PLETHORA OF RECORDS BROKEN AS AUSTRALIA DISMISS WEST FOR 27 RUNS

Bowlers dominated the series, and the difference was batting, with Australia doing just enough to win the first two tests — by 159 runs in Barbados and 133 runs in Grenada—and then sweep the Frank Worrell Trophy...

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Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27, the second-lowest total ever in test cricket, to win the third test by 176 runs. The West Indies missed the lowest score in test cricket by one run, due to a misfield. Starc's first 15 balls delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history, and his 15th five-wicket innings in tests. The tall left-arm paceman took a wicket with the first ball of the West Indies' second innings and three wickets in that first over — a triple-wicket maiden.

LOWEST TOTALS IN TEST CRICKET HISTORY

• 26 New Zealand vs. England, Auckland, 1955

• 27 West Indies vs. Australia, Kingston, 2025

• 30 South Africa vs. England, Gqeberha, 1896

• 30 South Africa vs. England, Birmingham, 1924

• 35 South Africa vs. England, Cape Town, 1899

• 36 South Africa vs. Australia, Melbourne, 1932

• 36 Australia vs. England, Birmingham, 1902

• 36 India vs. Australia, Adelaide, 2020

Australia needed only 14.3 overs to rout the home team in the first day-night test at Sabina Park and complete a 3-0 series sweep.

"It's been a fantastic series. I think we've seen some difficult batting conditions throughout," said Starc, who claimed his 400th career test wicket in his 100th test, a memorable milestone. "It's been a good few days, very enjoyable, and I'll go home with a smile on my face."