NEW DELHI: In the second Test on the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday, the West Indies surprised Australia by eight runs because of an unimaginable stint from injured tempo bowler Shamar Joseph.
After being hit on the toe by a Mitchell Starc yorker on Saturday evening and retiring damage, Joseph required scans. On Sunday, the West Indies defeated Australia for 207, their first victory in Australia since 1997.Joseph took 7-68.
AS IT HAPPENED
Australia had been the clear favorites going into the fourth day of play, trailing 216 to win and having Steve Smith and Cameron Green on the wicket.

Since Kemar Roach and Alzarri Joseph, the opening bowlers, didn’t pose a lot of a menace, captain Kraigg Brathwaite pitched the ball to Joseph 45 minutes in, and the end result was almost instantaneous.
Joseph’s further tempo proved expensive, but it surely was an issue for all of the hitters, and the extra wickets he took, the extra assured the West Indies had been.
After bowling Green and Travis Head with consecutive deliveries, he concluded the primary session with prolonged dismissals of Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Alex Carey, and Pat Cummins.
He ended the match by clear bowling Josh Hazlewood, capping an unimaginable efficiency.

“I was just thinking of the basics, get it at the top of off,” Joseph stated.
“I was just trying to find my rhythm and that was important for me.”
Smith held tall for the Australians regardless of all of the chaos, responding to his detractors with an unimaginable 91-run innings, but it surely was all in useless because the underdogs shocked the world Test champions.
(With AFP inputs)