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| 8/147 |
| 2/32 (4.0) | *Cummins | O: 20.0 | Cariah* | 2 (2) |
| 4/20 (4.0) | Starc | RR:6.30 | Joseph | 11 (7) |
| b. Starc |  | 19.1 8/143 |  | Smith 4(6) |
| c. Warner b. Cummins | | 18.2 7/133 | | Hosein 25(19) |
| c. Wade b. Cummins | | 16.4 6/122 | | Powell 18(17) |
| c. Green b. Starc | | 12.5 5/92 | | Holder 16(13) |
| c. Wade b. Green | | 10.3 4/73 | | Charles 29(30) |
| c. Finch b. Starc | | 8.4 3/62 | | Pooran 2(3) |
| st. Wade b. Zampa | | 7.4 2/56 | | King 23(18) |
| c+b. Starc | | 0.5 1/6 | | Mayers 6(5) |
| First Innings: Australia | 7/178 | RR: 7.63 | O: 20.0 |
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| First Innings: Australia | 7/178 | RR: 7.63 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.A. Warner c+b. Smith | 75 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 182.93 |
C.D. Green c. Holder b. Joseph | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
A.J. Finch* c. Powell b. McCoy | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
S.P.D. Smith b. Joseph | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 |
G.J. Maxwell run out (McCoy) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
T.H. David lbw. McCoy | 42 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 210.00 |
M.S. Wade+ c. Mayers b. Joseph | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
P.J. Cummins not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
M.A. Starc | |||||
A. Zampa | |||||
J.R. Hazlewood | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 6, nb 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 178 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.R. Mayers | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| A.S. Joseph | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| J.O. Holder | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| O.C. McCoy | 3.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 11.00 |
| A.J. Hosein | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| O.F. Smith | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Y. Cariah | 2.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
| First Innings: West Indies | 8/147 | RR: 6.30 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.R. Mayers c+b. Starc | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120.00 |
J. Charles c. Wade b. Green | 29 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 96.67 |
B.A. King st. Wade b. Zampa | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 127.78 |
N. Pooran*+ c. Finch b. Starc | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
J.O. Holder c. Green b. Starc | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123.08 |
R. Powell c. Wade b. Cummins | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 105.88 |
A.J. Hosein c. Warner b. Cummins | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 131.58 |
O.F. Smith b. Starc | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
A.S. Joseph not out | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.14 |
Y. Cariah not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
O.C. McCoy | |||||
Extras (b 5, lb 2, w 4, nb 0) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 147 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| J.R. Hazlewood | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| P.J. Cummins | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
| C.D. Green | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| A. Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
Queensland continues hosting white-ball games during the Aussie international summer as Australia face off against West Indies in the second T20 live from the Gabba. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:10pm AEST.
West Indies showed in patches that they are a dangerous side with the bat. Their biggest problem is their inability to rotate the strike against spin/post-powerplay overs. It took them 52 balls after the powerplay ended in order to hit a boundary.
They’ll be wanting to bat smarter at the Gabba and show improvement in that aspect of the batting department. They will also need someone from their top four to bat for long periods and get a 50-plus score like Aaron Finch did for Australia.
Improve the dot ball percentage and that could go a long way to victory and levelling the two-match series.
The likes of Evin Lewis and Akeal Hosein should come into the Windies side to strengthen their line-up.
Just like the West Indies, Australia will need to be smarter with the bat. They were guilty of not respecting the opposition bowlers enough and going ultra aggressive in situations that did not require that.
Matthew Wade will not be able to bail the Aussies out every single time, and the Aussie top four need to apply some batting smarts at the Gabba.
Mitchell Starc’s form will be a worry, and he could possibly be demoted to bowl his first over later into the bowling innings instead of opening the bowling.
Prediction
Both sides were unsure of what to expect on a two-paced wicket at Gold Coast with the pitch being used for the first time since the AFL season ended. However, there is more clarity on what to expect at the Gabba, with the ground having hosted so much international cricket.
Both sides will want to bat first, and get a score of 190-200 to set the tone on a better batting wicket. While I expect the West Indies to play better across 40 overs, Australia will emerge victorious.
Game information
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
First ball: 7:10pm (AEST)
TV/Stream: Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports
Odds: Australia $1.25; West Indies $4 – odds via PlayUp
Predicted XIs
Australia
Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis/Cameron Green, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
West Indies
Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (c)(wk), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Sheldon Cottrell
Lukestar
Roar Rookie
I ended up crashing out last night but thanks for effort. Cheers Lukestar :cricket: :cricket:
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
Well then, West Indies just weren’t in the run chase. They looked good in clumps but not enough to genuinely threaten Australia. That being said, they will have learnt a lot from this two match series. Australia – experimented throughout this series and won on both occasions. I think Australia know what their World Cup XI is, but are experimenting to have plan B and C ready in case things go awry. Thank you everyone who tuned in. Enjoyed doing these two games. Australia (bar the main quicks) will fly off to Perth to take on England before they go to Canberra (where the main quicks will be back in action) to complete the three match T20 series. Take care everyone, enjoy your weekend and goodnight.
ALL ABOUT BALLS
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Cheers AB, :cricket:
Doctor Rotcod
Roar Rookie
Thanks for listening, Mitch...
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
19.6 Short from Starc. Joseph misses and that’s game over Australia 7/178 beat West Indies 8/147 by 31 runs
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
19.5 Cariah pushes one to mid on for a single
Arnab Bhattacharya
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19.4 Yorker and Joseph clips it to the leg side for a single
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
19.3 Dot ball. Yorker and Joseph bunts it out West Indies need 34 off 3
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
19.3 Wide from Starc. Will be rebowled West Indies need 34 off 4
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
19.2 Cariah pushes one to the off side for a single West Indies need 35 off 4
Sgt Pepperoni
Roar Rookie
When Starc is on song there are few better sights in cricket
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
19.1 WICKET. Starc with the final over. Goes round the wicket. Yorker bowled and ball hits timber Odean Smith gone 4 (6) West Indies 8/143 - needing 36 off 5
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
Dot ball to end Cummins quota - 2/32 off his four overs West Indies 7/143 (19 overs) - needing 36 off 6
ALL ABOUT BALLS
Roar Rookie
6 sixes????
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
18.5 FOUR. Slower ball from Cummins and Joseph gets a top edge behind Wade and Zampa for four
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
18.3 FOUR. Joseph gets a freebie and he pulls behind 45 for four
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
18.2 WICKET. Hosein departs for 25 (19). Tried to go over mid off but Warner takes a comfortable chance West Indies 7/133 - 46 required off 10
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
18.1 FOUR. Pull shot from Hosein and gets four behind deep square