Australia completed a dominant 3-0 whitewash over the West Indies in the Test cricket series held in the Caribbean, highlighted by remarkable bowling performances. In the first Test at Kensington Oval, Josh Hazlewood led Australia's pace attack with a five-wicket haul (5-43), helping dismiss the West Indies for 141 and securing a 159-run victory. The second Test in Grenada saw Australia win by 133 runs after bowling out the West Indies for 143. The third Test at Sabina Park in Kingston featured historic moments, including Mitchell Starc's record-breaking bowling spell in his 100th Test. Starc took six wickets for nine runs, including the fastest five-wicket haul in Test history, and reached 400 Test wickets, becoming the second-fastest bowler to achieve this milestone. Scott Boland also made history by taking a hat-trick—the first ever in a day/night pink-ball Test—and finishing with three wickets for two runs in the second innings. The West Indies were bowled out for 27 runs in that innings, their lowest total since 1955 and the second-lowest in Test history, with seven batsmen dismissed without scoring. Australia’s bowlers produced their best-ever Test innings, leading to a 176-run victory in the final match and securing the Frank Worrell Trophy. The series was marked by low batting averages, with both teams averaging just 17.68 runs per wicket, the lowest in a three-Test series in the 21st century. Despite the comprehensive series win, Australia faces questions ahead of their next assignment in the Ashes later this year.
The batters from both sides averaged only 17.68 runs per wicket, the lowest batting average in a series of three Tests or more in the 21st century 😮 #WIvAUS https://t.co/FFp27n8EnL
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