AUS vs WI Day 3: After having to lose Usman Khawaja slightly earlier on the 3rd day, the Australians finished the game at 29 for 1. Meanwhile, in the currently taking place opening Test at Perth Stadium. The team increased their advantage against the Windies to 344 runs. West Indies were overthrown by Australia for 283 runs on Friday. After they had declared their initial session at 598 for 4. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc each recorded 3 wickets. Prior to announcing the declaration of their initial innings. Australians had an intimidating total. Because of the superb dual hundreds by Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne had previously scored on Thursday.
Pat Cummins, the skipper, refrained from forcing Windies to follow on later in day 3 as Kangaroos bolstered their significant advantage in the opening Test at Optus Stadium. Following a standout performance in which Pat Cummins took his 200th Test wicket in flair.
With the 2nd fresh ball in the closing stages. Cummins and Mitchell Starc destroyed West Indies, giving the Australian side a massive 315-run first session advantage.
AUS vs WI Day 3: Khawaja’s Early Dismissal
AUS vs WI Day 3: As Australia struggled against the tenacious Windies batting on a pitch devoid of the anticipated sharpness, casualties came quickly. Australia confronted 11 overs prior to the actual stumps because Cummins preferred to give his pacemen a break, but they lost their starter, Usman Khawaja, when he trapped before by fast bowler Kemar Roach.
Opening batsman David Warner began with two successive drives as the backdropped by the high upper deck became longer. This may have been motivated by England’s aggressive hitting versus Pakistan in the ongoing Test in Rawalpindi.
Early through day 4, as Australia looks for swift runs preceding a potential defeat, it served as a portent of what ought to come next. Meanwhile, Warner will be seeking to profit after a mistake in the first session extended a dry spell in Test cricket.
AUS vs WI Day 3: Cummins’ Brilliance With the Ball
AUS vs WI Day 3: The pace bowlers in Cummins‘ balancing assault divided the victims among themselves. Australia’s pacemen effective in switching back to hitting better lengths after a short-ball tactic that was employed late on day two failed.
After lunch, Cummins famously celebrated taking 200 wickets by removing skipper Kraigg Brathwaite with a pearler. With his 44th Test match, Cummins passed Clarrie Grimmett, Dennis Lillee, Stuart MacGill , and Shane Warne as the fifth-fastest Australian to reach the milestone.
AUS vs WI Day 3: 200 Wickets take Cummins above McGrath
AUS vs WI Day 3: The least Australian with at least 200 wickets, his Test bowling average of 21.50 placed him just above of Glenn McGrath. With the 2nd ball following tea, Cummins added 2 more wickets as West Indies’ defiance crumbled. Starc originally caused trouble when he caught Jermaine Blackwood lbw with a powerful throw; the umpire’s call maintained upon reconsideration. When Starc began to ominously generate swinging, he followed it with one of his signature full deliveries to wipe up Josh Da Silva.
Green’s Dangerous Bouncer to Bonner
AUS vs WI Day 3: When he successfully grabbed Shamarh Brooks beyond the line as a replacement due to an injury at hand, all-arounder Cameron Green took his maiden Test wicket. It was a well-deserved compensation for Green, who in his maiden hometown Test match didn’t bat in Australia’s maiden session. Despite previously in the day’s threats from his fast pace and commanding reach, which created bounces.
No. 3 Nkrumah Bonner’s headgear struck by a scorching Green delivery. And he continued to play for yet additional 40 mins in the opening session. Until being finally declared out after suffering a concussion and substituted by Brooks.
In the opening over of the morning, Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s eye-catching 79-ball innings was brought to a conclusion. While he sliced Josh Hazlewood to a short slip. Ending the amazing 78-run collaboration that had launched them off defying all odds.
Chanderpaul’s 50 Wasn’t Enough for the Windies
AUS vs WI Day 3: Another ball previously, Chanderpaul had scored his half-century with a fortunate edge between slips. But Brathwaite kept up a strong backline to thwart Australia’s precise approach.
However, Brathwaite was powerless to stop his opponent’s brilliance as Cummins put on yet another spectacular effort.
After lunchtime, Cummins had already conjured a powerful charm to demonstrate. That the widely talked-about green-tinged ground did indeed contain some spice. He anchored an Australian assault that lasted 3 wickets in the latter period as they defeated a tenacious Windies top line.
West Indies’ aspirations of remaining for a long time crushed. As they faced the difficult challenge of chasing Australia’s massive first innings of 598 for 4.
Prior to the game, West Indies had established a benchmark of at least 100 overs of batting. They approximately met this goal, but it was practically insufficient due to the lackluster bowling and bowling performance.
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