WI Vs AUS, 3rd Test: Starc Takes Six, Boland Hat-trick Helps AUS Skittle WI For Second-Lowest Test Total

West Indies were bowled out for just 27 runs – the second-lowest score in Test history – as Australia completed a 3-0 series sweep in Kingston.

Fifteen wickets had been taken on day two of the third Test, with Australia reaching 99-6 by stumps.

The tourists only managed to tag on a further 22 runs when play resumed in the day-night match on Monday, with Alzarri Joseph completing his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket by removing Pat Cummins (5) and Josh Hazlewood (4).

That left the Windies chasing a target of 204 for victory, though they had only gone beyond the 200 mark once in their first five innings of the series. 

Their worst batting display was yet to come, however.

Mitchell Starc dropped the hosts to 0-3 within the first over, having John Campbell caught behind off the very first delivery, then trapping Kevlon Anderson lbw and bowling Brandon King with a 143km/h beauty.

That sublime start took Starc to 400 Test wickets on his 100th appearance in the format, and he had two more in the fifth over, pinning Mikyle Louis (4) and Shai Hope (2) to bring up the fastest five-for in men's Tests, in just 15 balls from the start of the bowler's innings.

Hazlewood got involved as Roston Chase posted the fourth of seven West Indies ducks for the innings, but it was Scott Boland who really turned on the style, removing Justin Greaves (11), Shamar Joseph (0) and Jomel Warrican (0) for a 14th-over hat-trick.

It was fitting that Starc had the final say on his landmark appearance, brilliantly bowling Jayden Seales (0) to finish off one of the worst batting innings in history.

Shellshocked after the 176-run defeat, Windies captain Chase said at the post-match presentation: "It's heartbreaking to be in a position where we think we can win the game and then come out and have that poor batting display.

"It's something that has been recurring for the whole series, and that makes it even more disappointing."

Data Debrief: Windies the worst since 1955

West Indies' score of 27 all out was the second-worst in Test history – you have to go all the way back to 1955 to find a more abject batting performance.

On that occasion, New Zealand only managed one run fewer, as they were skittled for 26 by England at Eden Park. Those are the only two instances of teams scoring fewer than 30 runs in a Test match.

The Windies' previous worst showing was in 2004, when they only managed 47 runs against England at Sabina Park, the site of Monday's miserable collapse.

While the hosts were dire, Starc deserves plenty of plaudits for achieving the long format's fastest five-for. 

Three players had previously taken five wickets within their first 19 balls of an innings – Ernie Toshack, Stuart Broad and Boland – who had his own achievement to celebrate on Monday.