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]
| West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2022–23 | |||
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| Australia | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 5 October – 12 December 2022 | ||
| Captains |
Pat Cummins[n 1] (Tests) Aaron Finch (T20Is) |
Kraigg Brathwaite (Tests) Nicholas Pooran (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Marnus Labuschagne (502) | Kraigg Brathwaite (196) | |
| Most wickets | Nathan Lyon (12) | Alzarri Joseph (5) | |
| Player of the series | Marnus Labuschagne (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (89) | Kyle Mayers (45) | |
| Most wickets | Mitchell Starc (6) | Alzarri Joseph (5) | |
| Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) | ||
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
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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
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Australia[17]
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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
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- Prime Minister's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Yannic Cariah and Raymon Reifer (WI) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
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- 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
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- 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
edit- ^ Steve Smith captained Australia in the second Test.
- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second Test reached a result in four days.
References
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- ^ "All roads lead to Australia! West Indies to tour down under for T20I & Test Series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Men's Future Tour Programme 2018-2023 released". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Australia's international fixtures for 2022–23 revealed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "David, Warner and Starc shine as Australia secure convincing win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Lemon, Geoff (11 December 2022). "Australia beat West Indies by 419 runs in second Test, retain Frank Worrell Trophy 2–0". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Mario. "Absurd numbers behind Scott Boland's exploits as Alex Carey's 'Achilles' heel' returns, Talking Points". UK Sport News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "CA announces an international schedule for 2020-21". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "CA announces an international schedule for 2020-21". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Australia scheduled to return to action with ODIs against Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Men's T20 World Cup postponement FAQs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Australia v West Indies T20Is postponed, IPL to not clash with any international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Australia v Windies on hold as part of schedule rejig". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (8 November 2022). "Head returns to Australia ODI squad, multi-format quicks included". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Tagenarine Chanderpaul earns maiden West Indies call-up for Test series in Australia". ESPNcricinfo. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Big names return to Aussie squad for Windies T20Is". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "West Indies named squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Brooks to replace Hetmyer in the West Indies Squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Injured Marcus Stoinis ruled out of West Indies T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Aussies ring squad changes with World Cup in mind". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite confirms debut of Tagenarine Chanderpaul in 1st Test against Australia". ANI News. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Aussies bolster pace stocks with Neser & The Wild Thing". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Fresh injury concern for Windies ahead of Adelaide Test". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Cummins ruled out of Adelaide Test, Boland recalled". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "No rest at the wicket, as Smith again gets captaincy call-up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "'Perfect delivery': Deja vu as Cummins emulates Root peach to notch career milestone". Fox Sports. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Burnett, Adam (2 December 2022). "History makers: Fab four breaks new Test ground". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Watch: Nkrumah Bonner retires hurt after being hit on helmet, Shamarh Brooks comes as concussion substitute". Indian Express. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Bandarupalli, Sampath (12 July 2023). "Like father, like son - R Ashwin snaps up Shivnarine then, Tagenarine now". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Australia: Largest Victories". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Largest Victories v. West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Most dismissals in an innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Cameron, Louis (9 December 2022). "Labuschagne behind only Bradman as fastest to 3,000". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2022.