Australia had a comfortable win against the West Indies in the second Test at Kingston. The West Indies were bowled out for just 27 runs in the second inning. Here, we take a look at the list of three records that were toppled in the Australia vs West Indies Kingston Test.
Australia were in serious form and on the way to their win, they managed to break many records. We have highlighted three of them in the below headings:
1) 6 Runs collectively added by West Indies’ top six batters
This is the lowest by any team in the history of the format. Whenever such a collapse happens, at least one batter tries to hold one end up. However, this was not possible in this case.
2) Mitchell Starc took the fastest 5-wicket haul in the Australia vs West Indies Kingston Test
Mitchell Starc was playing in his 100th Test for Australia, and he decided to make it memorable. He took six wickets in the second innings, and the first five wickets came in just 15 deliveries. With this, Starc broke the record for the fastest five-wicket haul, with the earlier record at 19 balls to accomplish the same.
3) Seven ducks in the second innings
The West Indian batters were in poor form throughout the entire game. In the second innings, the team could just manage 27 runs, despite playing at home. In the second inning, there were seven ducks on the scorecard. This is the maximum in a single Test inning in the history of the format.
