The West Indies cricket team just pulled off something historic — and not in a good way. On a sunny day that turned into a storm of wickets at Sabina Park, the Windies were bowled out for a jaw-dropping 27 runs in their second innings against Australia, marking their lowest-ever total in Test history and the second-lowest of all time.
But the real headline-grabber? Seven batters went back without troubling the scorers. That’s right — seven ducks. It’s a new world record, dethroning Pakistan’s previous “feat” of six ducks set back in 1980 at Karachi.
The demolition job was led by none other than Mitchell Starc, playing in his 100th Test. The Aussie pacer was on absolute fire, taking 6 wickets for just 9 runs, including a five-for in just 15 deliveries — the fastest five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Not a bad way to celebrate your centennial cap.
Joining the party was Scott Boland, who snuck in a hat-trick amidst the chaos, further rubbing salt into the West Indian wounds.
This nightmare session wasn’t just a collapse — it was a full-blown cricket catastrophe. West Indies managed a total of only 170 runs across both innings, their lowest-ever match aggregate. Just days after showing glimpses of promise, they nosedived into a statistical black hole.
Cricket fans across the world watched in disbelief, many scrambling to double-check if the scorecard was real. Some even joked on social media, “Was this a Test match or a speedrun of backyard cricket?”
To put it in perspective:
Lowest innings in Test history: New Zealand, 26 (1955)
Now second lowest: West Indies, 27 (2025)
Most ducks in a Test innings: West Indies, 7 (2025)
Pakistan’s 1980 record? Finally broken, for better or worse.
Australia, meanwhile, barely had to bat twice. They cruised through the match and the series, with Starc also becoming only the fourth Australian bowler to hit 400 Test wickets.
As for West Indies, it’s back to the drawing board — and maybe a crash course in duck-avoidance. Because this wasn’t just a bad day at the office. This was a world record meltdown.
