27 all out! West Indies record lowest Test score in 70 years as Starc, Boland unleash fire
After fighting hard in the series, the final match was an opportunity for the West Indies to win the series against the WTC Finalists but a splendid spell from Starc along with an hat-trick from Scott Boland made sure that was not to be the case.
26 - New Zealand vs England, Auckland, 1995
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Speaking after the match about his performance, Starc said, 'We didn't think things would start going our way with the ball today until the sun went down a bit,'
"But anyway our bowling attack has been pretty much on the money throughout the series," he added.
Notably, Starc was playing in his 100th Test match as he ripped through the West Indies top order from the first over itself, taking the first wicket of John Campbell on the first ball. The pacer also went on to acquire the record of fastest five wicket haul in a Test match, getting to the landmark in just 15 balls. In the end, Starc ended the match with figures of 6 for 9 and also became the fourth Australian to go past 400 wickets in Test matches
Meanwhile, West Indies skipper Roston Chase was heartbroken by the result as he stated, 'Heartbreaking to be in a position like this. It has been recurring for the whole series, makes it all the more disappointing. It is quite easy to assess - the bowlers kept us in all along, batters never really clicked,'
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