- July 16, 2025
What do you get when you’ve got Mitchell Starc firing on all cylinders, Scott Boland with a hat-trick, and the West Indians forgetting how to bat? A tornado of a Test match that almost lasts only two and a half days and produces so many records, you could create an entire cricket stat book. The third Test match between Australia and the West Indies in Jamaica was an exhilarating experience. There were record bowling performances, along with batting collapses, that West Indies fans will be haunted by for some time. Let’s now look at five of the most astonishing records in a Test match remembered for its devastation rather than its match.
Mitchell Starc’s Record-Smashing 100th Test
If there was ever a way to mark a milestone game, Mitchell Starc just wrote the manual. In his 100th Test, Starc delivered a spell to remember, finishing with figures of 6 for 9 off 7.3 overs. But wait, there’s more! He also became the fastest player to take a five-wicket haul in Test history, doing it in just 15 balls, half of an innings removed from a batting lineup. In doing so, Mitchell surpassed Stuart Broad and Scott Boland, who both previously shared the record with five wickets in 19 balls. On a day like this, he also became the fourth Australian to take 400 Test wickets, joining the likes of Warne, McGrath, and Lyon.
Windies Wipeout: A Historic Low at 27 All Out
West Indies fans should look away now. Their second innings score of 27 is the second-lowest score in Test history, just avoiding the all-time low (26 by New Zealand in 1955). It took the West Indies almost as long to bat as it does to eat lunch. From the first ball of the innings, the Wild West Indies looked like a fillet steak left at the mercy of a legion of starving, hungry children—batsmen bewildered, the ruthless bowlers, and a scoreboard that resembled a horror film.
Seven Ducks in One Innings – A New Test Low
When seven of the eleven batters failed to get a single run, you know that something was historic (and horrible) going down. That’s precisely what occurred in Kingston. The Windies came to bat to start their second innings of the Test with seven ordinary ducks, the first time that has ever been recorded in Test Cricket. No one wants this kind of “record” on their resumé. The previous high was six ducks; this happened a couple of times, without going back too far; it was recently achieved by England at Edgbaston. But now, seven? That is uncharted territory, and the West Indies will hope that does not happen again.
Scott Boland’s Day-Night Hat-Trick Heroics
Although Starc played a key role in the match, Scott Boland also made history while flying under the radar. Boland’s magical over began with the wicket of Justin Greeves, and successive wickets followed in the form of Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican to complete the hat-trick. He finished with ridiculous figures of 2 overs, 3 wickets for 2 runs.
Windies’ Lowest Match Aggregate in History
In two innings, West Indies made just 170 runs in total (143 + 27: the lowest total in a completed Test match). There’s no way in the early 00s against some of the best Australian teams did the Windies ever get this low! So many records fell. The record broken by the team ODI record for all teams looks to be a combination of the class of the Aussie attack and the categorial confusion that was the Windies batting. The Windies didn’t knuckle down, stay in the hole, stay true, and build a partnership.
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