BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 28 (Agencies): Australia was 29 runs away from winning the day-night Test and completing a clean sweep of its Test summer, but an inspired spell by Shamar Joseph has the West Indies on the brink of its first win down under in 27 years in a dramatic fourth day.
Joseph took seven wickets as West Indies won a Test in Australia for the first time since 1997.
At the dinner break on Sunday, Australia was 187-8 with Steve Smith unbeaten on 76, and seemingly holding the key for victory for the hosts, which lost six wickets in the first session.
Nathan Lyon was not out on five, with only Josh Hazlewood left to bat for Australia.
After being helped off the ground with what appeared a badly injured toe from a searing Mitchell Starc yorker from the final ball of West Indies' second innings on Saturday, Joseph returned with a stunning spell of fast bowling to breathe life into the tourists' push for a famous test victory against Australia.
Joseph took 6-60 off ten overs with the 24-year-old reaching speeds of close to 150 kph (93 mph) and tore through the Australian middle order in a breathtaking spell.
He bowled Cameron Green (42) to break a 71-run stand before blasting through Travis Head's defence with a yorker with his next ball. It was Head's second first-ball duck of the match.
Mitch Marsh (10) and Alex Carey (two) both came and went quickly as Australia wobbled and belief grew for West Indies of a stunning upset.
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