Decoding the best bowling spells in Day-Night Tests
Shamar Joseph bowled with a lot of heart as West Indies stunned Australia with an eight-run triumph in the second and Day-Night Test in Brisbane. Despite a toe injury, Shamar breathed fire with the pink cherry and claimed 7/68 in the final innings. He recorded the second-best figures by a bowler in a Day-Night Test. Here we decode the best spell in pink-ball Tests.
The Shamar show in Brisbane
Chasing 216, Australia were cruising at 113/2. Then came the Shamar storm as he dismissed Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Alex Carey in no time. He dismissed Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins to dent the hosts even further. Shamar rattled Josh Hazlewood's stumps to seal WI's win. His brilliance meant Australia lost their last eight wickets inside 94 runs.
Bishoo's sensational spell in Dubai
WI leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo owns the best figures by a bowler in Day-Night Tests, 8/49 against Pakistan in Dubai, 2016. The leggie was on a roll in the third innings of the game as Pakistan, who declared their first innings at 579/3, were folded for 123 in their other outing. Though Bishoo brought WI back in the contest, Pakistan eventually won by 56 runs.
Boult's six-fer in Auckland
England batters absolutely surrendered against Trent Boult in the 2018 pink-ball Test in Auckland. The left-arm pacer from New Zealand spitted venom with the new ball as England were folded for just 58 while batting first. Boult finished with 6/32 in 10.4 overs. He took three more wickets in his second outing as NZ claimed an innings triumph.
Axar Patel's terrific show in Ahmedabad
Indian all-rounder Axar Patel was all over the England batters in the 2021 Day-Night game in Ahmedabad. His 6/38 in the first innings meant the visitors were folded for 112 after opting to bat first. The left-arm spinner claimed five more wickets (5/32), out of which four were off top-order batters, in his second outing as India won by 10 wickets.
The jaw-dropping spells from Pat Cummins
Australian skipper Pat Cummins also makes it to this list, having bowled a couple of stellar spells in the 2018 Brisbane Test against Sri Lanka. He took wickets across all phases in SL's first innings. His 4/39 helped Australia bundle SL out for 144. Cummins was even more lethal in his second outing as he finished with 6/23. Australia recorded a comfortable innings win.
