Shamar Joseph: West Indies became the first team to defeat Australia in a pink ball test match.
The second match of the two-match Test series between Australia and West Indies was played at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. This was a day-night test match in which Australia had not lost a single match till date. But this record of Australia was broken by West Indies. Windies team defeated Australia by 8 runs in the second test. With this, West Indies became the first team to defeat Australia in a pink ball test match.
The credit for this victory of West Indies goes to 24-year-old young fast bowler Shamar Joseph, who despite being injured, broke Australia’s pride on the Gabba field. With this, West Indies has drawn this two-match Test series 1-1 on Australian soil.
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AUS vs WI: Shamar Joseph showed the stars of the day to Kangaroo batsman
West Indies’ 24-year-old young fast bowler Shamar Joseph, despite being injured, broke the back of Australia’s batting order by taking 7 wickets on the Gabba pitch, which is considered the stronghold of the Australian team. In fact, Kangaroo fast bowler Mitchell Starc had injured West Indies cricketer Shamar Joseph with his deadly yorker on the third day of the Brisbane Test match against West Indies.
Mitchell Starc’s yorker hit the front part of Shamar Joseph’s shoe, after which the player had to leave the field groaning in pain and at that time there was a lot of blood coming out from his leg. Despite being injured, he continued to bowl and made the most important contribution to his team’s victory.
The West Indies team had set a target of 216 runs to win against Australia in this test match. Irrespective of his injury, Windies fast bowler Shamar Joseph defeated the Kangaroo batsmen on the Gabba pitch on the fourth day of the Brisbane Test match. The Australian batsman had to struggle to score even one run here.
Shamar Joseph bowled lethally and took 7 wickets for 68 runs in 11.5 overs and bowled out Australia for 207 runs in the fourth innings. For Australia, Steve Smith remained unbeaten after scoring 91 runs. Joseph received the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards for his excellent performance.
Source: Crictracker
