Kangaroos' pride shattered, West Indies become first team to beat Australia at home in day-night Test

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WI vs AUS : West Indies recorded a thrilling 8-run win in the second Test against Australia. This was a day-night test match. Australia were set a target of 216 runs at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane but were bowled out for 207 runs in 55.5 overs in the second innings. From Australia, Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 91 runs off 146 balls with the help of 9 fours and 1 six. West Indies have won a Test match on Australian soil for the first time since 1997. West Indies led by Craig Braithwaite have achieved yet another feat.

West Indies became the first team to beat Australia in a day-night Test

West Indies became the first team to win a day-night Test in Australia. The Australian team played a total of 12 day-night Tests at home, winning 11 matches in a row. But in the 12th day-night test, Australia had to face defeat against West Indies. Australia played their first day-night Test at home against New Zealand in 2015, winning by 3 wickets. After that, Australia defeated teams like South Africa, Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. In the day-night test match played against Australia, India had to face defeat by 8 wickets.

Australia on its knees against Shamar Joseph's deadly bowling

Talking about the Brisbane Test, Shamar Joseph bowled tremendously. He took 7 wickets for 68 runs in 11.5 overs in the second innings and brought Australia to its knees. At one point, Australia's charge looked heavy, but the run of wickets ended in defeat after the dismissal of Cameron Green (42). Australia's poor condition can be gauged from the fact that 6 players could not touch double figures. Mitchell Starc contributed 21 runs and opener Usman Khawaja contributed 10 runs. Shamar won the player of the match award. The two-match Test series between Australia and West Indies was drawn 1-1.