Australia Sweeps West Indies With Starc 400-Wicket Milestone, Boland Hat-Trick

Australia delivered a dominant bowling performance to bowl out the West Indies for 27, the second-lowest Test total ever, securing a 176-run victory and a 3-0 series sweep in Jamaica. Mitchell Starc starred with a career-best 6-9, including three wickets in the opening over and five wickets in just 15 deliveries, setting the record for the fastest five-wicket haul in Test history and reaching his 400th Test wicket milestone. Scott Boland complemented Starc’s spell by taking a hat-trick, becoming only the 10th Australian to do so in Test cricket. The West Indies were reduced to 5 for 7 early in their innings, with four of their top five batsmen dismissed for ducks, reflecting a batting collapse described as heartbreaking by captain Roston Chase. Despite a rare misfield allowing the West Indies to avoid equalling the lowest-ever total of 26, the Australian pace attack was relentless throughout, with Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph also contributing wickets earlier in the match. Starc’s performance placed him alongside Australian greats Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, and Nathan Lyon as the only bowlers to reach 400 Test wickets, underscoring a historic day for Australian cricket.