Sabina Park is ready to organize its first test on a day of day, and the Australian Pacer Mitchell Starc is already preparing for a unique challenge of bowling with a pink Duke ball under the lights. Most of the Australian team has little experience with the pink ball and even the Starc admits that this is a relatively new experience for them. With only one training, players adapt to the conditions in Jamaica, where the playground looks promising for bat and ball.
This match has a special meaning for the Starc: it will be his 100 test and it is just a few goals that are ashamed to reach a monumental milestone of 400 goals. The Starc, known as one of the best pitch in the cricket of pink ball, claimed 74 goals in daily tests in an impressive diameter of over 18 runs on the goal. Since there are only five goals that hit 400, the left shoulder is eagerly adding to your sum on the Jamaican soil.
Starc believes that the pink ball format adds an exciting new dimension to the game. “It is quite funny that I play my 100. The test in the game of pink balls. It’s something else, but I’m looking forward to the challenge,” he said.
According to Starc, the playground in Sabina Park promises to be the smallest surface of the series. Unlike previous tests in Barbados and Grenada, which represented unpredictable reflections and movement, Sabina Park is expected to offer a fair competition between BAT and Ball. “It looks like it’s probably the best of the three playgrounds we’ve had so far,” he added.
Starc spoke before the match and acknowledged that playing with Pink Dukes Ball in Sabina Park presents a new challenge for the Australian team. “There could be a few things with Pink Dukes at night. It’s like a group for us as a group.
It will be the first Australian day of day away from home and adds more excitement on this occasion. It is known that the pink ball behaves differently under the lights compared to the traditional red ball, often offers more movements and seams, especially in evening sessions. The experience of StarC with Pink Ball will be vital to the Australian bowling attack.
So far, Australia has played 13 pink ball tests, their only loss coming against West India in Gabba in 2024. This match was a rare moment of joy for West India, who generally fought the pink ball format. This test is expected to present only four players from this winning team and add fresh twists to the competition.
The installation of headlights in Sabina Park was completed just in time for this historical test, which allowed the country to finally organize a match with day night. Although the lights are slightly lower than in some other stadiums, they meet international standards and the Australian team was awarded after the training under them.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
July 11, 2025
