{ "id": "111740", "author": "26", "cnmid": null, "title": "Nathan Lyon Grabs 6-Wickets In 2nd Innings As Australia Beat West Indies By 164 Runs", "lang": "en", "series": "528", "cup_year": "2022", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Nathan Lyon took six wickets, including century-maker Kraigg Brathwaite, as Australia won the first Test against the West Indies on Sunday by 164 runs.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Spin king Nathan Lyon bagged six wickets, including century-maker Kraigg Brathwaite, as Australia ground down a gutsy West Indies to win the first Test in Perth by 164 runs on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Skipper Brathwaite, who took the match into a final day with a defiant overnight 101 after Australia declared their second innings at 182-2 on day four, couldn't keep the momentum going against Lyon and was bowled for 110.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Caribbean team resumed on 192-3, needing to bat through 90 overs for a draw after gamely rebuffing an attack missing the injured Pat Cummins for two sessions on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But they were all out for 333 after some plucky late resistance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Lyon ended with 6-128, in the process surpassing India's Ravichandran Ashwin to become the eighth-highest wicket-taker in Test history with 446.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The batters did their job, the quicks stood up, it was a fantastic all-round performance," said Australian skipper Pat Cummins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Lyon is the most important bowler in our team, he keeps taking wickets. There wasn't much on offer for the spinners, but he found out a way and kept picking wickets."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It extended the West Indies' 25-year run of failing to win a Test on Australian soil, with the hosts retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy ahead of the second, and final, Test in Adelaide starting Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Obviously disappointed with the loss. We gave away the wickets in the first innings, but it was a good fight as a team and as a bowling unit," said Brathwaite.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's good to see the fight from the batters, but still a lot of improvement to be done."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brathwaite said after his day four exploits that the opening overs would be "very, very crucial", and in front of a spartan crowd, it was Australia who prevailed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kyle Mayers, who has been ruled out of any further bowling in the two-Test series with a shoulder strain, added just 10 runs to his overnight nought.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Lyon made the breakthrough, with Mayers getting a thick edge to Steve Smith at slip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brathwaite was almost chanceless in making his 100, but Lyon, in his 111th Test, finally beat the bat and he was bowled.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I was pretty happy with that one. Kraiggy batted extremely well, he's a superstar batsman and I had to be patient," said Lyon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Part-time spinner Travis Head was brought on and in his first over accounted for Jason Holder for three, with Smith taking a spectacular slip catch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

When Australia took the new ball, Josh Hazlewood enticed an outside edge from Joshua Da Silva which Usman Khawaja collected at second slip to leave the West Indies in trouble.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But Rostan Chase and Alzarri Joseph (43) put up resistance, adding 82 for the eighth wicket before Head stepped up again to bowl Joseph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Lyon took his fifth to remove Chase for a battling 55, then Kemar Roach for a duck to wrap it up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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- Double tons -<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

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The West Indies never recovered from a dominant Australian first-innings batting display with Marnus Labuschagne and Smith both smacking double centuries to propel them to 598-4 declared.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

After the West Indies were removed for 283 in reply, Labuschagne belted 104 not out to become only the eighth player to achieve the 200-100 feat in the same Test, joining the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

While outplayed, a young West Indies did show grit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Few expected them to take the game to five days against the world's top-ranked side, with their new opening partnership of Brathwaite and debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul showing promise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But their bowlers let them down, taking just six wickets for 780 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Their stocks were, however, depleted with allrounder Raymon Reifer ruled out injured before a ball was bowled.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Top-order batsman Nkrumah Bonner suffered a concussion, Mayers was unable to bowl in the second innings with a shoulder strain and Roach limped off with a hamstring niggle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With the injuries piling up, uncapped Marquino Mindley has been called up as cover for the Adelaide Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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