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1st Test: Australia defeated West Indies 159 in 3 days after lagging behind in the first innings
West Indies vs Australia 1st Test Highlights: Australia cricket team defeated West Indies by a margin of 159 runs on the third day of the first Test match played in Barbados. With this, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Travis Head, the hero of Australia’s victory, scored a brilliant half -century in both innings.
The West Indies were all out for 141 runs in 33.4 overs in the second innings, chasing a huge target of 301 runs on a difficult pitch. In which number ten batsman Shamar Joseph scored 44 runs in 22 balls and Justin Greaves scored 38 runs in 53 balls. The two shared a 55 -run partnership for the ninth wicket. Seven players of the hosts could not reach the double figures.
In the second innings for Australia, Josh Hazlewood took 5 wickets, Nathan Leone took 2 wickets, Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins took 1-1 wickets.
Earlier, Australia scored 310 runs in the second innings, performing brilliantly in batting. Alex Carrie, who was the top scorer for Australia, scored 75 balls 65, while Bu Webster scored 63 runs in 120 balls and Travis Head scored a significant innings of 91 runs in 95 balls.
In the second innings for the West Indies, young Shamar Joseph took 5 wickets, Aljari Joseph took 2 wickets, Jaydon Seals, Justin Greaves and captain Roston Chase took 1 wicket.
Significantly, while deciding to bat first in this match, Australia scored 180 runs on the first day, in response to which West Indies scored 190 runs and took a 10 -run lead in the first innings.
The second Test match of the series will be played in Grenada from July 3.
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