📅 Updated: June 26, 2025
📍 Series: Australia Tour of West Indies 2025 | Match: 1st Test – Bridgetown
🔥 Day 1 Recap: Chaos, Comebacks & Caribbean Fire!
Day 1 of the Australia vs West Indies Test match was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride — with 14 wickets tumbling in a single day! Australia, batting first, crumbled for just 180 runs, marking one of their lowest scores in West Indies since 1995.
But the Aussies weren’t done yet. Their bowlers struck back late in the day, making sure the Windies didn’t run away with the game.
🎯 Key Highlights
💣 Shamar Joseph — The Star of the Day
🔥 17 wickets in just 5 innings vs Australia? Shamar Joseph is no fluke.
🧠 With fiery pace, perfect length, and deadly inswingers, he tore through the Aussie top order yet again.
📈 His stats against Australia now outshine most bowlers in world cricket today!
🧨 Kieron Pollard Makes History!
📜 In T20s, West Indian legend Kieron Pollard becomes the first cricketer to play 700 T20 matches — a record that even Dwayne Bravo hasn’t achieved.
💬 “Still going strong” is an understatement for Pollard’s T20 dominance.
🇦🇺 Australia’s Nervous Start: Is Cam Green the Weak Link?
🗣️ Former players pointed fingers at Cam Green’s nervous starts, questioning his consistency under pressure.
“He’s such a nervous starter,” said analyst Adam White, reflecting on Green’s soft dismissals.
Is it time for Australia to rethink its middle order?
📺 Where to Watch AUS vs WI Test 2025?
For fans in India and Canada wondering where to watch — many are complaining online that Willow TV isn’t streaming the match. For now, tune into:
- FanCode (India)
- Windies Cricket YouTube
- ESPN Australia
📉 Australia All Out for 180: What Went Wrong?
| 🧢 Top Aussie Batsmen | 🏏 Runs Scored |
|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja | 38 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 25 |
| Alex Carey | 22 |
| Cameron Green | 9 (again!) |
| Total | 180 |
📉 This was Australia’s lowest Test score in West Indies since 1995, as Seales and Joseph combined for ruthless fast bowling.
🔁 Windies Reply: Steady but Tricky
West Indies began cautiously and ended Day 1 trailing by 123 runs, with 6 wickets in hand.
If they capitalize tomorrow, we might be witnessing a historic West Indies Test victory after decades of drought vs Australia!
💡 Did You Know?
🗓️ On this day in 1983, India stunned West Indies to win their first-ever Cricket World Cup at Lord’s.
🎉 Today’s Windies performance could be their own comeback story in Test cricket.
🧠 Social Buzz: What Fans Are Saying
“Shamar Joseph is no Curtly Ambrose… he’s better.”
“Why is this not streaming on Willow?! I’m in Canada 😩”
“Pollard still playing T20s at 700+ matches is insane!”
Cricket Twitter is ablaze with opinions, memes, and love for the Windies pace attack.
📆 Upcoming Fixtures (Australia Tour of WI 2025)
| 🏏 Match | 📍 Venue | 🕒 Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Test | Kingston | July 3–7 |
| 1st ODI | Antigua | July 10 |
| 2nd ODI | Antigua | July 12 |
| T20 Series | Starts | July 16 |
✍️ Final Thoughts
From fiery bowling to nervous batting, Day 1 of AUS vs WI Test 2025 is proof that Test cricket is alive and thrilling. Shamar Joseph is rewriting Caribbean fast bowling history, and West Indies might just flip the script on their Test journey.
🏏 Stay tuned for more updates, highlight reels, and fan reactions.
