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Business Standard
3 hours ago
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- Business Standard
AUS thrash WI to go level with ENG in WTC 2025-27 points table; IND on 5th
The 2025–27 cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is up and running in full steam, with the first four matches of the cycle all done and dusted. The 2023 WTC champions and 2025 runner-ups, Australia, in the early morning of Saturday, registered a huge comeback win over the West Indies in Barbados by 159 runs to go level with England at the top of the latest WTC points table. The two Ashes rivals are now tied with a 100 percent points percentage each at the top of the table with 12 points apiece after their first match. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, who defeated Bangladesh in the second Test to win the two-match series 1–0, are in third spot with a 66.67 points percentage. Bangladesh, with one loss and one draw, are in fourth spot with a 16.67 points percentage, while 2021 and 2023 runner-ups India are fifth after losing to England in their only Test of the cycle so far at Headingley, Leeds. New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa are yet to start their journey in the ICC WTC 2025–27 cycle. The next match of this cycle will be played between India and England, starting Wednesday, 2 July, in Edgbaston. ICC WTC 2025–27 points table Position Team Played Won Lost Draw Points PCT 1 Australia 1 1 0 0 12 100 2 England 1 1 0 0 12 100 3 Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 16 66.67 4 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 4 16.67 5 India 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hazlewood shines in Australia's dramatic win over West Indies Australia secured a dominant 159-run victory over West Indies inside three days in the first Test at Kensington Oval. After starting the day at 92/4, Australia piled on 310 in their second innings, thanks to gritty half-centuries from Travis Head (61), Beau Webster (63), and Alex Carey (65), setting a daunting target of 301. The West Indies' chase unravelled quickly, crumbling to 86/8 before being bowled out for 141 in just 33.4 overs. Josh Hazlewood led the bowling attack with a superb 5/43, while Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins also chipped in. Despite a late counterattack from Justin Greaves (38*) and Shamar Joseph (44), their 55-run stand only delayed the inevitable. Shamar Joseph also impressed with the ball, claiming 5/87 and finishing with a match haul of nine wickets. Australia's bowlers capitalised on a tough pitch and West Indies' fragile batting to take a 1–0 lead in the series.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 hours ago
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- Sydney Morning Herald
Hazlewood rips through West Indies as Australia take 1-0 series lead
A fourth day looked likely before Lyon went bang-bang to hand Australia a comprehensive victory. 'When Joshy got the two [wickets] in a row I thought we were half a chance. The wicket was just playing a lot of tricks,' Cummins said. 'I thought we'd make decent inroads today but didn't think we'd get 10. 'Give Joshy a wicket with any little bit in it and he finds it. He just hits the right area, ball after ball, and presents good seam. He was fantastic. I thought he was great at Lord's last week without perhaps the returns he deserves, so it's a huge asset to have on our side.' Mitchell Starc took the first wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite but Hazlewood was the chief destroyer, removing John Campbell (23) and Brandon King in consecutive balls before his hat-trick ball went through to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Hazlewood then snared Roston Chase (2) and Keacy Carty (20) to edge Australia closer to victory. At one point in his spell, Hazlewood took 4-4 from 16 balls. Resuming on 4-92 with an 82-run lead, Australian duo Travis Head (61) and Beau Webster (63) knuckled down for a commanding 102-run partnership to take the game away from the West Indies. The West Indies' terrible fielding in this Test was on display once again when Head was dropped on 21 by Greaves at second slip early in the day. It was the home side's seventh dropped catch in the slips across the match. Head and Webster's partnership was the first fifth-wicket century stand by an Australian pair in Tests since Mitch Marsh and Steve Smith put on 153 against Pakistan in Melbourne in 2023. Webster continues to prosper at Test level and now has a very tidy return of 305 runs at 43.57 from eight innings. Head, who was named man of the match, was out lbw to Shamar Joseph before Webster was unlucky to be caught down the leg side to the same bowler, leaving Australia at 6-208. Carey pushed the game along by crunching a 40-ball half century, which included two big sixes down the ground. There was a period in the middle session when Australia smashed 68 from 46 balls. Australia's wicketkeeper eventually perished for 65 as Joseph finished with figures of 5-87 for the innings to help bowl the tourists out for 310. 'I thought those three were brilliant,' Cummins said. 'They kept the scoreboard ticking over. That was the difference. Those guys took the game away from the West Indies.' Loading Joseph, who appeared to be carrying some kind of injury, pushed through the pain to pick up nine wickets for the match (9-133) in an impressive display after his heroics at the Gabba early last year. The West Indies' highest successful run chase in Bridgetown came in 1999 when Brian Lara made an unbeaten 153 to steer his side to a target of 308 against Australia with one wicket in hand. On this occasion, they never got close. A day after West Indies coach Daren Sammy slammed the performance of match officials, the side's captain Roston Chase also expressed his displeasure. 'There were so many questionable calls in the game and none of them went our way,' Chase said. 'We had some questionable calls and that really set us back in terms of creating a big lead on the total that Australia set. 'It's frustrating because as players, when we mess up, when we get out of line, we are penalised harshly. Sometimes we're even banned. You're talking about guys' careers.'
United News of India
4 hours ago
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- United News of India
Australia seal victory inside three days
Bridgetown, June 28 (UNI) Australia registered a commanding 159-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test at Kensington Oval, wrapping up proceedings within three days. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood delivered a devastating spell in the final session, claiming 5 for 43 to skittle the hosts for 141 in their second innings, chasing a target of 301. The match hung in the balance on the third morning with Australia leading by 82 runs, but a composed and enterprising middle-order effort from Travis Head (50), Beau Webster (63), and Alex Carey (65) helped Australia stretch their lead to 300 before they were bowled out for 310. Head, who posted twin fifties on a challenging surface, was named Player of the Match. The West Indies began their chase poorly as Mitchell Starc removed Kraigg Brathwaite in the first over. Hazlewood then dismantled the top and middle order with relentless accuracy and hostile short deliveries. John Campbell, who briefly threatened with some unorthodox shots, fell trying to scoop Hazlewood, while Brandon King and Roston Chase followed soon after, the latter gloving a rising ball to short leg. Captain Pat Cummins added to the damage by bowling Shai Hope with a delivery that skidded low, exposing the surface's demons. Despite late resistance from Shamar Joseph, who struck two sixes, the innings crumbled quickly. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon ended the match dramatically with two wickets in two balls in what was to be the day's final over. Earlier in the day, West Indies had again been their own worst enemies in the field, dropping multiple catches. Head was reprieved on 21, while Carey and Webster capitalized on missed chances to build Australia's defining second-innings total. Carey's aggressive 65 off just 49 balls ensured Australia had ample cushion despite a difficult pitch. Shamar Joseph was the standout for the West Indies, bowling tirelessly and taking 5 for 87 in Australia's second innings. However, the lack of support and poor fielding let the home side down in critical phases. The win gives Australia a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series and valuable points in the ICC World Test Championship standings. UNI BDN ARN
The Hindu
4 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Australia crush West Indies to win opening Test in Barbados
Australia ruthlessly completed a 159-run victory over West Indies in the first Test on Friday (June 27, 2025) as Nathan Lyon swept up the tail after Josh Hazlewood's five-wicket masterclass broke the hosts' resistance on a pitch that deteriorated into a bowler's paradise. Lyon claimed the final two wickets in consecutive deliveries, ending Shamar Joseph's entertaining knock at 44 from just 22 balls, as West Indies were dismissed for 141 chasing an improbable 301 to hand Australia a 1-0 series lead. "There was enough in the wicket, up-and-down from a length," said Hazlewood, who finished with figures of five for 43. "It's just about hitting that area time and time again and being patient. I'm just enjoying cricket, Tests at the moment. Good team, atmosphere. "I think once we saw West Indies take the second new ball today, we thought things could happen, but not that fast. There's a few cracks on a length from one end, some went low and we got a few bowled and lbws." Hazlewood's victims included John Campbell (caught behind attempting a scoop), Brandon King (edging to gully first ball), Roston Chase (popping to short leg) and Keacy Carty (bowled by vicious seam movement), before completing his 13th Test five-wicket haul by having Warrican caught at slip. Pat Cummins added Shai Hope's wicket with another delivery that kept fatally low, while substitute fielder Marnus Labuschagne's direct hit ran out Alzarri Joseph to underline Australia's superiority in all departments. Earlier, Australia had methodically constructed their match-winning position through intelligent batting across three sessions. Beau Webster (63) and Travis Head (61) forged the match's first century partnership before Head was left sprawled face-down by a Shamar Joseph delivery that scuttled beneath his bat. Alex Carey's enterprising 65, featuring a spectacular six onto the stadium roof, effectively sealed the contest despite Joseph claiming his own five-wicket haul with a tireless display of seam bowling. The day's dramatic shifts perfectly encapsulated Test cricket's unpredictability – from morning resistance to afternoon collapse – with Australia demonstrating precisely why they remain the format's benchmark team.
NDTV
5 hours ago
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- NDTV
RCB Star Josh Hazlewood Shines With 5-For, Powers Australia To 159-Run Win Over West Indies In 1st Test
Australia's vaunted pace attack demolished West Indies' fragile batting, routing the hosts for just 141 off 33.4 overs to complete a comprehensive 159-run victory in the final over of the third day of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Friday. Josh Hazlewood was the chief destroyer with figures of 5-43 as the tourists dominated the day with both ball and bat. Half-centuries from Alex Carey, Beau Webster and Travis Head were the fulcrum of a recovery from 65-4 late on day two to a final second innings total of 310 at tea the next day. Shamar Joseph led the West Indies bowling effort with five wickets at the cost of 87 runs for a match haul of 9-133. Any winning target in excess of 200 was always going to be challenging on this two-paced surface. As it transpired, the West Indies never looked up to the task from the moment former captain Kraigg Brathwaite fell to Mitchell Starc in the first over. Hazlewood then took centre stage. His metronomic accuracy accounted for John Campbell and debutant Brandon King off successive balls, before adding the wickets of captain Roston Chase and Keacy Carty. Chase's Australian counterpart, Pat Cummins, removed first innings top-scorer Shai Hope and insult was added to considerable injury when substitute fielder Marnus Labuschagne ran out Alzarri Joseph with a direct hit to the striker's end from mid-off. 'Hitting the right areas' Hazlewood returned to the attack to prise out Jomel Warrican but Shamar Joseph entertained with 44 off 22 balls before falling to off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who then dismissed Jayden Seales first ball to complete victory with two days to spare. Justin Greaves was left unbeaten on 38. "It was just about hitting the right areas time and time again and just being patient," said Hazlewood in identifying the tactics to capitalise on the challenging surface. "There are a few cracks there on a good length and just short of a length which kept the batters guessing about going forward or back with a few skidding through as we saw." Australia's intent was clear at the start of the day as Head and Webster transformed the consolidation of the previous evening to controlled aggression in a partnership of 102 for the fifth wicket. Head was trapped lbw for 61 by Shamar Joseph 20 minutes before lunch. However, the course of the first session could have been very different had Greaves held on to another straightforward catch at second slip off Alzarri Joseph when the left-hander was on 22. It was the seventh chance put down by the West Indies slip cordon in the match, a poor display in one of the fundamental aspects of the game which began on day one when four catches were shelled. With a clear intent on aggression on a pitch becoming increasingly two-paced, the Australians progressed at almost a run-a-minute after lunch despite wickets falling at regular intervals. Carey, who top-scored with 65, built on the platform laid by Head and Webster (63), who fell caught behind off the persevering Shamar Joseph. The right-armer also accounted for Starc and wrapped up the innings when last man Hazlewood was bowled off the inside edge to give the Guyanese pacer his fourth five-wicket haul and third against Australia. By then though, the task already looked beyond the West Indies, which was confirmed two balls before stumps. str/nf
