Australia v West Indies: Scott Boland launches three-wicket maiden as hosts close in on series win
Australia v West Indies: Scott Boland launches three-wicket maiden as hosts close in on series win
Second Test, Adelaide Oval (third day) Australia 511-7 Dec (Head 175, Labuschagne 163) & 199-6 Dec (Khawaja 45; Joseph 3-33) Antilles 214 (Chanderpaul 47; Lyons 3-57) & 38-4 (Boland 3-9, Starc 1-11)West Indies need 459 more to winScorecard
The 33-year-old captain knocked out Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks and Jermaine Blackwood with his first, third and sixth rounds in the second set.
That left the West Indies 15-3 in their pursuit of a record 497 to tie the series and they were down to 38-4 by the end.
They were already knocked out for 214 before Australia declared 199-6.
West Indies started day three 102-4 in their first inning, but flyhalf Tagenarine Chanderpaul ran out without adding to her harm t 47 in the first innings of the morning, setting the tone for a day in which 16 wickets fell.
Nathan Lyon took 3-57, with Mitchell Starc and Michael Neser each finishing with two wickets, as the tourists were sent off 297 runs behind Australia.
The hosts opted out of the call and hit 199 in 31 overs before declaring. Fly-half Usman Khawaja scored with 45 from 50.
Boland then led the way with 3- 9 from his six overs as the bowlers quickly got to work, and the hosts enter day four of the day-night contest needing six more wickets to wrap up a 2-0 series win.
Second Test, Adelaide Oval (third day) Australia 511-7 Dec (Head 175, Labuschagne 163) & 199-6 Dec (Khawaja 45; Joseph 3-33) Antilles 214 (Chanderpaul 47; Lyons 3-57) & 38-4 (Boland 3-9, Starc 1-11)West Indies need 459 more to winScorecard
The 33-year-old captain knocked out Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks and Jermaine Blackwood with his first, third and sixth rounds in the second set.
That left the West Indies 15-3 in their pursuit of a record 497 to tie the series and they were down to 38-4 by the end.
They were already knocked out for 214 before Australia declared 199-6.
West Indies started day three 102-4 in their first inning, but flyhalf Tagenarine Chanderpaul ran out without adding to her harm t 47 in the first innings of the morning, setting the tone for a day in which 16 wickets fell.
Nathan Lyon took 3-57, with Mitchell Starc and Michael Neser each finishing with two wickets, as the tourists were sent off 297 runs behind Australia.
The hosts opted out of the call and hit 199 in 31 overs before declaring. Fly-half Usman Khawaja scored with 45 from 50.
Boland then led the way with 3- 9 from his six overs as the bowlers quickly got to work, and the hosts enter day four of the day-night contest needing six more wickets to wrap up a 2-0 series win.
