Coach lukas (@lukeR15sky) July 13, 2025
Ok…..Ok. Well, that was West Indies day today. Rolled Australia for 220 odd, then only losing 1 wicket by the close. They have to go for it tomorrow. Vital day for Shai Hope as well. Pretty little 30s don’t win many games. #WIvAUS
— KierenBrown (@nandbkieren) July 13, 2025
Absolutely! What a gripping start — Aussies striking late to keep things balanced. Day two’s shaping up to be a cracker. #WIvAUS #TestCricket
— Haris Mahmood (@HarisMa73708878) July 13, 2025
Again wasted a reasonably good start for bowling few overs under lights. This doesn’t look as bad a pitch. #WIvAUS
— Dharmik Sankhavara (@dhaarmik) July 13, 2025
A bowler friendly day in Kingston 👉 https://t.co/Gc1Dx23avQ#cricket #WIvAUS pic.twitter.com/lCjRSZdLge
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) July 13, 2025
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