Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of Australia, 2024 Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Date & Time: Jan 17-Jan 19, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Shamar Joseph 5-94(20 ov)
80.6
Shamar Joseph to Lyon, out Bowled!! Maiden five-wicket haul for Shamar Joseph on Test debut! The young man has been brilliant and he thouroughly deserves it! Bowls a nippy full length ball and gets it to swing in substantially, Lyon looks to drive it down the ground but leaves a big bat-pad gap. The ball goes right through that and knocks back the leg-stump. Shamar Joseph is off in celebration! He has a beaming smile on his face and holds the ball in his hand. Lyon b Shamar Joseph 24(34) [4s-2 6s-1]
80.5
Shamar Joseph to Lyon, SIX, just over the man at long leg! Dug in short, gets a bit big on Lyon. He hooks it more off the top-edge as the ball flies towards the deep. Roach leaps full length but it just flies over him
80.4
Shamar Joseph to Lyon, 2 runs, good length ball moving in nicely on middle and leg, Lyon works it through square leg and rushes back for the second run
80.3
Shamar Joseph to Lyon, no run, 133.4kph fuller length ball on off, Lyon drives it on the up and gets it off the toe-end back to Shamar Joseph
80.2
Shamar Joseph to Lyon, no run, fuller length ball outside off, shaping away, Lyon lets it go. Goes on the bounce to Joshua Da Silva
80.1
Shamar Joseph to Lyon, no run, good length ball outside off, swinging away, Lyon tries to cut it tamely and makes no contact
69.6
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, dishes out a full-toss on off-stump, Head was backing away and steered this towards point, that was an eventful over!
69.5
Shamar Joseph to Head, 2 runs, in the air but it lands safe! Banged in short outside off and Head wanted to go three in three but it got a little big on him this time and caught the top-edge as he looked to pull, just about went far enough over mid-on who was running back
69.4
Shamar Joseph to Head, SIX, back to back from Head! Dug into the wicket again, was on middle-stump this time and Head just opened his stance up before playing another superb pull shot, went flat and over the ropes at deep mid-wicket
69.3
Shamar Joseph to Head, SIX, have some of that says Travis Head! Bashed into the track on a length outside off, didn't quite rise and Head spotted it early before cracking it over the deep mid-wicket fence for six
69.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, length delivery on off-stump, defended straight back to the bowler
69.1
Shamar Joseph to Cummins, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, knocked towards cover for a quick single
67.6
Shamar Joseph to Cummins, 1 run, pitched up full and straight on middle, Cummins bunts it towards mid-on with no footwork at all
67.5
Shamar Joseph to Cummins, no run, good length delivery on leg-stump, Cummins tucks it into the leg-side and it's stopped at forward short leg
67.4
Shamar Joseph to Starc, out Caught by Chanderpaul!! Shamar Joseph gets another breakthrough! Back of a length delivery on middle-leg, bit of extra bounce and it got uncomfortably high for Starc, he fended at it awkwardly and it popped up off the gloves. Chanderpaul at short-leg dived forward and took it safely. The West Indies keep chipping away and Shamar Joseph has 4 wickets now. Starc c Chanderpaul b Shamar Joseph 10(38) [4s-1]
67.3
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, back of a length on off-stump, Starc defends it towards cover
67.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, gently tapped towards mid-on who was a little deep and they get a single
67.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, full just outside off, driven straight back to the bowler
65.6
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, back of a length and sliding down leg, Starc lets it go
65.5
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, short of length on off-stump, Head gets on his toes and just drops it into off-side for a quick single
65.4
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, short of length on off-stump, Head hangs back and ends up steering it to slip off the outer half, he took it on the bounce
65.3
Shamar Joseph to Head, FOUR, streaky but four more! Much fuller and just outside off, Head threw his hands at this and got a thick outside edge that flew into the vacant gully region
65.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, FOUR, Head is on the lookout for runs and that's clear, short of length on off-stump, Head stayed leg-side and just arched back before ramping it over the slip cordon for four
65.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, 2 runs, Head goes up and over, full on off-stump, Head sliced it over mid-off, no real timing though and it was tracked down
63.6
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, full and sliding down leg, Starc looked to glance it fine and missed
63.5
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, length delivery outside off, Starc shoulders arms
63.5
Shamar Joseph to Head, no ball, 1 run, good length delivery on leg-stump, tucked away towards mid-wicket, another no-ball from Shamar Joseph
63.4
Shamar Joseph to Starc, 1 run, good length delivery on middle-leg, tucked off his hips down to long leg
63.3
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, full and straight on middle, leading edge goes towards cover as Starc closes the face too early
63.2
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, length delivery slides down leg, Starc lets it go
63.1
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, full on off-stump, clipped towards mid-wicket
60.6
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, Starc hangs back to the length delivery and pushes it to covers
60.5
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, short of length ball and no room on offer, Head chops it towards point for a single
60.4
Shamar Joseph to Starc, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length ball shaping down, deflects off Starc's thigh pad and rolls through square leg for a leg bye. Australia move into the lead
60.3
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, 135.8kph back of a length ball on off, tucked towards mid-wicket
60.2
Shamar Joseph to Starc, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Starc lifts his bat to let it through
60.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, back of a length ball angling in, Head cuts it to deep backward point
44.6
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no run, full on off-stump, knocked back towards the bowler
44.6
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no ball, FOUR, beautiful shot! Pitched up full and outside off, Carey got a good stride out towards this before creaming it through point with a lovely square-drive, Shamar Joseph oversteps yet again
44.5
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no run, full on off-stump, Carey prods forward and knocks it towards mid-on
44.4
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Carey defends and it goes towards square leg off the inner half
44.3
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no run, full and straight on middle, clipped straight to mid-wicket
44.2
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no run, full on off-stump, Carey defends it into the off-side
44.1
Shamar Joseph to Carey, no run, full on off-stump, Carey prods forward to defend
42.6
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, no run, length delivery just outside off, chopped towards the slips off the under-edge
42.5
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, he's drilled that! Overpitched outside off, Mitchell Marsh smacked this quite hard through cover, it raced away
42.4
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs back and waits for this before defending it towards backward point
42.3
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, firm punch goes out to deep backward point
42.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Head is right behind it in defence
42.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, no ball, banged in short and going down leg, Head ducks under it easily, Shamar Joseph oversteps again
42.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, full and angling into off-stump, Head goes for a big drive but his feet don't move again, he gets a thick inside edge onto the pads
40.6
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery on middle-leg, Marsh looks to tuck it into the leg-side but gets struck on the thigh pad, they get one as it dribbles into the leg-side
40.5
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pitched up fuller on off-stump, Marsh defends from his crease and does so with soft hands so the thick outside edge doesn't carry to gully
40.4
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, no run, full on off-stump, Marsh prods forward to block
40.3
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, no run, nicely bowled, good length delivery just outside off, just straightened off the deck to beat the outside edge
40.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, oh inside edge! Length delivery just outside off, Head was rooted to his crease and he dangled his bat out at this, big gap between bat-pad and it went down to long leg off a thick inside edge
40.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, full and angling into middle, Head stays leg-side and bunts it back towards the bowler
38.6
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, good length delivery on middle, tucked away just behind square on the leg-side
38.5
Shamar Joseph to Mitchell Marsh, no run, full on off-stump, knocked to mid-off
38.5
Shamar Joseph to Head, no ball, 1 run, banegd in short outside off again, Head pulls it down towards deep backward square leg this time, Shamar Joseph oversteps
38.4
Shamar Joseph to Head, FOUR, banged in short and Head is up to the task! Short delivery outside off, Head rose with the bounce and got on top of it, slammed it down and hard towards deep mid-wicket with a pull
38.3
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Head hangs back and eases it towards gully
38.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, length delivery outside off, Head hung back and went hard on a cut before missing
38.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, good length delivery on middle from round the wicket, Head bunts it towards mid-off
28.6
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, 2 runs, shortish ball around off, doesn't rise as much as Khawaja expected it to. He plays a nicely controlled pull through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep moves to his right to cut it off. A couple results
28.5
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, on a driveable length outside off, inviting Khawaja to go for an expansive drive. He resists
28.4
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, 139.3kph nippy good length ball shaping across Khawaja. He hangs back and shoulders arms to it
28.3
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, back to round the wicket to Head. It's a shortish ball down leg, Head helps it down to fine leg
28.2
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, 1 run, 138.3kph fuller length ball outside off, Khawaja leans into it and strokes it through covers for a single
28.1
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, beaten! Pitched up ball on off, moving away, draws Khawaja into a drive. He obliges and almost nicks it behind
26.6
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, 1 run, full ball swinging away from off, Khawaja shuffles a bit and works it to mid-wicket to retain strike
26.5
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, Shamar Joseph switches back to over the wicket to Khawaja. He covers the line to the fuller length ball and nudges it towards mid-wicket
26.4
Shamar Joseph to Head, 1 run, Shamar Joseph switches to round the wicket and bangs in an effort ball at 140.1kph, Head pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single
26.3
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, 137.7kph good length ball on middle, Head goes deep in the crease and stonewalls it
26.2
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, 140.1kph sharp bumper on leg-stump, Head ducks under it
26.1
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, nippy 135.4kph good length ball in line of the stumps, Head hangs back and blocks it tentatively
24.6
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, 137.3kph fullish ball outside off, Khawaja hangs back and blocks it to the right of Shamar Joseph. A maiden
24.5
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, 138.4kph well-directed bouncer, Khawaja ducks under it in a jiffy
24.4
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, 137.8kph full length ball around off, swinging away, Khawaja doesn't flirt with danger
24.3
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, Shamar Joseph switches to over the wicket and bowls a good length ball down leg, Khawaja fails to glance it
24.2
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, back of a length ball outside off, left alone. Joshua Da Silva has to get low to collect it
24.1
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, 138.5kph good length ball shaping in from outside off, Khawaja goes deep in the crease and blocks it to the off-side
22.6
Shamar Joseph to Head, no run, pitched up ball angling in, Head nudges it to mid-wicket and shouts No
22.6
Shamar Joseph to Head, no ball, Shamar Joseph switches to round the wicket to Head. Bowls a short of length ball outside off and it's left alone. Shamar Joseph has overstepped
22.5
Shamar Joseph to Green, out Caught by Joshua Da Silva!! Shamar Joseph fights back with a cracker of a delivery! After being hit for back-to-back boundaries, he responds really well. He takes off in celebration! The young man has done it again. He lands this one in the corridor of uncertainty at 130.5 clicks. The ball hits the deck and moves away a bit with a bit of extra bounce. Green pokes at it and only manages to nick it behind. A regulation take for Joshua Da Silva. Ideal start to the morning for the Windies. Green c Joshua Da Silva b Shamar Joseph 14(27) [4s-3]
22.4
Shamar Joseph to Green, FOUR, impressive! Fuller in length and too straight, Green stays well balanced and flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket to pick up another boundary. Timed that one to perfection
22.3
Shamar Joseph to Green, FOUR, nicely controlled! Short of a length outside off, Green gets on top of the bounce and cuts it expertly past backward point to find the fence
22.2
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, tight leave! The variable bounce on display once again. Lands on a back of a length outside off, seams in and keeps low, Green has his off-stump covered
22.1
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, back of a length ball on off at 132.7 clicks, Green hangs back and keeps it out
18.6
Shamar Joseph to Green, FOUR, nicely played! Back of a length and some room on offer, Green cashes in and punches it through cover-point. Didn't overhit that, just focused on timing and got the desired result
18.5
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, pitched up ball swinging in on middle, pushed firmly towards mid-on where the fielder stops it with a dive
18.4
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, fuller in length outside off, shaping away a touch, Green shoulders arms
18.3
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Green camps back and places it towards point with an open bat face
18.2
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, good length ball shaping in on off, Green leans ahead and pushes it to the off-side
18.1
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, short ball outside off, doesn't bounce that much, Green still ducks under it
16.6
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, pitched up ball outside off, driven to extra cover who stops it with a dive
16.5
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, beauty! Angles in initially, lands in the corridor of uncertainty, and straightens to beat Khawaja on the outside edge. Squared up Khawaja there
16.4
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, pitched up ball on off, Khawaja leans ahead and defends it down the track
16.3
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, testing stuff! On a good length outside off, keeps a bit low and angles in, Khawaja lifts his bat and lets it through. Wasn't far from the off-pole
16.2
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, FOUR, easy pickings! Too straight this time, Khawaja clips it through square leg and helps himself to pick a boundary
16.1
Shamar Joseph to Green, 1 run, fullish ball angling in on middle and leg, flicked off the inner half through backward square leg to get off the mark
14.6
Shamar Joseph to Green, no run, full on off-stump, met by a solid forward defence from Green
14.5
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, out Caught by Motie at fine-leg!! Shamar Joseph gets a second wicket! That's a poor shot from Labuschagne, a good bumper on middle-stump, Labuschagne wasn't expecting it and was quite late in playing the hook, he tried to get under it and go over fine-leg but was just a bit rushed, went off the top half and Motie took a steady catch down at fine-leg. He had no control over that shot whatsoever. The West Indies are ecstatic as they should be. Labuschagne c Motie b Shamar Joseph 10(25) [4s-1]
14.4
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, 1 run, length delivery angling into off-stump again, Khawaja gets a thick inside edge onto the pads as he looks to tuck it into the leg-side again, goes down towards deep backward square leg
14.3
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, 2 runs, length delivery angling into off-stump, Khawaja shuffles across a touch and tucks it away towards square leg
14.2
Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, no run, full and outside off, Khawaja lets it go
14.1
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, 1 run, full and straight, clipped off his pad to deep backward square leg
12.6
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, Labuschagne looked to jab it towards mid-wicket and it went down fine-leg off the inner half
12.5
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery outside off, Labuschagne finds backward point with his backfoot punch
12.4
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, short of length on middle, Labuschagne presses back and drops it into the leg-side off the handle, that rose quickly
12.3
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery outside off, nips back in and keeps low as Labuschagne leaves, keeper takes it on the bounce
12.2
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, full and in the channel outside off again, Labuschagne shoulders arms
12.1
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, full and just outside off, good leave from Labuschagne
10.6
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, length delivery outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms again, keeper takes it on the half-volley
10.5
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, length delivery outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms
10.4
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, length delivery outside off, Labuschagne lets it go
10.3
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, FOUR, too straight and Labuschagne feasts on it! Full and straying on to the pads, juicy half-volley and Labuschagne whipped it away through mid-wicket to collect four
10.2
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, full on off-stump, Labuschagne prods forward and steers it towards backward point
10.1
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, peach! Just fuller than a good length, angles into off-stump and leaves the batter off the deck to beat the outside edge
8.6
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, length delivery shaping away outside off, left alone again
8.5
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery outside off, watchful leave from Labuschagne
8.4
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, touch fuller and closer to off-stump, Labuschagne let it go again and there were shrieks from behind the stumps because it wasn't far from off-stump
8.3
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, length delivery wide outside off, Labuschagne happy to leave that too
8.2
Shamar Joseph to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery outside off, watchful leave form Labuschagne
8.1
Shamar Joseph to Smith, out Caught by Justin Greaves!! Can you dream of a better start to your Test career? Shamar Joseph has nicked Steve Smith off very first ball! Boy that's a story! A good length delivery angling back towards the batter, Smith shuffled across like he always does and looked to defend, he got a thick outside edge and the man at third-slip dived across to his left and in front of second slip to take a good low catch. The Steve Smith experiment doesn't yield great results first try. Smith c Justin Greaves b Shamar Joseph 12(26) [4s-2]
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