Complete
West Indies tour of Australia, 2024, 2nd Test, Brisbane, Jan 25th, 2024

West Indies

(107.6 ov) 311/10 (72.3 ov) 193/10

Australia

(52.6 ov) 289/9 (50.5 ov) 207/10

Complete West Indies won by 8 runs

Player of Match: Shamar Joseph

WI 311/10 (107.6)

AUS 289/9 (52.6)

WI 193/10 (72.3)

AUS 207/10 (50.5) CRR: 4.07

Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
91
146
9
1
62.33
Last Wicket: Josh Hazlewood b Shamar Joseph 0(6) - 207/10 in 50.5 ov.
Bowler
0
M
R
W
ECO
11.5
0
68
7
5.75
17
1
62
2
3.65
Recent: ... | 6 0 0 1 N 0 0 | 0 2 0 1 W Overs: 50.5
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The West Indies will leave these shores as content men.
Pat Cummins | Australia captain: Disappointment after the loss but it was a fantastic match, a fantastic series. The way Shamar bowled was right up there, unfortunately we weren’t good enough. We were pretty confident coming in today. Think we did well yesterday to restrict them to a 216-run target, thought we had a chance. Smith was fantastic, almost dragged us over the line. It’s been brilliant, same bowling group for five Test matches in the summer is a big effort. Yesterday it was 37 degrees and 90% humidity but the guys were still charging in, so a big effort. I think we’ve all played enough to know this game humbles you quickly, as soon as you think you’re on top of the world, it pulls you down and you start from zero, I think the West Indies played brilliantly. They played really well, 1-1 is probably a pretty fair result for the series. Good thing is there’s always another game around the corner, any away tour is going to be difficult but we’re looking forward to it (tour to New Zealand).
Kraigg Brathwaite | West Indies captain: I love it (day-night Test), we won a Test match in Australia so it’s amazing. Means a lot for us, been a number of years since we won a Test match here. But for me, this is the beginning. We should keep doing this. I wanted to show the world what we’re made of. The doctor told me that Shamar could do it and I had to back him. He’s a superstar. I know he’ll do great things for the West Indies in the future. Just his belief is incredible, he told me that he won’t stop bowling till we win it. Very proud of the guys, they showed a lot of fire and heart, especially after the first Test. Very nice to see how they put in a fight, especially the batters. We can only learn from this win. I believe the more the better, that’s how we learn. I would love more Test cricket for sure.
Joshua Da Silva: Feels phenomenal, words can't describe the feeling. To come to Australia and do this, especially after the first game and last year as well, amazing! (On Shamar Joseph's pace) Yea I was feeling it in the gloves. To come out there, especially after yesterday, he came out there with fight and determination. He had one plan in mind and that was to get wickets and we all believed, we had that self-belief from ourselves, our skipper and our coach. Everyone believed that we can do it and we did. It was a great Test match, the wicket was great, the fans great, we saw a number of people come out. Well to do it at the Gabba, I still have no words really.
Shamar Joseph | Player of the Match and the Series: It is amazing for me, I want to give a shout out to my teammates and the management. I wanted to do it for my country and my team, thanks for the crowd for their support. (On the doctor) He called me this morning, I was in my bed. I said him I am not well, he told me to come to the ground. I did really well for my team. It was all about getting close, it is all about support. It was tears of joy that I won it for my team, those were tears of joy and happiness. It was all about believing, made a lot of sacrifice to get here. I just stick to my basics and take advice from the seniors.
Kemar Roach: We knew it was going to take something special. I think that's the best winning spell I've seen. He's done something amazing for the people of the Caribbean. As a young group I'm very proud of the guys. The heart they've showed and the fight, we stayed in the contest.
Joshua Da Silva: Feels phenomenal, words can't describe the feeling. To come to Australia and do this, especially after the first game and last year as well, amazing! (On Shamar Joseph's pace) Yea I was feeling it in the gloves. To come out there, especially after yesterday, he came out there with fight and determination. He had one plan in mind and that was to get wickets and we all believed, we had that self-belief from ourselves, our skipper and our coach. Everyone believed that we can do it and we did. It was a great Test match, the wicket was great, the fans great, we saw a number of people come out. Well to do it at the Gabba, I still have no words really.
Shamar Joseph: Shout out for my teammates for their support. I wasn’t even going to come to the ground today. But thanks to the doctor, he did something to my toe. It was just our positivity, taking wickets after wickets. Sticking to our basics, just stuck to the top of off-stump. I really do, I really feel we have won the series, it’s 1-1 but it feels like we have won it. Tears are coming in my eyes but I already cried when I took the five-wicket haul. Just happy that we have won this Test we can celebrate and be happy. I was not that tired, I said to my captain that I will bowl till the end until the last wicket falls. No matter how my toe was, I was going to give it my all.
A truly incredible game of cricket and a massive win for the West Indies in so many ways.
There's so much to dissect here.
17:23 Local Time, 07:23 GMT, 12:53 IST: History has been made at the Gabba! The West Indies win their first Test on Australian soil after nearly 30 years! Unbelievable scenes here in Brisbane and at the centre of it all is Shamar Joseph, what a player he's proven to be in his short career of just two Test matches.
50.5
Shamar Joseph to Hazlewood, out Bowled!! He's done it! Shamar Joseph is the man! How fitting it is that he gets West Indies the win! Oh look at them go! What a moment this is, fortress Gabba has been breached once again! Hazlewood b Shamar Joseph 0(6)
Shamar Joseph to Hazlewood, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Shamar Joseph will go round the wicket, four slips and a forward short leg