West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2022–23

International cricket tour

The West Indian cricket team toured Australia from October to December 2022 to play two Test matches and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).^[1] The T20Is formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup,^[2] while the Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.^[3][4] In May 2022, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour.^[5]

Australia won the T20I series 2–0,^[6] and the Test series 2–0, retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy in the process.^[7]

Marnus Labuschagne scored 502 runs in the Test series, the most by any Australian in a two-Test series, surpassing Matthew Hayden's 501 against Zimbabwe in 2003–04.^[8]

Background

The wicket of Jermaine Blackwood, bowled by Mitchell Starc, during the first innings of the first test at Perth Stadium, 2 December 2022

Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in October 2020,^[9] however, on 28 May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the series.^[10][11] Originally, the matches would have been used as warm-up fixtures for the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. However, in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the T20 World Cup until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12] In August 2020, the three T20I matches were also postponed due to the pandemic,^[13] and a fixture clash with the revised schedule for the 2020 Indian Premier League.^[14]

Squads

Shimron Hetmyer was ruled out after missing his flight to Australia and was replaced by Shamarh Brooks.^[19] Marcus Stoinis was ruled out due to an injury.^[20] On 6 October 2022, Cricket Australia announced that Mitchell Marsh would miss the second T20I due to a concern over his ankle injury.^[21] Before the start of the first Test, Raymon Reifer was ruled out of West Indies' Test squad due to a groin injury.^[22]Ahead of the second Test, Lance Morris and Michael Neser were added to Australia's test squad,^[23] whereas Marquino Mindley was added to the West Indies' test squad.^[24]

Australia's Pat Cummins was ruled out of second test after not recovering from the quad strain he picked up in the first test,^[25] with Steve Smith was named captain for the match.^[26]

Warm-up matches

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

• Prime Minister's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I series

1st T20I

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Yannic Cariah and Raymon Reifer (WI) both made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

Test series

1st Test

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tagenarine Chanderpaul (WI) made his Test debut.
• Pat Cummins (Aus) took his 200th Test wicket.^[27] The Australian XI thus became the first Test cricket team to feature four bowlers who have taken 200 wickets.^[28]
• Shamarh Brooks (WI) replaced Nkrumah Bonner as a concussion substitute on day 3.^[29]
• Mitchell Starc became the third player to dismiss a father-son duo in Test cricket when he dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul in the second innings.^[30]
• World Test Championship Points: Australia 12, West Indies 0.

2nd Test

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Marquino Mindley and Devon Thomas (WI) both made their Test debuts.
• The final margin of 419 was, in terms of runs, Australia's fourth largest victory,^[31] and the West Indies' biggest defeat.^[32]
• Alex Carey's six catches in the second innings equalled the Australian record for most dismissals in an innings.^[33]
• Marnus Labuschagne completed 3000 Test runs, becoming the equal second fastest to do so.^[34]
• World Test Championship Points: Australia 12, West Indies 0.

Notes

1. Steve Smith captained Australia in the second Test.
2. While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second Test reached a result in four days.

References

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External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo