West Indies v Australia 1st ODI: Cricket live scores, commentary
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West Indies v Australia ARNOS VALE GROUND, MARCH 16, 2012 1st ODI - WIN v AUS |
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| Australia 1st Inn | 8/204 |
| West Indies 1st Inn | 140 All Out |
| Australia won the toss and elected to bat | |
| Australia won by 64 runs | |
| West Indies | Over:32.2 RR:4.33 | ||||
| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| DJG Sammy* | 35 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 175.00 |
| KAJ Roach | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Australia | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| CJ McKay* | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4.13 |
| B Lee | 7.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Recent Overs: | ||
| 1 . . . . 6 | | . . 1wd . 1 . 1 | | 6 4 . 4 . 1 | |
| Last Wicket: | Sammy, 35 (c:Christian b:McKay) |
| Current Partnership: | 36 runs, 23 balls, RR:156.52 |
Australia will open their campaign against West Indies at the Arnos Vale, Kingstown in St Vincent in the first ODI we’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 12.30am AEDT on Saturday.
The last time West Indies won an ODI in a bilateral series against Australia was in 2003. Roll back another five years to find an instance of a West Indian win in an ODI series that was alive at that time.
Since then, the two teams have participated in nine games over a couple of series against each other and West Indies have lost all nine.
Australia may be shorn of a couple of the architects of those wins, including captain Michael Clarke but they land on the West Indian shores with a reasonably strong team.
Shane Watson led them to a CB series victory after himself returning from an injury and he will continue to skipper the side here.
Clarke’s absence should allow Peter Forrest to hold his place in the playing XI and he will be expected to bat at four after the three Ws – Dave Warner, Matthew Wade and Watson.
That is unless the selectors want to play Brad Haddin in the XI. The Hussey brothers will complete the batting.
Australia’s bowling in the recently-concluded CB series was a tad patchy. On occasions, like in the third final, they delivered the goods when the chips were down but there were other instances of being not as frugal as they would have desired.
With James Pattinson and Ben Hilfenhaus joining the injured list, the Australian bowling composition remains to be seen – they may not shy from playing both their spinners, Xavier Doherty and Nathan Lyon.
West Indies come into the series with an unenviable recent ODI record. Since 2007-08, the only ODI series they have won against a Test-playing nation was one last year against Bangladesh.
They will be led by the indefatigable Darren Sammy but it is the absence of Chris Gayle that continues to make news. Gayle was left out by the selectors yet again after his long-standing feud with the board refused to see the end of the tunnel.
Dwayne Bravo, who has played with some of the Australian players in their domestic T20 competition, will deputise for Sammy while Darren Bravo and Kieron Pollard will be batsmen to look out for the home team.
Andre Russell’s all-round skills have impressed many and this could be a career-defining series for him. Sunil Narine will be the other bowler who could prove to be somewhat of a riddle for the Australian batsmen, with his mix of offies and leggies.
We will bring you the coverage throughout this first ODI of the series between West Indies and Australia from St. Vincent and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds from 12.30am AEDT.
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11:49am
RYAN COZIER said | 11:49am | Report comment
cricketars need to be put on proformance contract you have to projuce to get paid.time for to acc w i
11:33am
RYAN COZIER said | 11:33am | Report comment
west indies batsman need to spent more time @ the wicket on run more singles. poor batting display once again.
7:23am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:23am | Report comment
Darren Sammy: Very disappointed, started off okay in the first half of the innings but did not play well in the second half. Losing all those wickets wasn’t good going. The collapse has been affecting us in the last one year or so and we have been losing wickets from such positions. We still have six games remaining and we need to get going. We knew that the pitch was going to play slow and chasing would b difficult, we did not bat responsibly.
George Bailey is the man-of-the-match on debut!
Bailey: Foot’s alright, got hit by Roach but it is good now. We did not get as many as we would have liked, but it was tough work. If Hussey was going to find it tough, we were all going to find it tough! Dream debut for me.
Shane Watson, Australian captain: We knew that 204 was an average score but we knew it was going to be enough if we bowled well. After Bravo and Samuels batted the way they did, we were nervous but we knew that if we got a wicket we could squeeze the pressure. Doherty came back really well after his early sixes, Christian did a good job, so did Brett Lee and Clint McKay. We were a bit below what we were hoping but it was good to see George Bailey come into the side and take up the batting responsibility the way he did.
2:10am
Lei said | 2:10am | Report comment
Nice to be able to follow up on cricket!!! Hang in there West Indies
7:15am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:15am | Report comment
Doherty, who was hit for three sixes in his first over, came back strongly to capture four wickets. He ended with figures of 4/49 in eight overs, conceding 33 runs off two of those eight overs!
McKay and Christian picked up a couple apiece too.
7:13am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:13am | Report comment
This is a tame affair by West Indies, bowled out for 140 chasing a an equally meagre 205 for a win.
They lost three early wickets, but were propped up by a fourth wicket partnership between Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo.
At 3/97, West Indies looked like they were well within a touching distance of getting a win, but they collapsed miserably.
Bravo and Samuels fell in successive overs, while Carlton Baugh was lbw for out lbw for a duck as well.
Russell did not last long and when Pollard scooped a catch to short mid-wicket, they were left gasping at 8/103.
There was some bold shot-making from Pollard but it was a matter of too little too late in the end.
7:09am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:09am | Report comment
OUT!
And that is the end of the innings with Sammy bludgeoning it straight to the covers.
It was pitched right up and Sammy went attacking as expected. The ball goes to the fielder, who holds on to the sitter.
Sammy scores a 20-ball 35.
7:07am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:07am | Report comment
SIX!
Sammy isn’t going to die without a fight here! Shorter one, not an attempted slower one and yet Sammy had all the time to thwack it over mid-wicket.
7:06am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:06am | Report comment
Doherty is off and Clint McKay has been recalled. Australia will not want this pair to frustrate the further.
9/133 in 32.
7:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:03am | Report comment
Dropped!
Short ball again and Sammy goes for the pull. The ball goes in the direction of fine-leg where Doherty runs back but misjudges it badly.
One run to Sammy.
72 needed from 18.3.
7:02am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:02am | Report comment
Four!
Inside-edge off a really short one from Lee and it goes to the fine-leg fence for a four.
7:00am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:00am | Report comment
A single off the last ball means that Sammy will retain the strike. 15 off that over from Doherty.
Lee will continue…
6:59am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:59am | Report comment
Four!
Goes down the pitch and smacks Doherty over mid-on for a four! Fearless batting but far too late in the day I guess, he needed some support here…
6:58am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:58am | Report comment
Four!
And it is a similar shot in the same region! Bounces once and goes for a four, that is 10 off the first two balls!
6:58am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:58am | Report comment
SIX!
Doherty has been smashed away for a six off the very first ball there. Short and Sammy gives it a short-arm jab over the mid-wicket fence!
6:57am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:57am | Report comment
Batting Powerplay
At least Sammy seems to have his wits about him. He has taken the Powerplay.
6:56am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:56am | Report comment
Three off that over from Lee then, getting the home side to 9/113.
They have lost six wickets for 16. Thrown them away.
6:52am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:52am | Report comment
And with Kemar Roach at 11, it is Brett Lee being brought back. Some history between the two I guess, given how Roach had tried to pepper him as well.
Going around the wicket.
6:57am
andre munroe said | 6:57am | Report comment
ha ha ha i xpected w.i to self distruct australia new that as well jus aply a litle bit of pressure and w.i will crumble wen u use to loosen its tuff to get out of that mind set thats life and sports
2:14am
Lei said | 2:14am | Report comment
I am a bit surprised by the performance of the West Indies team I must admit. Do you think it has anything to do with the fact that they lost a team mate recently? I think this may be a logical inference; morale is probably down a bit. I have confidence that they’ll bounce back though!
6:51am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:51am | Report comment
SIX!
Sammy has no option but to go after the bowling. Ample of overs remaining but he has only his number 11 for company.
Six over extra-cover.
9/110 in 29.
6:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:49am | Report comment
OUT!
…and they all fall down. No fight shown by the number 10 batsman, Sunil Narine, gives his wicket away to Doherty.
H went down the track and got height on it but gave a dolly to the long-on fielder. Poor stuff from the West Indian side.
9/104.
Doherty has four wickets.
6:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:44am | Report comment
OUT!
Australia are blowing the West Indies over, with the home side falling apart like a club team. Or like they are up against Glen McGrath and Shane Warne.
It is neither and yet they have lost Kieron Pollard for 4, caught at short mid-wicket off Christian. He tried to go over the top I guess but the thick edge carried only till the fielder.
8/103 in 27.5
6:41am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:41am | Report comment
TV commentators casting a shadow of doubt over that dismissal, whether some of the foot was behind the line.
To me, the third umpire had all the right in the world to give that one out.
6:38am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:38am | Report comment
OUT!
Stumping appeal and the third umpire calls it out. The replays showed that there was nothing behind the line and the umpire has no hesitation in giving Andre Russell the marching orders.
West Indies have lost their seventh and Doherty has his third.
6:35am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:35am | Report comment
Three singles off the Christian over. It is 6/100 in 26.
Suddenly the target looks as far as Australia is from West Indies.
6:33am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:33am | Report comment
It is all up to the pair of Pollard and Andre Russell. Of course there is Sammy waiting in the ranks too, but he struggles against good quality bowling.
At 3/97 it seemed like going the West Indies way. Now it is 6/97.
6:31am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:31am | Report comment
OUT!
Out this time and much like Samuels, Doherty has two wickets in the same over now!
It was a sweep aimed by Baugh and he missed it completely. The ball hits him on his back-foot and the umpire has no hesitation in calling it out.
West Indies have lost three wickets in two overs and they are six down now!
6:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:29am | Report comment
Referral
Umpire gives Baugh not-out but Australia go for a referral for the lbw appeal.
Not-out given by the umpire, wasn’t too difficult to call. The ball was drifting down the leg-side.
6:28am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:28am | Report comment
OUT!
And just as I was saying that the West Indian batsmen have stolen the march on the Aussie spinners, Doherty strikes.
Samuels wanted to continue stamping his authority on Doherty and he charged down the pitch but failed to get to the ball. His across the line swipe only got the edge to land in the hands of the first slip.
6:25am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:25am | Report comment
It is Kieron Pollard at six.
There are two ways of looking at the West Indian batting, which has Pollard, Russell, Baugh and Sammy down the order – the Aussies will think that they can run through these bowling all-rounders, the West Indies will hope that their batting deep down will allow them to continue going after the target even if they lost wickets.
6:23am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:23am | Report comment
OUT!
Bowled ‘em! Bravo was trying to defend it but the ball goes through between his bat and pad and dislodges the bails.
Bravo’s 43-ball 32 has been ended by Christian.
6:21am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:21am | Report comment
Three singles from the Doherty, who finally seems to be settling down a little. But West Indies have already stolen a march on him.
In fact, this is stunning batting by West Indies against the Aussie spinners, 41 runs off the six overs bowled by Doherty and Hussey.
6:17am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:17am | Report comment
Four!
Poor fielding from the Australian captain and it snuck through for a four!
It was a crashing drive to the left of mid-off and it should have been stopped by Watson. Instead the fielder went over the ball and it went through to the fence. Not seen that too often from Australia.
3/94 in 22.
6:14am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:14am | Report comment
Four!
Byes alright but that is four more from the Doherty over. Christian had conceded only three in the previous over but that boundary does not allow the pressure to build.
West Indies have moved on to 3/90 in 21.
6:06am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:06am | Report comment
Four!
No no, they cannot have Doherty bowling to them, can they now? Immediately after he gets introduced, he is slapped away to the fence for four by Bravo.
They have clearly decided to go after him here.
3/83 in the 19th.
6:05am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:05am | Report comment
Another maiden over, that is two such results off successive overs.
After Doherty went for 18 in his opening over, no run has come off the remaining two in this Powerplay.
3/78 in 18, which West Indies will be happy with, chasing only 205.
6:02am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:02am | Report comment
Only one over from Doherty and he is off, it is Daniel Christian who gets the ball now.
5:59am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:59am | Report comment
That is a maiden over, a bit of a calm after the storm. Watson’s now bowled four overs for 13.
3/78 in 17.
5:55am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:55am | Report comment
SIX!
Ho ho! Take that Doherty! Six more by Samuels!
For most part of this innings, Samuels seemed to struggle, 11 from 30 balls he had before this over. Suddenly he has hit three sixes and gotten himself to 29 and West Indies to 3/78 in 16.
5:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:54am | Report comment
SIX!
What? Is this a 30-over game or something? Suddenly the batsmen have decided to go after the Aussies and it is coming off really well!
Smacked over long-off for a six!
5:53am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:53am | Report comment
SIX!
This has rubbed on to Samuels now! He jumps down the pitch and slams it over extra-cover for a big six.
Dropped by the man beyond the fence too!
5:51am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:51am | Report comment
Xavier Doherty will come on now, replacing Hussey. And the Bowling Powerplay has also been taken.
3/60 in 15.
5:50am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:50am | Report comment
Four!
Shot! Punch off the back-foot off a ball that was nowhere as close to being one pitched up as the previous one. It goes all the way to the cover boundary…
3/60 in the 15th.
5:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:49am | Report comment
Four!
Four more! Bravo has started his innings in the fourth gear and he gets another boundary. Lofts Watson over extra-cover for a boundary.
The run-rate’s now within touching distance of four an over.
5:47am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:47am | Report comment
SIX!
Hussey’s not getting it right here. It was too short from the bowler and Bravo did exactly what he had in the previous Hussey over – back-foot, swivel and pull!
This time it foes all the way.
3/51 in 14.
5:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:44am | Report comment
Shane Watson continues from the other end. He is bowling that impeccable, wicket-to-wicket line and that is always going to make things difficult for the batsmen.
Three singles from that over. It is 3/44 in 13.
5:42am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:42am | Report comment
Four!
And this time it is pulled away to the fence. Short from Hussey and Bravo swivelled back and smashed it through mid-wicket.
Some momentum finally for the home side.
3/41 in 12.
5:40am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:40am | Report comment
Four!
Shot, driven through the covers and Bravo gets a four. Lot of power in that stroke.
5:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:39am | Report comment
Dwayne Bravo is the new man and David Hussey is the bowler.
Probably they have brought him on to expedite the overs in case of rain calling off play after 20 overs, currently Australia should be ahead.
5:38am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:38am | Report comment
Run-out!
This is silly cricket, the run-rate isn’t that high and the West Indies have already lost two wickets early. Darren Bravo nudges it towards mid-on and ran off, did not dive and was well short of the crease.
Lee gets the run-out as West Indies slump to 3/33 in 11.
5:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:22am | Report comment
Only a single off that Clint McKay over.
2/24 in 8 overs. Will the game continue in that drizzle?
5:20am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:20am | Report comment
It is drizzling now at St. Vincent. Will not help the outfield for sure. Apart from the very obvious chances of the game being stalled for a while.
5:18am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:18am | Report comment
Darren Bravo, often compared for his style and stance with Brian Lara, is at four.
Two from the Lee over takes West Indies to 2/23 in 7.
5:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:16am | Report comment
OUT!
Pulled straight into the hands of Bailey at the short mid-wicket!
It was short and Powell had all the time in the world to pull it away, but got it straight to the fielder.
West Indies in trouble as both the openers are back now.
2/23 in the 7th.
5:14am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:14am | Report comment
Maiden Over!
That is the second maiden over of the innings and the West Indies are now struggling a bit to get the ball away. On expected lines however, given the way this pitch has behaved throughout the game.
1/21 in 6.
5:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:10am | Report comment
Four!
The one scoring-shot in the over and it goes all the way to the fence. Powell drives it through the covers and it goes all the way to the fence.
1/21 in 5 overs.
5:05am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:05am | Report comment
A single off the last ball from McKay brings West Indies to 1/17 in 4.
5:04am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:04am | Report comment
Samuels gets off the mark by dabbing it in front of the pitch. Powell is back on strike, batting on 1 from eight.
5:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:03am | Report comment
It is Marlon Samuels at three. He had figures of 2/29 in eight overs.
5:02am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:02am | Report comment
OUT!
Gone, living by the sword and guess what, he has died by it too.
He had gone about his business in a blazing fashion and as soon as he saw some width, he went after it. Got a top-edge like how Virender Sehwag had done all the season against Australia and it is a simple catch to the third-man!
5:00am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:00am | Report comment
A maiden over from Lee there to Powell. Some semblance of pressure on the West Indies.
4:56am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:56am | Report comment
Ends the second over with a short one that could have disappeared over mid-wicket. He misses and it is a dot.
0/15 in 2.
4:55am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:55am | Report comment
Four!
Charles, Charles, he is on fire! Hit on the up and through the covers for four. He has quickly gotten up to 13 and the Aussies are giving him a bit of a verbal here.
4:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:54am | Report comment
Four!
This wasn’t a slower one but Charles cuts away to the fence for a four.
4:53am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:53am | Report comment
It is Clint McKay who will take the other new ball. He will love this kind of pitch, where slower balls will be the name of the game.
McKay, for the uninitiated, is an excellent bowler of slower ones.
4:51am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:51am | Report comment
Four!
Short ball from Brett Lee and it sat up to be hit. Charles half-pulled, half rolled his wrists over it and it goes racing to the mid-wicket fence.
0/7 in 1.
4:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:49am | Report comment
Brett Lee has the ball and he will be up against Kieran Powell and Johnson Charles.
Lee had recently made his displeasure clear about the usage of two new balls…
4:09am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:09am | Report comment
This has been an excellent effort from the West Indian bowling, almost taking the Aussies by surprise here. The track was on a slower side and the Australian batsmen did not look adept at handling it.
They started off reasonably well but three quick wickets in the middle of the innings changed it from 1/91 to 4/99, turning the game on its head.
Michael Hussey and George Bailey rescued the side but they failed to get going with the run-rate and just when one thought they could up the ante, Hussey was dismissed by Bravo.
Bailey and Christian added 33 from five overs towards the end and that helped Australia to get to more than 200.
Roach and Samuels took a couple of wickets apiece, Bravo took three but to me it was Narine’s 1/24 in 10 overs that stole the show. He was unplayable at most times and it will be interesting to see how Australia play him through the rest of this series.
Back in 35 minutes with the chase.
4:08am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:08am | Report comment
A single to end the innings, five runs from the last over.
Australia end on 8/204 in 50 overs, which is around the average score in ODIs at this ground, batting first. Can West Indies chase it down?
4:06am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:06am | Report comment
OUT!
Lee went after Bravo and the ball stopped on the batsman. It was a heave across the line and the ball spooned up to the deep mid-wicket fielder. Johnson Charles, on debut, snaffles it up to get his name up on the scoreboard of an ODI for the first time.
4:02am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:02am | Report comment
Dwayne Bravo will bowl the last over of the innings.
4:01am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:01am | Report comment
Good penultimate over from Roach, only three from it and a wicket.
7/199 in 49.
3:58am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:58am | Report comment
OUT!
Bailey has gone down, fighting for the cause. he was a couple of runs short of his half-century on debut but he went for the big shot instead of getting it in singles.
Went for the big one and it only looped up to Samuels, who took a good catch, a skier.
He hobbles back to the pavillion, wonder whether that was to do with one of those yorkers he had to fend off…
3:55am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:55am | Report comment
12 from the Bravo over. Australia re now at 6/194 in 48.
One of the remaining overs will be bowled by Roach, who will bowl the other?
3:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:54am | Report comment
Four!
Another one, that is four boundaries in six balls! I thought that the captain would be tempted to bowl Bravo after he got a wicket in his last over but he is going for runs here.
Already conceded 10 from four.
3:53am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:53am | Report comment
Four!
Bravo bowls the 48th over and is smashed away to the square-leg fence. Crucial runs these, anything over 200 could be a challenge, especially if the pitch continues to slow down the way it is.
3:52am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:52am | Report comment
Replays showing that the ball was hitting the pads and would have gone on to hit the stumps. No real appeal though!
3:51am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:51am | Report comment
An excellent yorker to end the 47th over. In fact Bailey wanted to go for the single and had Roach picked it up on his follow-through, there was a chance of a run-out.
6/183 in 47.
3:50am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:50am | Report comment
Four!
This was what he was attempting the previous ball and it is this time he gets it right, through the covers for four. Successive boundaries for Bailey takes him to 47!
3:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:49am | Report comment
Four!
That was a good delivery, full-pitched but Bailey got a bit of a bat on that after he backed away. No third-man and the ball runs away to the fence.
3:46am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:46am | Report comment
Australia re 6/173 in 46 and Roach has the ball in his hands.
3:46am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:46am | Report comment
Three singles from the Narine over and he finishes with figures of 1/24 in 10.
These are excellent figures for someone playing only his third game and against a team like Australia.
3:45am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:45am | Report comment
That’s a spitting delivery, pitched a tad short and spinning so much that Bailey, after having faced 58 deliveries, is hit on his midriff.
3:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:44am | Report comment
Sunil Narine to bowl his last over now.
3:43am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:43am | Report comment
Four runs from the Bravo over. A very good one and this may tempt the captain to bowl him an extra one.
5/170 with five overs remaining. A run a ball from here will be what the tourists will aim at.
3:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:39am | Report comment
Bravo will continue as expected.
3:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:39am | Report comment
Short and boy, that turned! Bailey thought he could hit it square to the fence but the turn meant that he could get it only fine.
Two runs off that ball takes Australia to 6/165 in 44. Six overs to go….
3:37am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:37am | Report comment
Christian opens his account with a single to long-on. Bailey, on 32 from 52, on strike.
3:36am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:36am | Report comment
Wade was pushing away from his body and failed to defend it off the middle.
Three dot balls follow to Christian.
3:35am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:35am | Report comment
These are going to be 11 crucial balls from Narine for the lower-order. He has the potential to run through the order…
…Daniel Christian at number eight for Australia.
3:35am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:35am | Report comment
OUT!
And now Wade’s gone first ball. Narine’s got his first wicket in ODI cricket!
It was never going to be facing Narine first up and Wade failed to read the bowler. Gets an edge and it is well-caught by the slip.
Good captaincy too from Sammy, getting the slip.
3:33am
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Sammy, Samuels and Narine have two overs each remaining. With seven overs to go, they will look at bowling these six, while Bravo could bowl that seventh given that he had a wicket off the last over.
3:32am
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OUT!
That’s out, Michael Hussey is gone and must say at an inopportune time,
Bravo bowled that slower and Hussey thought he had it covered. Went after it but only holed out to long-on.
Five runs off that over but that last ball wicket changes complexion.
5/162 in 43.
3:27am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:27am | Report comment
Appeal!
…but not-out. Bailey tried to scoop it over fine-leg but gets his pad hit. Bravo appealed but given not-out because he was outside the off-stump.
3:26am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:26am | Report comment
Much, much better for Australia there. 10 runs from that one after 6 had come in the one previous over.
4/157 with eight overs to be bowled.
3:25am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:25am | Report comment
Four!
Quicker one from Samuels and that is edged away by Bailey through the slips for four. This should help the scoring-rate a little.
3:24am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:24am | Report comment
…and Samuels is consistently getting some bounce and turn. Beats the wicket-keeper and three byes result.
50-run partnership for the fifth wicket has taken them almost 15 overs.
3:23am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:23am | Report comment
Change in bowling, Narine’s being replaced by Samuels.
Narine will, in all probability, send down his couple of remaining overs towards the end of the innings when the slog is on.
3:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:22am | Report comment
Kemar Roach has been a pick of all the bowlers apart from Narine and he continues to impress. He possesses pace of more than 140 km/hr and is still changing down his pace well enough.
Only six runs off the over but two of them are leg-byes.
4/147 in 41.
3:18am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:18am | Report comment
One single from the Narine over, tell me something different I hear!
18 runs conceded by Narine’s eight. That is some real choke.
Only 15 runs off the Powerplay overs!
4/141 in 40.
3:15am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:15am | Report comment
Bravo, who had conceded eight runs from the previous over from that end is replaced by Roach.
Despite the slow nature of the wicket, he is getting the ball to zip through. And a bit of deviation from the track too.
Just one single from it. Australia not getting the runs off either the spinner (Narine), nor off the quickies.
4/140 in 39. 200 is a bare minimum they will want.
3:11am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:11am | Report comment
Four runs from that Narine over.
4/139 in 38. 13 runs off the three Powerplay overs.
3:09am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:09am | Report comment
Narine is turning them big. Wonder whether Australia will miss not playing their second spinner, Nathan Lyon.
16 runs given away from 6.3 overs.
3:08am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:08am | Report comment
A better over for Australia, as they take four singles after that first-ball boundary.
4/135 in 27
3:05am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:05am | Report comment
Four!
After an eon! A four for Bailey, the T20 captain. He hasn’t been quick so far but that four should help his confidence.
It was pulled away to square-leg.
4/131 in the 37th.
3:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:03am | Report comment
And he continues to weave his magic. On this slow track, it was never going to be easy taking on the box of goodies he has on offer.
One single from it.
4/127 in 36.
3:02am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:02am | Report comment
…and it is Sunil Narine who is brought back. I really think he should have had a spell when Bailey had just come in.
3:01am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:01am | Report comment
Four runs from the Sammy over, all of them singles.
The Batting Powerplay begins…
2:59am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:59am | Report comment
Every now and then, Sammy is pitching one short but slapping them away to the fence hasn’t been easy.
2:57am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:57am | Report comment
Darren Sammy brings himself on after the drinks break.
2:55am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:55am | Report comment
Again, only two runs from the Samuels over. This innings is going nowhere for now. Probably, the Batting Powerplay will help. We are just one over away from it.
4/122 in 34.
2:51am
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Australia, in the meanwhile have moved on to 4/120 in 33.
Th run-rate;s down to 3.65. 230 will be a difficult chase but can Australia get there? Sunil Narine has a bundle of overs remaining.
Samuels to continue.
2:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:49am | Report comment
Six off that Samuels over takes Australia to 4/118 in 32 overs.
And in other news, Bangladesh have beaten India with four balls to spare! The Asia Cup is wide open now.
2:45am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:45am | Report comment
Four!
Short from Samuels and Bailey has smashed his first boundary in ODI cricket. He pulled it away to the leg-side boundary.
2:43am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:43am | Report comment
Russell’s made a decent comeback, only a single off his second over on return.
After conceding 16 in their first, he has conceded only three off the next two.
2:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:39am | Report comment
A couple of twos off the bowling of Samuels, five in the over.
Hussey has quietly moved on to 17. West Indies are currently on top but Australia have decent batting strength down the order.
4/111 in 30.
2:38am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:38am | Report comment
No change in the bowling at Samuels’ end, he has bowled four overs for 10.
2:36am
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Only two from the Russell over. Australia crawl to 4/106 in 29.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh are on the verge of a historic win, need 19 from 15 with six wickets standing!
2:33am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:33am | Report comment
It is Andre Russell, who went for 16 in his first over to replace Roach. Roach’s bowled six overs and gave away 15.
2:32am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:32am | Report comment
Two twos and a single for Hussey in that Samuels over.
Australia have scored 3/13 in their last five overs.
4/104 in 28.
2:30am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:30am | Report comment
Hussey’s dismissal: It looked like the ball was coming in before it only just moved away from the batsman. Excellent piece of bowling.
2:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:29am | Report comment
It is Marlon Samuels who continues though…
2:28am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:28am | Report comment
George Bailey, on his debut will now face Roach. It may not be such a bad idea to bring on Sunil Narine to bowl at him.
For now though, Roach’s getting the ball to stay a little low on occasions to go with the disconcerting bounce.
Wicket maiden for him!
4/99 in 27.
2:26am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:26am | Report comment
OUT!
Trouble, trouble! Trouble hunting packs for Australia and they have now lost their fourth wicket!
The decision to bring back Roach turns out to be an excellent one as David Hussey was looking barely comfortable against his pace. This time he remained on the back-foot and edged it to the wicket-keeper.
Four down for 99 in the 27th, can West Indies sew it up further?
2:24am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:24am | Report comment
Another excellent over from Samuels. Only a couple of runs off the first ball to Hussey, followed by five dots.
Australia are a run short of their 100 with 26 overs bowled.
2:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:22am | Report comment
Replays do not suggest that it hit the bat, so looks like a decent decision.
Samuels will bowl his third now.
2:21am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:21am | Report comment
Whoa! That took off from nowhere and seemed to have hit David Hussey some place. There was a loud appeal but the umpire ruled him not-out.
3/97 in 25.
2:18am
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Roach been brought back, in his fifth over. Hussey flicks it away through mid-wicket for three.
The run-rate’s consistently been below four for the last few overs. The two wickets will not help matters.
2:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:16am | Report comment
Australia are now in a bit of a trouble, Warner was looking good and well-set. 40 from 55 balls for him.
The good news for Australia is that it is David Hussey who joins his brother.
2:15am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:15am | Report comment
OUT!
Would you believe it, it is two wickets in the over and Samuels has got rid of Warner now.
This is a good ball that pitches outside the leg-stump and spins away from Warner, but what makes it an excellent delivery is an excellent catch from Kieron Pollard. Pollard was brought into the short cover position and his rather tall-frame dived in front and took it one-handed, inches off the ground.
2:13am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:13am | Report comment
It is Michael Hussey at four. He will hope for a better series than the one against India and Sri Lanka.
2:13am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:13am | Report comment
Forrest’s painstakingly slow knock of 26 came from 64 balls. Interestingly, only 5 minutes ago, Bangladesh had also lost a wicket against India to a stumping.
2:12am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:12am | Report comment
OUT!
Gone, stumped! This was on the cards given the way the West Indian bowlers had throttled the run-scoring.
Forrest tried to go down the pitch to Samuels, but the ball was neither within his reach nor did it turn into him. He missed it and was miles out of his crease and the wicket-keeper completed a simple job.
2:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:10am | Report comment
It is Samuels from the other end.
2:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:10am | Report comment
Again a ball holds up on the pitch before Warner can give a slash. Three singles from it and the run-rate dips below four.
1/91 in 23.
2:09am
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The wicket-keeper Baugh comes up to the stumps now. Obviously to prevent the batsmen from going down the crease.
2:07am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:07am | Report comment
Sammy to continue, in his seventh over. He has this penchant for bowling longish spells…
2:06am
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A single to round off the over, taking Australia to 1/88 in 22.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh are making light of the Indian total, and need 72 from nine overs with seven wickets standing.
Shakib al Hasan is on 49 from 30 balls!
2:05am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:05am | Report comment
Close!
Leading edge from Forrest and for the second time in this match, it lands short of Samuels, this time off his own bowling.
This is a slow track and of that one can be sure of.
2:04am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:04am | Report comment
Change in bowling now, as Marlon Samuels comes into the attack. Another spinner who will send them down quick.
2:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:03am | Report comment
Four!
Slower one from Sammy and Warner jabs it over mid-on for a four. He has moved on to 37 now and seven runs off that over.
1/86 in 21.
2:01am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:01am | Report comment
Only 11 runs from the five Bowling Powerplay overs. This is excellent stuff from the West Indian bowlers, with Australia being a tad cautious.
Sammy continues.
2:00am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:00am | Report comment
Narine has bowled most of his deliveries, quick and within the stumps but he floats one up for Forrest to go after. The batsman misses and it is three singles off the over only.
1/79 in 20.
1:58am
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The run-rate has gone down to four an over.
Off the 76 in 18, 29 runs have come in two overs and 47 in the remaining 16!
1:57am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:57am | Report comment
Two singles off the Sammy over. He has sent down five overs for 16.
1/76 in 19.
1:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:54am | Report comment
Excellent fielding!
Things were getting a little frustrating for Australia. Three dots for Forrest and then he drove it to short cover off the fourth.
The ball went straight to the Darren Bravo and in the same motion that he fielded the ball, he throws the stumps down at the non-striker’s end. Warner was in.
Three dots.
1:52am
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Another excellent over from Narine. He continues to prove hard to get away.
Single from it, 1/74 in 18.
This is a good start on a slow pitch.
1:50am
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Dropped?
That was a tad slower than what Warner expected and he seemed to have played his stroke too soon. The punch did not carry to the short-cover fielder, Marlon Samuels, who needed to dive forward to grasp that one. It fell a little short of the fielder.
Three off the over.
1/73 in 19.
1:46am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:46am | Report comment
Post the drinks break, it is Sammy to continue.
0/11 in three overs for him.
1:43am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:43am | Report comment
Another excellent one from Narine, going away from Warner beats the batsman. Warner will want to say that he left that one alone but either way, it is a dot.
1/70 in 16 and it is drinks.
1:41am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:41am | Report comment
Ooooh! Turn into the batsman and Forrest is left a tad gobsmacked, especially after the other deliveries were deviating only slightly.
1:40am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:40am | Report comment
Bowling Powerplay signalled and Narine to continue.
1:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:39am | Report comment
Sammy’s bowling cutters more regularly than usual.
Two singles from the Sammy over takes Australia to 1/68 in 15.
India v Bangladesh update: Bangladesh 3/168 in 36 chasing 290 for a win. Upset on the cards? Will keep you posted…
1:38am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:38am | Report comment
After conceding two boundaries, a better start to the over from Sammy. Three dots to Warner, followed by a single to square-leg.
1:36am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:36am | Report comment
Four!
That was far too short from Narine, at 100 km/hr, and whether or not that was turning did not matter. Forrest cuts away to the cover fence.
Five runs from that over.
1/66 in 14.
1:34am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:34am | Report comment
Narine has a slip in place and for now, he is making life difficult for Forrest. Not reading his goodies too well.
1:33am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:33am | Report comment
Eight from captain Sammy’s second over, and Australia’s on 1/61 in 13.
Narine should continue from the other end – he has an economy rate of 4.7 in 16 domestic T20 games he has played. That is almost Bradmanesque!
1:32am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:32am | Report comment
Four!
Now that is sheer grace. Forrest got some width from Sammy alright, and he only placed it between third-man and the point fielder inside the circle. There was nothing stopping that one!
1/61 in the 13th.
1:30am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:30am | Report comment
Four!
Short from Sammy and Forrest, who has exhausted 16 balls for two runs, finally frees his arms. Goes through mid-wicket for four.
Sammy needs to pitch them up further…
1:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:29am | Report comment
An excellent first over from Narine, concedes only a single to Forrest.
1/53 in 12 overs.
1:28am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:28am | Report comment
Narine bowls quicker, at around 90-95 km/hr. He can bowl leggies, offies, straighter ones and googlies.
None of them turn too much but they do enough to befuddle some.
1:27am
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Sunil Narine will now come into the attack. He replaces Bravo. This is going to be an interesting battle between a bowler so difficult to pick and the aggression of Warner.
1:26am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:26am | Report comment
And a drive to the point fielder gets nothing for Warner. One from Sammy’s first over.
1/52 in 11.
1:25am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:25am | Report comment
Forrest gets away off his 10th ball. Warner to take on Sammy now.
1:24am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:24am | Report comment
Four dots to start for Sammy. He will keep chugging along, bowling in those difficult channels and on occasions, even sending down 7-8 overs at a go.
Forrest’s yet to get off the mark and he has played nine balls.
1:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:22am | Report comment
Only one over from Russell and captain Sammy is replacing him. The field can also spread given that the Powerplay overs are finished. For now.
1:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:22am | Report comment
Loud Appeal!
…but not-out says the umpire. Think it pitched outside the leg-stump of Dave Warner.
That is the end of the 10th over and Australia have done well to get to 1/51.
1:21am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:21am | Report comment
Four!
But this is short and at a healthy pace. Warner goes after him, bringing out that jab-pull stroke over mid-wicket. He has raced along to 27 now.
1:20am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:20am | Report comment
Bravo isn’t bowling a consistent channel either, he is mixing his line and length up. The pace hasn’t changed too much from between 125-130 km/hr though. Three dot balls for him this over.
1:17am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:17am | Report comment
After that 16-run over, it is Dwayne Bravo to continue bowling his fifth.
1:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:16am | Report comment
Four!
And another one, the third of the over. Russell came around the wicket and Warner smashed it through the covers.
The fielder got a hand to it but it still sped away.
1/47 in 9 overs.
Russell’s start has been as woeful as Bravo’s, but the latter came back well in his remaining three overs.
1:15am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:15am | Report comment
Four!
Whoa, that is a chip shot over the leg-side, off the back-foot and the ball speeds away to the fence. Quick outfield alright!
Warner’s on to 18.
1:14am
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A couple through the mid-wicket region. This follows a wide down the leg-side. Seven already off the first two balls…
1:13am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:13am | Report comment
Four!
Punched the ball away through the covers for four. Warner wasn’t getting the gap earlier but this time he threads the needle rather well.
Not a great start from Russell.
1:12am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:12am | Report comment
Andre Russell will replace Kemar Roach. A short, four-over spell for the quick bowler.
1:12am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:12am | Report comment
Short ball to end Bravo’s fourth over and it is a maiden. A wicket maiden in fact.
1/31 in 8.
The run-rate’s going down, from the second over onward. They were 0/18 in 2.
1:09am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:09am | Report comment
Peter Forrest comes in at the number three. With Clarke out of the ODIs, chance for him to seal the berth.
1:05am
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OUT!
But Australia are going for a review, Watson is the captain and he decides he wants a review.
This is very similar to the previous one, except that this is hitting in line with the stumps. Pitched slightly outside the off-stump, deviating into the batsman. Hitting in line and the ball is also hitting the stumps, which means that the batsman will need to ride his bike back to the pavillion.
Australia have lost their skipper.
1/31 in 7.1
1:04am
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Warner’s hitting them straight to the fielders, this will be frustrating him. Full-toss drilled to the short-cover. And another dot to the mid-on.
He’s still trying to adjust to the pace and bounce in the Caribbean.
0/31 in 7.
1:03am
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After a third dot in a row where the ball did not come on to the bat, Warner tucks the ball away to square-leg and runs two. Trods on to 8.
1:02am
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Roach, with figures of 0/9 in 3 overs, continues. A short ball pulled straight to square-leg and then one pitched up driven to the covers.
A dot apiece.
1:00am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:00am | Report comment
The boundaries are approximately 65-70 metres from the bat, not quite as long as the ones in Australia, but not too short either.
0/29 in 6.
12:59am
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Warner, who has ceased to go hammer and tongs from the word go since that Perth Test match against India, punches the ball through the covers for a couple. He has now played 12 balls for 5.
0/28 in 5.4.
12:57am
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A bit short from Bravo but Watson does not get a big chunk of his bat. Pulled away for a single.
0/26 in 5.1.
12:56am
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A dot off the last ball to round off a third successive over where only two came from it.
0/25 in 5.
12:55am
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Quick short ball from Roach has Watson trying to fend it away. In the end, the ball failed to touch any of Watson’s equipment or body and goes through to the wicket-keeper.
A single off the next ball for Watson.
0/25 in 4.5
12:52am
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A much better over from Bravo after those three boundaries in the first over. Only two singles from it.
0/23 in 4.
12:51am
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Every now and then, Bravo’s getting the ball to deviate from the batsman. If only he could get his line and length more consistently.
Incidentally, this is the first game he is playing since July 2011.
12:49am
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Despite the three boundaries in the first over, Bravo continues from the other end. A single for Watson off the first ball, cut away to the deep point fielder.
12:47am
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A single for Watson off the last ball of the Roach over, driven to the mid-on. Two from it.
0/20 in 3.
12:45am
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Roach to Warner now, tucks him to fine-leg for a single. Opens his account with that single.
0/19 in 2.2
12:44am
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Four!
And what does Bravo do? Pitches it down the leg-side and Watson makes merry. Flicks it away to the fine-leg region for a third four in the innings.
0/18 in 2. Watson’s scored all but one of those, with Warner having yet to take a ball.
12:43am
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The second slip is coming off now and he is being stationed at short extra-cover. Fine-leg is also being called up to a short fine position.
12:41am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:41am | Report comment
Four!
Four more to Watson and this time it is a beauty of a drive through the extra-cover. That’s his third boundary in the innings!
12:40am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:40am | Report comment
Four!
Short, wide and this time Watson cuts him away to the fence. Watson isn’t getting too cowed by the first-ball appeal.
12:38am
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Umpire’s Review!
We have a review against a not-out lbw decision…taken by West Indies.
The ball hit Watson on his pad off his front-foot and the ball was hitting the stumps. The ball was almost hitting in line with the off-stump but not quite! Third umpire has no option but to rule it in favour of Watson.
12:37am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:37am | Report comment
Dwayne Bravo will take the other new ball…
12:37am
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An attempted pull off a short ball from Roach gets Watson a single. The ball popped up in a no-man’s zone after hitting the bat high on his bat.
0/5 in 1.
12:35am
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Four!
Defended on the front foot and the edge takes it to the third-man fence. With two slips in place, the deep third-man was squarer and the ball runs away to the fence. Watson gets off the mark.
12:33am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:33am | Report comment
Kemar Roach has the ball in his hand. West Indies last won an ODI in a bilateral series against Australia in 2003.
12:32am
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It will be Shane Watson who will open the innings with Dave Warner, which means that Wade will come down the order. Bit of a surprise because Wade had scored a 49 in the previous game opening the innings.
12:26am
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Australia’s line-up is as follows, although it is not yet sure who will open for them: David Warner, Shane Watson, Peter Forrest, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, George Bailey, Matthew Wade, Daniel Christian, Brett Lee, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty.
George Bailey will be making his debut and that means that Australia have gone in with a bowler short – it will be left to Watson to do some of the bowling.
12:24am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:24am | Report comment
West Indies will have Johnson Charles opening the innings for them with Kieran Powell.
Classy left-hand batsman Darren Bravo will go in at three, with Marlon Samuels, vice-captain Dwayne Bravo and all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell between four and seven.
Carlton Baugh will keep wickets, with Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine and Kemar Roach to follow.
12:22am
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Shane Watson has won the toss and the Australians are batting first. Team news in a bit too…
12:18am
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Hello and welcome to the live coverage of first ODI of the series between West Indies and Australia at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown.
It will be played on the same day when Sachin Tendulkar reached his much-awaited landmark of 100 international centuries, by getting to that elusive record against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. Now that is some good news for his fans, and more for those who were fed up of being fed similar headlines anticipating this record for the last one year.
More about it later, for now, we await details on the toss.