Shamar Joseph leads West Indies to their first Test cricket victory in Australia in 27 years, with a stunning performance in the fourth innings. New Aussie opener Steve Smith scores a brilliant 90 not out but runs out of partners as the visitors win by just eight runs at the Gabba.
Shamar Joseph has stunned Australia , leading West Indies to taste victory in Test cricket on these shores for the first time in 27 years. New Aussie opener Steve Smith did everything he could to steer his side to victory, carrying his bat through the fourth innings to score a brilliant 90 not out, but ultimately ran out of partners. The visitors won by just eight runs in an enthralling three and a half days of cricket at the Gabba .
Joseph was forced to retire hurt while batting late on Day 3 when a Mitchell Starc yorker decimated his toe — forcing him to undergo scans in hospital on Saturday night — and he was in doubt even to take the field for Day 4. But after sitting on the sidelines for the first 45 minutes of first session, the 24-year-old flipped the game on its head when he came on in just his second Test. Joseph took 4-24 in a 30-minute period before finishing with stunning figures of 7-68, culminating with a rocket that sent Australian number 11 Josh Hazlewood’s off-stump flyin
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