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Statistics Show West Indies Struggles in Pink-Ball Test Matches against Australia and Others
In pink-ball Test matches, West Indies have lost all four previous matches against Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka, and Australia. Australia has the most wins in day/night Tests.
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From a statistics perspective, odds are against West Indies in pink-ball Test matches.
The current second and final Test against Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane is the fifth for West Indies with the pink ball. They have lost the other four – against Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka and Australia.
This is now the 22nd (day/night) Test since the first between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide in 2015.
All of the matches have produced wins with Australia boasting of the most (11). They have not been beaten.
Captain and opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite now has the distinction of being the only West Indies player to take part in all of his team’s pink-ball matches – two as skipper.
Summarised scores of West Indies pink-ball Tests:
vs Pakistan, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, October 13-17, 2016. Pakistan won by 56 runs.
Pakistan 579/3 declared (155.3 overs) (Azhar Ali 302 not out – 469 balls, 658 minutes, 23 fours, 2 sixes; Sami Aslam 90 – 212 balls, 290 minutes, 9 fours; Babar Azam 69 – 105 balls, 146 minutes, 5 fours; Asad Shafiq 67 – 119 balls, 174 minutes, 8 fours; Misbah-ul-Haq 29 not out; Devendra Bishoo 2-125) and 123 all out (31.5 overs) (Sami Aslam 44, Babar Azam 21, Misbah-ul-Haq 15, Safaraz Ahmed 15; Devendra Bishoo 8-49).
West Indies 357 all out (123.5 overs) (Darren Bravo 87 – 258 balls, 398 minutes, 9 fours, 1 six; Marlon Samuels 76 – 139 balls, 188 minutes, 13 fours; Jermaine Blackwood 37, Kraigg Brathwaite 32, Shane Dowrich 32, Jason Holder 20, Devendra Bishoo 17, Leon Johnson 15; Yasir Shah 5-121, Mohammad Nawaz 2-38, Wahab Riaz 2-65) and 289 all out (109 overs) (Darren Bravo 116 – 249 balls, 406 minutes, 10 fours, 1 six; Leon Johnson 47, Jason Holder 40 not out, Roston Chase 35, Jermaine Blackwood 15; Mohammad Amir 3-63, Mohammad Nawaz 2-32, Yasir Shah 2-113).
Toss: Pakistan.
Player-of-the-Match: Azhar Ali.
Umpires: Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth. TV Umpire: Michael Gough. Reserve Umpire: Shozab Raza. Match Referee: Jeff Crowe.
Teams:
Pakistan – Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Safaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawz, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir, Sohail Khan.
West Indies – Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Leon Johnson, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Devendra Bishoo, Miguel Cummins, Shannon Gabriel.
vs England, Edgbaston, Birmingham, August 17-19, 2017. England won by an innings and 209 runs.
England 514/8 declared (135.5 overs) (Alastair Cook 243 – 407 balls, 588 minutes, 33 fours; Joe Root 136 – 189 balls, 287 minutes, 22 fours; Dawid Malan 65 – 139 balls, 186 minutes, 10 fours; Jonny Bairstow 18, Ben Stokes 10; Roston Chase 4-113, Kemar Roach 2-86).
West Indies 168 all out (47 overs) (Jermaine Blackwood 79 not out, 76 balls, 130 minutes, 9 fours, 2 sixes; Kyle Hope 25, Kieran Powell 20, Shai Hope 15, Jason Holder 11; James Anderson 3-34, Toby Roland-Jones 2-31, Stuart Broad 2-47) and 137 all out (45.4 overs) (Kraigg Brathwaite 40, Roston Chase 24, Kyle Hope 12, Jermaine Blackwood 12, Kemar Roach 12, Kieran Powell 10; Stuart Broad 3-34, James Anderson 2-12, Toby Roland-Jones 2-18, Moeen Ali 2-54).
