Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test, West Indies tour of Australia

Completed

West Indies tour of Australia, Completed

Australia

AUS

283/10 (81.1 ov) & 26/0 (6.4 ov)

West Indies

188/10 (62.1 ov) & 120/10 (35.2 ov)

Australia won by 10 wickets

BATTERS	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Steven Smith *	11	22	2	0	50.00
Marnus Labuschagne	1	2	0	0	50.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Shamar Joseph *	1.4	0	7	0	4.20
Alzarri Joseph	3	0	12	0	4.00

Current Partnership: 1 run (0.2 ov) | Last Wicket: () | Fall of Wicket: 0/0 ( ov)

CRR: 3.90

Recent: 1•••111••1•3••11••

Australia vs West Indies, Live Cricket Commentary

6 4 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, An accurately pitched bouncer on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

6 3 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

6 2 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, no run, Usman Khawaja retired hurt, Dot Ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, and Usman Khawaja hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

6 1 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

End of over 6 (7 runs)

Usman Khawaja 9 (18)

Steven Smith 11 (22)

Australia 25/0

Alzarri Joseph 3-0-12-0

Shamar Joseph 1-0-6-0

1lb

5 6 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, aims to slam flick shot, but deflect off the pads, and batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

1nb

5 6 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, 1 no ball, No ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot. Umpire signals it a no ball.

5 5 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

5 4 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

5 3 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

1nb

5 3 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, 1 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed defensive shot, umpire signals it a no ball, as Alzarri Joseph had overstepped.

5 2 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

5 1 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, 3 runs, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 3 runs.

End of over 5 (6 runs)

Steven Smith 10 (17)

Usman Khawaja 6 (15)

Australia 18/0

Shamar Joseph 1-0-6-0

Alzarri Joseph 2-0-6-0

4 6 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shamar Joseph sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Steven Smith hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

4 5 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Steven Smith hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

4 4 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut, towards the deep cover for 1 run.

1nb

4 4 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, 1 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed defensive shot, ball rolls towards mid off, umpire signals a no ball, as Shamar Joseph had overstepped.

4 3 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, tucks cut toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.

4 2 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

4 1 | 7.6

Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.

End of over 4 (1 runs)

Steven Smith 10 (15)

Usman Khawaja 1 (10)

Australia 12/0

Alzarri Joseph 2-0-6-0

Kemar Roach 2-0-6-0

3 6 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Steven Smith hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

3 5 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

3 4 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

3 3 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut to the short cover.

3 2 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an slower ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

3 1 | 7.6

Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.

End of over 3 (4 runs)

Steven Smith 10 (11)

Usman Khawaja 0 (8)

Australia 11/0

Kemar Roach 2-0-6-0

Alzarri Joseph 1-0-5-0

2 6 | 7.6

Kemar Roach to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

2 5 | 7.6

Kemar Roach to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

Date

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 23:30

Venue

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Toss

Australia elected to bowl

Umpires

Match Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)