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WATCH: West Indies batter leaves the ball, hit his crotch against Australia

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For the first time in many years, a Test match between West Indies and Australia has gained a lot of interest. The last time the Caribbeans won a Test Down Under was in the late 90’s. Since then, a lot has changed in the Windies cricket. From being the two-time World Cup winners, they failed to qualify for ODI World Cup last year.

Apart from this, the team didn’t make it to the Champions Trophy 2017, having won it in 2004. As far as T20I cricket is concerned, from being the two-time World Cup winners, they were mauled by the likes of Scotland (non-Test playing member) and Ireland (five and half years old Test playing member). About Test cricket, less said about it is better in regards to the Northern Americans.

Meanwhile, in the ongoing second Test between West Indies and Australia, a lot has happened in the game. In the ongoing Day Three of the Day-Night Test, Windies batter Alick Athanaze took the rising ball from Nathan Lyon on his unmentionables.

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West Indies is giving a lot of fight to World Test Championship winners

Meanwhile, talking about the game, the home side won the toss and elected to bowl first. The visitors, for the first time in the two-match series, showed some fight and scored 311 all-out. Three batters, Kevam Hodge, wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva, and debutant Kevin Sinclair scored a fifty each.

In reply, the World Test Championship winners had a poor start as they lost five wickets for 54 runs. Staring down a massive trail, Alex Carey scored a counter-attacking 65 off 49 balls, Usman Khawaja also scored a fifty, and skipper Pat Cummins scored 64 not out before declaring after the team lost their ninth wicket at 289/9. They gave away the lead of 22 runs. In the third innings, before Tea, the Maroon brigade scored 183/6 and leading by 205 runs

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