| 0.0 : A warm welcome to Match 10 of the 2019 World Cup between Australia and West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Both the teams enter this game on the back of a win. However, the sides are probably in for a tougher test today. Australia are favourites but judging by how the Windies played in the first game, you can't rule them out. Let us hope for another exciting encounter. |
| PITCH REPORT - Michael Holding says there is a little bit of grass on the surface. Mentions it is a used pitch but the cracks have not opened up. States it looks a belter. Reckons the ball should come onto the bat nicely. |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of West Indies. They will bowl first. |
| Jason Holder says it is a good wicket, there should be something for the pacers early on and he hopes to get early wickets. Mentions the wicket should not change a lot and they need to be disciplined in all the departments. Stresses they need to be aggressive like they were in the first game. Informs Evin Lewis comes in for Darren Bravo. Ends by saying it was a tough choice but Evin has been an important part of the team and hence, he comes in. |
| Aaron Finch says he wanted to bat first as it looks a dry wicket and he hopes it spins later. States there is more confidence in the group and people have stepped up when needed and it has made a difference. Mentions the team has changed completely and today it is about turning up. Informs they have no changes. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (WK), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (C), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas. |
| Australia (UNCHANGED PLAYING XI) - Aaron Finch (C), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (WK), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa. |
| It is time for the National Anthems! The two teams make their way out for it. |
| Done and dusted with the National Anthems! We are all set for the game to begin! The Australian openers, Aaron Finch and David Warner, make their way out to the middle. The left-hander will take strike and he will be facing Oshane Thomas who has the new ball in hand. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : O Thomas to D Warner, FIVE WIDES! Dreadful start for West Indies. Bonus for Australia. Oshane bowls this down the leg side, it swings away further. Warner looks to flick but misses by a long way. Hope dives to his right but can only get a hand to it. It races to the fine leg fence. |
| O Thomas to D Warner, Warner is underway! Back of a length on off, Warner guides it down to third man. The fielder there fumbles but does not concede the second. |
| 0.2 : O Thomas to A Finch, Finch is off the mark too! Oshane goes full and outside off, Finch reaches out for it but the ball goes off the outer half towards third man for one. |
| 0.3 : O Thomas to D Warner, NO BALL! Thomas has overstepped! This is not a good start for the West Indies. This is a good ball though. Full and tailing back in on middle, Warner looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Free Hit coming up! |
| O Thomas to D Warner, Well fielded! Short and on middle, Warner pulls it hard towards mid on. Brathwaite there dives to his left, spills the catch but saves four. Had he taken it, it would not have made a difference as it was a Free Hit. Just the single from the freebie. |
| 0.4 : O Thomas to A Finch, Better! Gets his length right and lands it outside off, Finch lets it be. |
| 0.5 : O Thomas to A Finch, Another good ball! Back of a length and on off, Finch looks to force it through the off side but is beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 0.6 : O Thomas to A Finch, Three good deliveries to end a very good one first over for Australia. On a length and around off, Finch pushes it towards mid off for a quick run. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Cottrell to A Finch, Full ball and tailing back in on the pads, Finch flicks it nicely and on the bounce to the deep square leg fielder. One taken. |
| 1.2 : S Cottrell to D Warner, Back of a length on off, Warner stands tall and defends it out. |
| 1.3 : S Cottrell to D Warner, Slips this on the pads, Warner looks to flick but misses. The ball hits the pads and rolls towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 1.4 : S Cottrell to A Finch, A full toss on off, Finch hits it onto the ground, gets it over point for a couple. This is a very wayward start by the Windies bowlers. |
| 1.5 : S Cottrell to A Finch, Well bowled! Back of a length on off, Finch guides it to point. |
| 1.6 : S Cottrell to A Finch, Good short one on middle, Finch looks to pull but it hurried into the shot. He mistimes it towards square leg for one. |
| 2.1 : O Thomas to A Finch, BEATEN! Thomas bowls it on a good length and outside off, Finch looks to drive but misses it due to lack of foot movement on this one. |
| 2.2 : O Thomas to A Finch, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Oshane Thomas bowls an absolute beauty to get rid of the Aussie skipper. He lands this on off and then gets it to straighten. Finch is squared up as he tries to defend. The ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the hands of the keeper. Early breakthrough for West Indies. |
| Usman Khawaja is the new batsman in. |
| 2.3 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, WIDE! Bowls a short delivery down the leg side, Khawaja offers no shot to this one. |
| O Thomas to U Khawaja, Length delivery on off, Khawaja plays it to point. |
| 2.4 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, FOUR! Nice shot. Full on middle, Khawaja pushes it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, WIDE! Bowls a bouncer, Khawaja does well to duck under it. The umpire signals wide for height. |
| The physio is out to have a look! Khawaja seems fine to continue though. |
| O Thomas to U Khawaja, NASTY! Brute of a delivery that. Short and it is very well-directed. It is at 140 KPH. Khawaja looks to fend at it awkwardly but is hit on the helmet. |
| 2.6 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, Very good follow up delivery by Oshane Thomas. Length delivery on off, Khawaja plays it towards point for a single. An interesting over from Oshane Thomas. 7 runs and a wicket have come from the over. |
| 3.1 : S Cottrell to U Khawaja, This is angled into the pads, Khawaja works it through backward square leg for one. |
| 3.2 : S Cottrell to D Warner, Good length and on off, Warner keeps it out. |
| 3.3 : S Cottrell to D Warner, Very full but on the pads, Warner clips it through square leg and takes one. |
| 3.4 : S Cottrell to U Khawaja, Back of a length and on middle, Khawaja hops and keeps it out. |
| 3.5 : S Cottrell to U Khawaja, Another one on the pads, Khawaja flicks it but towards deep square leg only for one. |
| 3.6 : S Cottrell to D Warner, WIDE! Yes, it is an extra but it is a good bumper. Bounces just above the batsman's head. |
| S Cottrell to D Warner, OUT! There goes another! Cottrell strikes this time. Brilliant, brilliant from the West Indies bowlers. They started off really badly but their second overs have been excellent. Both the openers back in the hut for Australia and they are in trouble here. It is on a length and outside off. Warner is guilty of going hard at it. He plays at the ball ahead of his body. It goes off the outer half and into the hands of point where Hetmyer takes a dolly. |
| Steve Smith is the new batsman in. |
| 4.1 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, On a good length on middle, Khawaja defends it off the back foot. |
| 4.2 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, Full on off, Khawaja looks to drive but it goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.3 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, Good length delivery outside off, Khawaja looks to fend at this one but misses it due to the away movement on this one. It goes towards Shai Hope who fumbles and concedes a run to the batsmen. The umpire gives it as a bye. |
| 4.4 : O Thomas to S Smith, Length delivery on middle, Smith flicks it through square leg. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen take a single but there was a second run on offer for the batsmen. |
| 4.5 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, On a good length on off, Khawaja looks to defend but gets a bottom edge on this one. |
| 4.6 : O Thomas to U Khawaja, FOUR! Good shot. Thomas bowls a short ball on leg, Khawaja pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Bends his back on this one and bowls it shorter on off, Smith stands tall and defends it onto the ground. |
| 5.2 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Another one shorter in length and on off, Smith taps it towards cover. Khawaja wants a run but is sent back. |
| 5.3 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Another back of a length ball on off, Smith gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 5.4 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Well played! This pitches on off and then shapes away a little. Smith opens the face of the bat at the end and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 5.5 : S Cottrell to U Khawaja, Another back of a length ball on off, Khawaja defends it off the back foot. So West Indies have bowled with a lot of control after the first two overs. |
| 5.6 : S Cottrell to U Khawaja, Once again, continues bowling it on a length and around off, Khawaja blocks it out. Just the single from the over. Excellent from Cottrell. |
| Andre Russell is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : A Russell to S Smith, Shortish and outside off, Smith stands tall and plays it towards third man for one. |
| 6.2 : A Russell to U Khawaja, Good length and on middle, Khawaja goes back and defends it out. |
| 6.3 : A Russell to U Khawaja, Loose stroke! Full and wide outside off, UK throws his hands at it away from the body but gets beaten. |
| 6.4 : A Russell to U Khawaja, A half-chance! The plan of bowling short to Khawaja almost worked. Short and on the body, Khawaja pulls it by taking his eyes off. It goes upppishly and past backward short leg and towards fine leg for two. |
| 6.5 : A Russell to U Khawaja, OUCH! Khawaja is not comfortable against the short balls here. It is a bumper and on the body of Khawaja. He looks to pull but gets hit on the hand and the ball rolls towards the off side. |
| 6.6 : A Russell to U Khawaja, OUT! WHAT A CATCH! We saw de Kock taking a blinder yesterday, today Shai Hope grabs one. Khawaja's uncomfortable stay out there comes to an end. He looks to break free by stepping out and thrashing the full ball through covers. The ball takes the outside edge and goes between first slip and the keeper. It is dying on Hope who dives to his left and takes it with one hand. Three down are Australia in Powerplay 1. The Windies are pumped. End of another successful over f |
| Glenn Maxwell is the new batsman in. |
| 7.1 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Back of a length on middle, Smith works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 7.2 : S Cottrell to S Smith, WIDE! Short and down the leg side. It has been wided. |
| S Cottrell to S Smith, Back of a length and outside off, Smith hits it through point. Third man runs to his right and keeps it down to one. The third man seems to be very square for Simth. They know he is strong through there. West Indies have done their homework well. |
| 7.3 : S Cottrell to G Maxwell, Back of a length and on off, Maxwell keeps it out. |
| 7.4 : S Cottrell to G Maxwell, OUT! In the air... taken! Maxwell is bounced out! This is vintage pace bowling from the Windies bowler. Australia in dire straits at the moment. This is short and outside off, Maxwell is done in by the pace. He is late on the pull. The ball goes off the top edge to the left of the keeper who moves there and takes it. |
| Marcus Stoinis is the next batsman in. |
| 7.5 : S Cottrell to M Stoinis, Good length and on middle, Stoinis keeps it out. |
| 7.6 : S Cottrell to M Stoinis, BEAUTY! But well played too! On a length and around off, it goes away late. Stoinis initially looks to defend but then bails out at the very end. Another lovely over from SC comes to an end. |
| 8.1 : A Russell to S Smith, This is angled into the batsman, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 8.2 : A Russell to S Smith, Bumper on middle, Smith ducks under it. |
| 8.3 : A Russell to S Smith, Another short one, this is down the leg side. Smith lets it go through. Not wided. |
| 8.4 : A Russell to S Smith, On the body again, Smith works it to leg gully. |
| 8.5 : A Russell to S Smith, This is a wide! This is way too down the leg side, Smith lets it go again and it has been wided. |
| A Russell to S Smith, A full toss and Smith misses out there. He flicks it straight to the fielder at square leg. |
| 8.6 : A Russell to S Smith, Another one on the shorter side and on middle, Smith evades it. This has also been wided as it is too short. It was a real effort delivery as Russell was on the ground after bowling it. |
| A Russell to S Smith, Back of a length on off, Smith pushes it to covers. Another good over from Russell. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is on now! |
| 9.1 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, This is angled into the batter, Stoinis works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.2 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, FOUR! Easy-peasy! A low full toss on middle, Stoinis shows the full face of the bat and drives it through mid on. Welcome boundary for Australia. |
| 9.3 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, Well left! This is just outside off, Marcus knows where his off stump is and he shoulders arms to it. |
| 9.4 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, Extra bounce! Back of a length on middle, Stoinis looks to defend off the back foot but the ball hits the sticker and goes towards point. |
| 9.5 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, Back of a length again on middle, MS works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.6 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, FOUR! Nicely pulled! Second boundary in the over! Short and Brathwaite's pace won't trouble Stoinis. He goes back and pulls it behind square for a boundary. A good 10th for Australia but Powerplay 1 belongs to West Indies. The Aussies are 48 for 4. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Four fielders will be outside the circle. |
| 10.1 : A Russell to S Smith, FOUR! Another gift! Full toss, Smith just stands tall and pushes it through mid on and the ball races away to the fence. Australia dealing in boundaries now. |
| 10.2 : A Russell to S Smith, On middle, Smith shuffles right across and works it through square leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : A Russell to M Stoinis, Another wide! Short and outside off, Stoinis watches it go through to the keeper. Wided. |
| A Russell to M Stoinis, Good short one on off, Stoinis hops and keeps it out. |
| 10.4 : A Russell to M Stoinis, Back of a length this time, MS guides it to point. |
| 10.5 : A Russell to M Stoinis, Another fiery short one and on the stumps, Stoinis nicely backs away. |
| 10.6 : A Russell to M Stoinis, Another short one on middle, Stoinis once again hops and defends it onto the ground. So despite going for a boundary, just 6 from the over. |
| 11.1 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Back of a length on off, Smith stands tall and keeps it out. |
| 11.2 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, This is on the pads, Smith works it through backward square leg for one. |
| 11.3 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, Length and on off, Stoinis pushes it towards cover-point. |
| 11.4 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, On the pads again, Stoinis flicks it through backward square leg for another single. |
| 11.5 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Bangs it short and on the body, Smith ducks under it. |
| 11.6 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, FOUR! Trademark Smith! Slightly shorter and it is outside off, Smith waits for it and guides it through point for a boundary. So Australia have managed to score a boundary in each of the last three overs. |
| Jason Holder is into the attack. |
| 12.1 : J Holder to M Stoinis, Good length and on middle, Stoinis defends it out. |
| 12.2 : J Holder to M Stoinis, Fuller and on off, Marcus drives it back to the bowler. |
| 12.3 : J Holder to M Stoinis, FOUR! In the air but away from the fielder! Slightly fuller and on off, Stoinis pushes at it with hard hands. It goes uppishly past the bowler, beats the diving mid off fielder. Brathwaite from mid on gives it a chase, he dives but his effort goes in vain. |
| 12.4 : J Holder to M Stoinis, FOUR! This is even better than the last one! Full and on middle, Stoinis with a straight bat hits it down to the long on fence. Consecutive boundaries. |
| 12.5 : J Holder to M Stoinis, Drag his length back and Stoinis keeps it out. |
| 12.6 : J Holder to M Stoinis, Two dots to end a productive over for Australia. Good length on off again, it is blocked. |
| 13.1 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, On off, Smith goes back and keeps it out. |
| 13.2 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, On the pads, Smith looks to work it on the leg side but it goes off the pads and down towards fine leg. A run taken. No signal from the umpire so there will be bat involved. |
| 13.3 : C Brathwaite to M Stoinis, Good running! Yes, the boundaries are coming but rotating the strike is very important. Back of a length on off, it is tapped towards the leg side for a run. |
| 13.4 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Another short one, Smith spots it early and ducks under it. |
| 13.5 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, WIDE! Down the leg side, Smith looks to flick but misses. |
| C Brathwaite to S Smith, Goes short again! This might be getting a little too predictable. Smith easily lets it go over him. |
| 13.6 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, A single to end! Short and on middle, Smith pulls it all along the ground through square leg for a single. |
| DRINKS! West Indies are on top at the moment. They have managed to pick up 4 wickets in Powerplay 1. Australia, on the other hand, are on the verge of recovery and would want Steve Smith and Marcus Stoinis to bat longer. Will West Indies pick more wickets after the break? |
| 14.1 : J Holder to S Smith, Back of a length on off, Smith guides it to point. |
| 14.2 : J Holder to S Smith, Shortish and on the body, Smith pulls it down to fine leg for one. |
| 14.3 : J Holder to M Stoinis, Slightly short but this does not bounce at a very good height. Stoinis easily works it through square leg for one. |
| 14.4 : J Holder to S Smith, On the stumps, Smith shuffles across and keeps it out. |
| 14.5 : J Holder to S Smith, The short ball ploy continues and it is on the body, Smith lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 14.6 : J Holder to S Smith, Nicely worked again through square leg for one. |
| 15.1 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Behind a length on middle, Smith looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. A muted appeal from the bowler but nothing from the umpire. |
| 15.2 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Back of a length on off, Smith pushes it back to mid off. |
| 15.3 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Another back of a length on off, Smith taps it towards the off side and thinks of a run but is sent back as the fielder at point gets to the ball very quickly. |
| 15.4 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Short again and Smith easily ducks under it. |
| 15.5 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, On the middle pole, Smith keeps it out. |
| 15.6 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, FOUR! That is just a mere push! Lovely! Back of a length and width on offer. Smith stands tall and pushes it through covers. It races away. Spoils a maiden. |
| 16.1 : J Holder to M Stoinis, OUT! The skipper strikes! Stoinis is making the long walk back at the wrong time for Australia. The partnership was going along so well. They just needed this to continue. Another short one and on middle, Marcus looks to pull but gets it off the higher portion of the bat. It goes straight to Pooran at mid-wicket who takes a dolly. West Indies continue to be on top. |
| 0.0 : Alex Carey is the new batsman in. |
| 16.2 : J Holder to A Carey, Good length and angling away from the left-hander. Carey lets it be. |
| 16.3 : J Holder to A Carey, Well bowled, well left! Length and around off, it takes off after pitching. Carey does well to leave it after taking his hands away. |
| 16.4 : J Holder to A Carey, Another length ball outside off, Carey shoulders arms once again. |
| 16.5 : J Holder to A Carey, Continues bowling it outside off, Carey makes another leave. |
| 16.6 : J Holder to A Carey, Very short and outside off, Carey makes his 4th leave. A maiden wicket for Holder. |
| 17.1 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Fuller on middle, Smith strokes it past Brathwaite and towards mid on for one. |
| 0.0 : Review time! An appeal for an LBW has been turned down. West Indies have reviewed. Impact seems to be outside off. |
| 17.2 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, NOT OUT! The impact is just fine but the ball is going over the stumps! West Indies lose their review. Never looked like it would be overturned though. Length around off and this one comes back in. Carey looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal and the umpire shakes his head. Windies review. Replays show that the on-field call is a right one. |
| 17.3 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, Back of a length on middle, Carey works it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.4 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, In the air... safe! Heart in the mouth moment for Australia. Length and on off, it once again comes back in. Carey looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball lobs back towards the bowler but lands just short. |
| 17.5 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, Shortish and outside off, left alone. |
| 17.6 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, A dot to end! Just one from this over. Good length and on off, Carey defends. |
| Oshane Thomas is back! |
| 18.1 : O Thomas to S Smith, Full and on off, Smith drives it nicely to mid off. |
| 18.2 : O Thomas to S Smith, Full again on middle, Smith strokes it back to the bowler, who does not stop it cleanly but the batters don't take a run. |
| 18.3 : O Thomas to S Smith, On the pads this time and the length is shorter. Smith nudges it to backward square leg. |
| 18.4 : O Thomas to S Smith, Another back of a length ball on off, Smith goes back and pushes it to mid off. |
| 18.5 : O Thomas to S Smith, WIDE! Down the leg side and it has been wided. |
| O Thomas to S Smith, Well fielded! Saves a run atleast! A rib-tickler! Smith works it towards backward square leg where Pooran dives to his right and stops it. |
| 18.6 : O Thomas to S Smith, WIDE! Add another one to the extras column. Short and this one bounces way too high. Wided. |
| O Thomas to S Smith, A dot to end! Short and on off, Smith stands tall and keeps it out. |
| Change of ends for Jason Holder. |
| 19.1 : J Holder to A Carey, Back of a length on off and angling away. Carey guides it to point. |
| 19.2 : J Holder to A Carey, Back of a length again on middle, Carey defends it onto the ground. |
| 19.3 : J Holder to A Carey, Goes length this time and outside off, AC shoulders arms to it. |
| 19.4 : J Holder to A Carey, On the off pole, Carey defends it out again. Carey is yet to get off the mark. |
| 19.5 : J Holder to A Carey, Carey finally is off the mark on the 15th ball! Short and on the body, he works it with soft hands towards square leg for one. |
| 19.6 : J Holder to S Smith, That did not bounce a lot! Short and angling into the body. This one does not bounce as the other bouncers have done till now. Smith does well not only to duck under it but also, to move out of the way. Another tight over by Holder comes to an end. |
| 20.1 : O Thomas to A Carey, A low full toss on off, Carey hits it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 20.2 : O Thomas to A Carey, Good length again and outside off, it is left alone. |
| 20.3 : O Thomas to A Carey, Shorter and outside off, Carey gets on top the bounce nicely and guides it to third man for one. |
| 20.4 : O Thomas to S Smith, Back of a length on middle, Smith pushes it to mid on. |
| 20.5 : O Thomas to S Smith, Very full and on the pads, Smith flicks it nicely through square leg for one. |
| 20.6 : O Thomas to A Carey, Just over! Full and outside off, Carey pushes hard at the delivery. The ball flies off the outer half, over point and down towards third man for one. |
| 21.1 : J Holder to A Carey, Continues bowling it on a back of a length. Carey defends it onto the ground. |
| 21.2 : J Holder to A Carey, Slightly fuller this time, Carey guides it to point. Runs very hard to come by at the moment. |
| 21.3 : J Holder to A Carey, On the body of Carey who works it to mid-wicket. |
| 21.4 : J Holder to A Carey, Goes short again on middle, Carey stands tall and keeps it out. 4 dots in the over. |
| 21.5 : J Holder to A Carey, Make that 5 dots! Short and on the body, Carey defends it onto the ground. |
| 21.6 : J Holder to A Carey, A maiden! Shortish and on middle, Alex blocks it down onto the ground. |
| 22.1 : O Thomas to S Smith, On the pads, Smith works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 22.2 : O Thomas to A Carey, Well fielded! Good fielding will only build pressure on the Aussies. Length and around off, Carey strokes it on the up towards cover where the fielder makes a good diving stop. |
| 22.3 : O Thomas to A Carey, FOUR! Well controlled! Welcome boundary for Australia. Shortish and on off, Carey arches and guides it over the gully fielder for a boundary to the third man fence. |
| 22.4 : O Thomas to A Carey, Well bowled! This bumper is a lot closer to the off pole, Carey nicely moves out of the way. |
| 22.5 : O Thomas to A Carey, FOUR! Second boundary for Carey! A slight misfield one can say! Full and on off, Carey hits it firmly towards mid off where the fielder dives but lets it through. |
| 22.6 : O Thomas to A Carey, Good single now! 10 form the over! Carey taps it beside the pitch. Smith calls for a run. Carey responds well and they complete it. |
| Sheldon Cottrell is back! |
| 23.1 : S Cottrell to A Carey, Back of a length on off, defended again. |
| 23.2 : S Cottrell to A Carey, FOUR! Up and over! Short and outside off, it was asking to be hit! Carey slaps it over point and it races away to the fence. That first boundary might have broken the shackles for Carey. 100 up for Australia. |
| 23.3 : S Cottrell to A Carey, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Carey once again! Sheldon bowls it short and wide again outside off, Carey says thank you very much as he cuts it over point for a boundary. |
| 23.4 : S Cottrell to A Carey, A single now! Very good batting! Good length and on off, it is dropped towards cover for one. |
| 23.5 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Shuffles right across and works it through square leg for one. |
| 23.6 : S Cottrell to A Carey, FOUR! Off the front foot this time! 5th boundary for Carey in the space of 9 balls. He has made up for all the dots at the start of his innings. Full and on off, Carey caresses it through covers. 24 from the last two overs. Has the momentum shifted? |
| Jason Holder is back into the attack. |
| 24.1 : J Holder to S Smith, FOUR! Fortunate, fortunate boundary for Smith. He could have been easily making the long walk back. Cottrell slipped just at the right time for Australia. Holder bowls this short and on middle, this one gets big on Smith. He looks to pull but the ball goes off the top edge towards fine leg. Sheldon there runs to his left, then realizes he has to come forward, in the attempt to do so, he slips, the ball lands in front of him, beats him and goes into the fence. |
| 24.2 : J Holder to S Smith, Three now! Full and a little too straight, Smith works it through mid-wicket and takes three. |
| 24.3 : J Holder to A Carey, BEATEN! Length and outside off, Carey looks to defend but gets beaten. He went chasing for a ball he should have left there. |
| 24.4 : J Holder to A Carey, Good running! Finally some intent can be seen in the running between the wickets of the Australian. Length and on off, Carey taps it towards cover and gets to the other end. |
| 24.5 : J Holder to S Smith, Another single! Smith works it through mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 24.6 : J Holder to A Carey, Good length and on off, Smith defends it to covers. 9 from this over as well. |
| 25.1 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Smith once again shuffles across and works it towards square leg and takes one. |
| 25.2 : S Cottrell to A Carey, This is a good short ball, it is on middle. Carey ducks under it. |
| 25.3 : S Cottrell to A Carey, Very good running again! Carey taps it beside the pitch and takes one. |
| 25.4 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Another short ball and this one is again on middle, Smith ducks under it. |
| 25.5 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Back of a length and outside off, Smith guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 25.6 : S Cottrell to A Carey, Bangs it short again and Carey once again ducks under it. A better over for the Windies. Just the three from it. |
| 26.1 : J Holder to S Smith, Good length on off, it is kept out. |
| 26.2 : J Holder to S Smith, Good fielding! Full and on off, Smith strokes it towards mid off who makes a tumbling stop. Can't stop the single though. |
| 26.3 : J Holder to A Carey, FOUR! Creamed! Scoring in boundaries is Carey here. His 6th boundary in the 31 he has scored. Full and on off, Carey leans into it and strokes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 26.4 : J Holder to A Carey, Another delightful cover drive but to the man at covers. A little to the left or the right and it would have been another boundary. |
| 26.5 : J Holder to A Carey, Goes short and on the body, Carey tucks it fine on the leg side and takes two. 50-run stand comes up between this pair! |
| 26.6 : J Holder to A Carey, A dot to end! Length and outside off, left alone. |
| Ashley Nurse is into the attack for the first time today. |
| 27.1 : A Nurse to S Smith, Smith survives the first ball! A flighted ball landing full outside off, Steve stretches out to drive it through the line but it turns and takes the inside edge. The ball goes very closely past the leg stump and they cross for a run as the short fine leg fielder cuts it off. |
| 27.2 : A Nurse to A Carey, FOUR! Well stroked! Nurse delivers a full ball around off, from 'round the wicket, Carey brings out the reverse sweep without waiting any time and nails it behind point for a boundary. |
| 27.3 : A Nurse to A Carey, Takes this one on the full and pushes it down to long on for one. |
| 27.4 : A Nurse to S Smith, Fine stop at the cover region! Too full and outside off, Smith strokes it firmly and Russell inside the circle makes a superb stop diving to his right. |
| 27.5 : A Nurse to S Smith, Steve has played it towards mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 27.6 : A Nurse to A Carey, Loopy and full on off, Carey drives it on the bounce and past the cover fielder for another single in this over. 8 from Nurse's first. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is back! |
| 28.1 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, Length and on off, Carey pushes it through covers for one. |
| 28.2 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, On the fuller side and on off, Smith finds the fielder at mid off with a drive. |
| 28.3 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Full and on the pads, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 28.4 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, On the shorter side and on the body, Carey ducks under it. |
| 28.5 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, Well played! Short and on the body, Carey nicely upper cuts it towards third man and takes two. Carey is playing very confidently here, showing the wide range of shots he has. |
| 28.6 : C Brathwaite to A Carey, Now plays the pull shot through backward square leg. Fine leg runs to his right, dives and saves two. |
| 29.1 : A Nurse to S Smith, Angles it on off, it is kept out. |
| 29.2 : A Nurse to S Smith, This is played with the turn towards the bowler who runs to his right and makes a good stop. |
| 29.3 : A Nurse to S Smith, Shorter and on off, Smith guides it through point for one. |
| 29.4 : A Nurse to A Carey, Well fielded! Saves at least two! Short and on off, Carey pulls it hard into the ground. It goes towards mid-wicket where Russell stops it with one-hand by diving to his left. |
| 29.5 : A Nurse to A Carey, Very full on middle, this is hit down to long on for one. |
| 29.6 : A Nurse to S Smith, A quick single to end the 30th! On off, Smith taps it on the off side and takes one. |
| DRINKS! West Indies are still on top at the moment but Australia are fighting back. Steve Smith and Alex Carey have already stitched a 67-run stand and would look to maximize it. 20 overs are remaining and West Indies would try to wrap up Australia as quickly as possible. |
| Andre Russell is back into the attack. |
| 30.1 : A Russell to S Smith, Goes full first up on middle, Smith hits it back towards the bowler. Russell gets down quickly and stops it. |
| 30.2 : A Russell to S Smith, Back of a length on off, defended. |
| 30.3 : A Russell to S Smith, This time he gets a single as he pushes it to mid on. |
| 30.4 : A Russell to A Carey, OUT! Russell breaks the 68-run partnership. Excellent bowling change by Jason Holder. A wicket almost immediately after the Drinks break and we have seen that happen many times in the past. Not sure though if Carey needed to play at that. It is on a length and outside off, moves away further with the angle. Carey hangs his bat out without any purpose. The ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper. A good innings by Carey comes to an end. He wi |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is the new batsman in. |
| 30.5 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, OHHH! Brave brave leave! That starts from outside off and comes back in. Coutler-Nile shoulders arms to it. The ball just about kisses the off pole. |
| 30.6 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, In the air... safe! Nathan has started off in a very unconvincing manner! Russell hurries him up with a short ball. NCN goes for the pull but gets a top edge towards the leg side. There are two fielders going for it, the keeper and mid-wicket but they don't get to it. Top over for the Windies, a wicket and two runs from it. |
| Bowling change. Jason Holder going for the kill here. He has unleashed Oshane Thomas back into the attack. |
| 31.1 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, A full toss, Coulter-Nile misses out. He flicks it but finds square leg. |
| 31.2 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Well bowled! A yorker and it tails back in from off. NCN jams it out. |
| 31.3 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Once again, it is bowled short to Coulter-Nile and he has a problem. He looks to fend it away but it goes off the leading edge but safe towards mid-wicket. |
| 31.4 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Goes short again! This time Coulter-Nile ducks under it confidently. |
| 31.5 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Top, top bowling! Follows the bouncer with a very full length ball, he also gets it to tail back in. Coulter-Nile looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards the keeper and a run is taken. |
| 31.6 : O Thomas to S Smith, OUCH! Well played in the end by Smith. Back of a length on off, it rises after pitching. Smith goes back and looks to defend but the ball hits him on the glove. The good thing though, is that he takes a hand off the handle so the ball dies down onto the ground. A very testing over from Oshane. |
| 32.1 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Good length and on off, Nathan guides it towards point. |
| 32.2 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Well fielded but can't stop the run! Saves three though does the skipper. Full and on off, Coulter-Nile strokes it towards mid off where Holder dives to his left and stops it. 150 up for Australia. They would love to add 100 more. |
| 32.3 : A Russell to S Smith, Very full and on middle, Smith strokes it to mid on. |
| 32.4 : A Russell to S Smith, Goes short now and Smith ducks under it. |
| Our viewpoint - Just a thought. Should Alex Carey be batting a bit higher up the order? We feel that he is batting too low. Ideally, he should be sandwiched between Maxwell and Stoinis so that there is someone down the order to make use of his 'dirty' work. Many times, we have seen Carey come in and do the repair job but after that, there is no one to make use of the platform. Like today. West Indies are into the Aussie bowlers. Had Stoinis or Maxwell come in now, 250-270 could still have been a |
| 32.5 : A Russell to S Smith, Bangs it short again, Smith hops and keeps it out. |
| 32.6 : A Russell to S Smith, Three now! Nicely played! Slightly fuller and width on offer, Smith strokes it through covers. It is not hit well enough to get to the ropes but three taken. |
| 33.1 : O Thomas to S Smith, Leading edge but a run! This is angled into the batter, Smith looks to work it on the leg side but closes the face a touch early. It goes off the leading edge and down to third man for one. |
| 33.2 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile has managed to squeeze that for a boundary! Full and on middle, NCN jams it straight down the ground. The outfield is such that the ball has raced away. |
| 33.3 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Slightly short! Not short enough to make the batter uncomfortable. NCN pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 33.4 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, WIDE! Down the leg side and it has been wided. |
| O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, On the fuller side on off, Nathan strokes it but straight to mid off. |
| 33.5 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! In the air... but just wide! Pooran probably misjudged it. Down the leg side and it is full. NCN flicks it in the air towards deep backward square leg. Pooran initially runs in first but then realizes he has to run to his right. He moves to that direction but till then, it is too late as the ball is out of reach and it races to the fence. |
| 33.6 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, A single to end a good over for Australia. 13 from it. Short and on the body, Nathan pulls it towards fine leg for one. |
| 34.1 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Shortish and outside off, Nathan looks to cut but misses. |
| 34.2 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Slower one and it is short and outside off, Coulter-Nile waited and then looks to cut it hard but fails to put bat on ball. It goes on the bounce to the keeper who stops it with his pads. |
| 34.3 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Top edge and it goes too fine! Short and on the body, Nathan looks to pull but is in no control. He still goes for the pull but it hits the top edge and bounces once before the fine leg fence. |
| 34.4 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, WIDE! Goes short again but this one bounces a lot. |
| A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Another wide! Short and this one is even more higher than the last one. |
| A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Lands in no man's land! The slower ball and it is fuller in length, Coulter-Nile swings but does not get it off the middle. He still hits it well enough to get it over mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 34.5 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Well bowled but well bowled! Maybe he was ready for it as Russell can't bowl any more short balls. A yorker on middle, NCN jams it out. |
| 34.6 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Almost drags it on! Length and outside off, Coulter-Nile looks to guide it down to third man but the ball is too close to play that shot. An inside edge is produced which hits the pads and rolls on the off side. Smith calls for a run and they take it. 22 from the last two overs. So despite the wickets falling, Australia are managing to score at a good rate. |
| Sheldon Cottrell is back into the attack. |
| 35.1 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, A low full toss on off, NCN jams it out towards point for one. |
| 35.2 : S Cottrell to S Smith, On the bounce! On the body, Smith looks to flick but it goes off the gloves towards Hope who dives to his left and collects it on the bounce. Saves a boundary. |
| 35.3 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Length and outside off, Smith mistimes it towards cover. |
| 35.4 : S Cottrell to S Smith, FOUR! Poor effort in the field helps Smith get to his half ton. His 20th in ODIs. A very hard-working knock by him. He holds the key for his side here. Needs to stay there till the end if Australia are to get to a good score. length and outside off, Smith looks to cut but it goes off the bottom half towards third man. Russell runs to his left, does not get down in time and the ball sneaks through. |
| 35.5 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Shorter on off from around the wicket. Smith keeps it out. |
| 35.6 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Direct hit but Smith is in! Full and on middle, SS strokes it to mid on and goes for a single. The fielder hits bull's eye at the non-striker's end but Smith is well in. |
| 36.1 : A Russell to S Smith, Back of a length on off, it is defended. |
| 36.2 : A Russell to S Smith, Slower one on middle, Smith works it through square leg for one. |
| 36.3 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Howzzat? The answer to that question is not out! Russell angles this into theleg pole. Nathan looks to play it with a straight bat but misses to get hit on the pads. A huge shout but the umpire shakes his head. Going down leg I feel. |
| 36.4 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Not in control but gets the desired result. Short and on the body, Coutler-Nile looks to pull but does not get it off the middle. It is in the gap and hence, a boundary. |
| 36.5 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Slower full ball on middle, Nathan swings but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 36.6 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, This time he is in control of the pull shot, hits it all along the ground towards fine leg for one. Another productive over for Australia. |
| 37.1 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, Nathan is going after anything full here. It is outside off, Nathan goes hard at it but it takes the inside edge and goes down to fine leg for one. |
| 37.2 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Back of a length on off, it is kept out. |
| 37.3 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Short and on middle, Smith looks to pull but misses somehow. |
| 37.4 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Good punch! Back of a length on off, it is hit through cover-point. The fielder from point and cover go for it. Both don't dive and since it clears the in-field it turns out to be an easy two. |
| 37.5 : S Cottrell to S Smith, Back of a length and on the body, Smith works it through square leg for one. |
| 37.6 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, Down the leg side, Nathan looks to flick but misses. WIDED! |
| S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, Good running! On off, Coutler-Nile plays it late, he gets an inside edge towards the keeper and the batters take a quick run. |
| 38.1 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Nathan guides it towards point. The batters think of a run but then bail out. |
| 38.2 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Good slower one on middle, Nathan nicely keeps it out. |
| 38.3 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, A good short one on the body, NCN looks to pull but misses. |
| 38.4 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, SIX! The pick up shot and it goes all the way! Consecutive fifty-run stands for Australia. Another very important one but they would hope for this one to continue. Full and on the pads, NCN whips it and it carries over the square leg fence. 200 up for Australia. |
| 38.5 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Once again on the pads, Nathan looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| Russell bails out as he comes to bowl. A long followthrough for him and as he is walking back, he looks in some discomfort. He though seems to be fine to bowl the last ball. |
| 38.6 : A Russell to N Coulter-Nile, Bowls this one short and Nathan looks to pull but it goes off the top edge, lands well short of fine leg for one. |
| Now Russell is walking off the field! |
| Ashley Nurse is back on! |
| 39.1 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, On the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 39.2 : A Nurse to S Smith, Flatter and outside off, Smith guides it towards backward point for one. |
| 39.3 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, NCN guides it through backward point for a run. Gayle is the one doing the fielding there and a huge roar from the crowd. |
| 39.4 : A Nurse to S Smith, On the stumps, it is hit back to the bowler. |
| 39.5 : A Nurse to S Smith, Well fielded! Saves a single! Full and on middle, Smith hits it to the right of the bowler who dives and stops it. |
| 39.6 : A Nurse to S Smith, Another single as Smith hits this wide of the bowler and down to long on for one. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled! Now 5 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the end of the innings. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is back on! |
| 40.1 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Full and on off, it is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 40.2 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Nicely timed! Yes, it is a gift but it has to be put away. A full toss on the pads, NCN flicks it over mid-wicket and bags a boundary. |
| 40.3 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, Length and outside off, Nathan guides it down to third man for one. |
| Smith pulls out right at the end as there is a bag flying across the ground in the long on region. |
| 40.4 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Good length on off, it is guided to point. |
| 40.5 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Another single as Smith opens the face and runs it down to third man. |
| 40.6 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, Another low full toss, this time it is clipped through square leg for one. 8 runs from the over wihtout any risk taken. |
| 41.1 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, Flatter and outside off, this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 41.2 : A Nurse to S Smith, Floats it up on the pads, Smith works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 41.3 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, Mix-up but safe in the end! Coutler-Nile works it towards short fine leg. Smith wants a run but NCN is late to start with. He eventually goes for it. The fielder throws it to the bowler who fumbles. No harm done in the end. |
| 41.4 : A Nurse to S Smith, Floats it up on off, it is hit to covers. |
| 41.5 : A Nurse to S Smith, Smith first makes room but Nurse fires it on the stumps. Smith walks in again and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 41.6 : A Nurse to S Smith, Driven through mid off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. Another quiet over by Nurse. |
| 42.1 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Good length ball angling into the batsman, Smith turns inside the crease and works it on the leg side. Not in the gap though. |
| 42.2 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, Wide! 20 runs off wides have come in this innings. Short and down the leg side, Smith shuffles across and allows it through to the keeper. |
| C Brathwaite to S Smith, FOUR! Edgy but effective for Australia. Width on offer outside off, Smith goes chasing after it but fails to middle his shot. It gathers the outside edge and runs down to third man for a run. |
| 42.3 : C Brathwaite to S Smith, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 42.4 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, Fifty for Nathan Coulter-Nile, his first in ODIs! What a stage and what a situation to achieve it! Short in length and around off, NCN pulls it over mid-wicket and it falls in no man's land. The fielder in the deep runs across to his right to stop the ball and they take a couple of runs. |
| 42.5 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, SIX! Coulter-Nile is growing in confidence. Brathwaite delivers one in the slot for the batsman, Nathan lines up the bowler and thumps it over long on for a biggie. Australia are on the charge! |
| 42.6 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, Short and outside off, Coulter-Nile goes back and cuts it through backward point for a single. 15 from the over, Australia will be fancying a total near 300 now! |
| 43.1 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Cheeky, very cheeky! Moves right across and Nurse fires it on the stump. NCN uses the pace and paddles it fine on the leg side for a boundary. Ideal start to the over. |
| 43.2 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, WIDE! Down the leg side, Coulter-Nile looks to flick but misses. An appeal from the keeper to put the umpire off but he does signal a wide. |
| A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, DROPPED! That was hit firmly but still should have been taken. Short and on middle, Nathan goes back and hammers it flat towards deep mid-wicket. Hetmyer there gets two hands to it but spills it. The batters take a run. They needed to hang on there as a wicket is needed. This partnership is going along really well and Coulter-Nile is getting into his own here. |
| 43.3 : A Nurse to S Smith, Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 43.4 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, Over covers! Not right off the middle but wide of long off for a couple. |
| 43.5 : A Nurse to N Coulter-Nile, Nathan now works it through square leg for one. |
| 43.6 : A Nurse to S Smith, WIDE! Down the leg side again! Wided. |
| A Nurse to S Smith, A single to end another good over for Australia. 12 from it as Smith comes down the track and pushes it through covers for one. |
| Oshane Thomas is back on. |
| 44.1 : O Thomas to S Smith, FOUR! Brilliant start to this over as well! Full and on off, Smith lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Pressure on the bowler now. Brings up the 100-run stand too between the two. They have given Australia a real chance to score above 300. |
| 0.0 : Sheldon Cottrell has taken a blinder near the fence. But has he done that cleanly? The umpires get together and take it upstairs. Meanwhile, Steve Smith is seen walking. The way West Indians are celebrating they are very sure. Let's find out in the replays... |
| 44.2 : O Thomas to S Smith, OUT! HO, HO, HO! What a catch that is! Probably the catch of the tournament! Cottrell, you beauty! Something special was needed to break this stand and take Smith's wicket and Sheldon has provided it. Smith can't believe it. He might have thought, he has hit that for a biggie. He moves right across and whips it towards the backward square leg fence. SC there runs to his left, stretches one hand out, the ball sticks. He then realizes the momentum is taking him over the |
| Pat Cummins is the new batsman. He can tonk a few as well. |
| 44.3 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, WIDE! Way too wide outside off. Wided. |
| O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, WIDE! Another one wide outside off, NCN goes after it but misses. |
| O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Shorter and on off, Nathan slaps it down to long on for one. |
| 44.4 : O Thomas to Pat Cummins, Short and outside off, Cummins evades it. |
| 44.5 : O Thomas to Pat Cummins, Another dot! Length and outside off, Cummins looks to cut but misses. |
| 44.6 : O Thomas to Pat Cummins, Three dots to end a successful over for Windies. A yorker on middle, it is kept out. |
| 45.1 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, Well fielded by the big man, Gayle! Full and on the pads, Nathan works it towards short fine leg. Gayle dives to his right and saves three. |
| 45.2 : S Cottrell to Pat Cummins, Cummins now plays this late and guides it down to third man for one. |
| Is that a six or a four? The umpires have gone upstairs to check. |
| 45.3 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, SIX! That has gone all the way! Flat one! What a shot! Shortish and on middle, Coulter-Nile goes back and smashes it right off the middle. It is traveling. Brathwaite runs to his left, dives full stretch to his left but the ball evades his hand and seems to have gone over the ropes. The umpire goes upstairs to check and after a few replays, they show it is a biggie. |
| 45.4 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, SIX! Back-to-back maximums! This is longer than the last one. Full and it is the slower one. NCN lofts it over the long on fence and clears it by ease. |
| 45.5 : S Cottrell to N Coulter-Nile, A single now! This is flat-batted down to long off for one. |
| 45.6 : S Cottrell to Pat Cummins, A single to end another big over! 16 from it. Full and on off, Cummins strokes it towards cover and gets to the other end. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is back! |
| 46.1 : C Brathwaite to Pat Cummins, OUT! Once again the bowling change does the trick! Short and on middle, Cummins swings hard but across the line. The ball takes the top edge. Goes high up in the air towards deep square leg. Sheldon Cottrell this time takes an easier catch. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Starc comes out to bat. |
| 46.2 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! What a shot this is! Full and outside off, Coulter-Nile goes down on one knee and loft it over covers for a boundary. He is 16 short of a ton now. |
| 46.3 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Make that 12! Back-to-back boundaries! The bowlers are just not sure where to bowl to him. Brathwaite bangs it short and it is the slower one. NCN picks it and pulls it through the gap in the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 46.4 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, That delivery is difficult to hit! Yorker outside off, Coulter-Nile looks to jam it out but it goes off the inner half down to long off for one. |
| 46.5 : C Brathwaite to M Starc, What noise was that? Maybe off the helmet! Short and on the body, Starc looks to pull but misses. |
| 46.6 : C Brathwaite to M Starc, Another short ball, Starc is early in the pull, it goes off the bottom part towards the bowler. So a wicket in the over but it goes for 9. |
| Oshane Thomas is back! |
| 47.1 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, A low full toss outside off, Nathan looks to hit it through covers but gets an inside edge to short fine leg. |
| 47.2 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Just short! Two dots though to start the over! Full and outside off, NCN goes after it but the ball hits the outside edge and goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 47.3 : O Thomas to N Coulter-Nile, Another low full toss on off, Coulter-Nile hits it towards long off. He thinks whether he should take a run and then goes for it. He moves into the 90s. |
| 47.4 : O Thomas to M Starc, Just the single from the first 4 balls! Short and on the body, MS looks to pull but it goes off the glove and on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 47.5 : O Thomas to M Starc, Now a couple! Full and on the pads, this is worked through fine leg and the batters take two. |
| 47.6 : O Thomas to M Starc, Another couple! Still, just the 5 runs from this over. A good one for West Indies. Full and on off, Starc hits it towards mid off. The fielder there does not stop it cleanly. He ends up pushing it away from him and an extra run is conceded. |
| 48.1 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, Poor from Hope! Full and outside off. Coulter-Nile looks to hit it through the off side but it goes off the bottom. Hope looks to stop it with his pads but the ball brushes it and goes towards third man for two. |
| 48.2 : C Brathwaite to N Coulter-Nile, OUT! Nathan Coulter-Nile holes out! End of an outstanding knock from him. The whole crowd is on its feet and so are the players in the balcony. A well-deserved standing ovation. His innings has taken Australia to a total which is more than defendable. Brathwaite bowls this full and outside off, Coulter-Nile looks to go downtown but does not get it off the middle. It goes high up in the air towards wide long off where Holder takes it. |
| Adam Zampa is the new batsman in. |
| 48.3 : C Brathwaite to M Starc, OUCH! Short and on the body, Starc looks to pull but misses. Gets hit on the body. |
| 48.4 : C Brathwaite to M Starc, FOUR! Hammered! This time he connects with the short ball and nails it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 48.5 : C Brathwaite to M Starc, Goes short again and on the body, Starc looks to pull but misses again. |
| 48.6 : C Brathwaite to M Starc, OUT! That is the end of the Australian innings! Brathwaite gets the last wicket, second in the over and third overall. Bowls this one full and on middle, Star looks to clear the long on fence but does not get the desired distance. Holder there runs to his left and takes a good catch. AUSTRALIA BOWLED OUT ON 288! |
| What a recovery this is from Australia! WOW! They needed something special when they were reeling at 79 for 5 and the lower middle order just provided them that. Their 102-run stand has given Australia a total which they will be very, very pleased with. Yes, they will be disappointed with not facing their hole quota of overs but they will back themselves to defend this target. |
| The innings started off for Australia in a very bad fashion as none of Khawaja, Finch, Maxwell or Warner crossed 20. It seemed like the West Indian bowlers would once again bundle their opposition out for a very low total. That was not to be though, as the fightback then began. Smith played the anchoring role, his partnership first with Stoinis steadying the ship a little. The latter fell at the wrong time though but Carey and SS went on to add another 68-run stand. West Indies though were still |
| The West Indies bowling was fiery to begin with! They used the same tactics they used against Pakistan, bowl short and fast. It did work but they probably overdid it. Also, they weren't as accurate as they were in their last game as they bowled too many extras. Still though on a ground which is know to be a paradise for the batters, they will be happy. Except for Nurse everybody had a wicket at least. Brathwaite was the one with the most wickets as he took a three-fer but Russell was probably th |
| Man of the moment, Nathan Coulter-Nile, is having a chat with Michael Slater. NCN says that he enjoyed his innings. Assesses the wicket by saying that one needed to take his time and then play his shots. Reckons that the short ball came on pretty quickly off the deck. Admits that he was targetting the shorter side while going big. Hopes that the score is big enough but definitely feels that Australia have a chance at least. Praises his skipper Smith for sticking like a glue in the middle. |
| Now then, 289 is the target! The game is evenly poised at the moment. The West Indies batters do have it in them to chase this down but the Australian pace attack is a threatening one. They too are capable of exploiting the extra bounce on the surface. An exciting chase awaits us. |
| 0.0 : Welcome back, folks! The chase is about to begin and the two West Indian openers have come out in the middle. Chris Gayle, a giant figure, has been in amazing form in 2019 and he has a new partner in Evin Lewis today. Both are known for their destructive batting and Australia will have to be at their best with the ball. There will be some early assistance for their bowlers and let's wait and watch how the likes of Starc, Coulter-Nile and Cummins fare. The former to kick start with the first new |
| 0.1 : M Starc to C Gayle, FIVE WIDES! West Indies open their account in the exact manner Australia did. With extras. Starc slips a good length ball outside leg, Gayle fails to flick and Carey also fails to gather it. It bursts behind off his gloves and races to the fence, beating the diving effort of Cummins in the deep. |
| M Starc to C Gayle, Gayle opens his account this time. A delivery angling down the leg side, Chris nudges it through square leg and picks up a run. |
| 0.2 : M Starc to E Lewis, Starc has not found his line here. Another delivery sliding down the leg side and Lewis clips it behind square and is off the mark with a run. |
| 0.3 : M Starc to C Gayle, Back of a length ball on off, Gayle stays on the back foot and defends it back. |
| 0.4 : M Starc to C Gayle, Starc bangs in a short delivery wide outside off, Gayle watches the line closely and then allows it through. |
| 0.5 : M Starc to C Gayle, Better line this time. On and around off, shaping back in sharply, Gayle presents a straight bat in defense. |
| 0.6 : M Starc to C Gayle, Pitches it up and outside off, on the driving length, it holds its line as well, Gayle covers his stumps and shoulders arms. |
| Pat Cummins to steam in from the other end with the second new ball. He also has two slips in place. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to E Lewis, Begins his spell with a good length delivery in the zone outside off, Lewis makes a watchful leave. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to E Lewis, Brilliant this time. Cummins bowls it closer to the off stump this time and takes it away with the angle, Lewis is forced to push inside the line and misses. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to E Lewis, Goes very full on this occasion, on middle and Evin digs it out in the direction of mid on. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to E Lewis, OUT! Edged and taken! Cummins draws first blood! He persists with a good line here. Lands it on a length and outside off, going away with the angle, Lewis with a stationary footwork pushes inside the line and gets a thick outside edge behind to second slip. Smith reacts quickly to his right and snaps it safely. That's the line you should be bowling on this pitch. Pat has wasted no time in finding it, unlike Starc and has reaped the rewards almost immediately. |
| Hope, who is not 'Shai' of scoring runs these days is the next batsman in. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, A gift for the new batsman but Shai fails to put it away. The line is very straight, Hope works it off his pads but finds square leg. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Beauty to end the over! Cummins serves it on a good length close to off stump, staying low, Hope pushes inside the line but it keeps low, beats the outside edge and travels over the sticks. Close! Fantastic first over by Cummins. |
| 2.1 : M Starc to C Gayle, Full in length and angling in on off, Gayle defends it solidly by getting forward. |
| 2.2 : M Starc to C Gayle, Aerial but safe! Short in length and outside off, Gayle moves back to slap it through the line but fails to keep it down. Stoinis at cover-point goes down low to his right but it falls just ahead of him. |
| 2.3 : M Starc to C Gayle, Play and a miss! Starc digs in a short delivery outside off, Gayle winds up for a big pull shot but fails to connect. Starc stares and smiles! |
| 2.4 : M Starc to C Gayle, SNORTER! Gayle survives here. Starc smiles again. It's all happening here. Effort delivery by Mitch. He bends his back and lets out a 141 kph shorter delivery on off. Gayle is taken aback by the extra bounce there. Tries fending it off but it takes his gloves and flies over the leaping keeper for a boundary. Lucky, very lucky for the big man! |
| Caught behind! This is a big moment. But Chris Gayle is going nowhere. He takes the review immediately. Starc laughs on his way past Gayle who shakes his head and indicates that he did not nick it! And for sure! Because the ball has missed the outside edge and hit the off stump! Gayle will bat on... |
| 2.5 : M Starc to C Gayle, NOT OUT! There is noise, definitely there is some noise. What happened then? Oh dear, it's not from the bat, it's from the ball brushing the off pole. The bails didn't come off. A length ball close to off, Gayle tries to heave it over the leg side but misses. The ball goes behind and Carey appeals after collecting the ball. Gayle takes the referral and gets the decision overturned. Not for the first time we have seen those bails not coming off. Believe me, Starc bowled t |
| 2.6 : M Starc to C Gayle, Wide! This one is too wide outside off, Chris shoulders arms. |
| Second review in this over! Gayle is given out lbw here. The Jamaican opts for the DRS immediately. Looks to be missing leg here. Let's find out. |
| M Starc to C Gayle, MISSING LEG! By a fair margin also. Boos around the stadium. The technology has saved Gayle here. Drama aplenty here at the Trent Bridge. Starc spears in a low full toss, angling down, Gayle is beaten for sheer pace there, 148 kph it's bowled at, and he is rapped low on the pads. They appeal and the finger goes up. Gayle opts for the DRS and the replays show that it's easily missing leg. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Outside off on a length, Hope plays it down from the crease to the off side. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to C Gayle, FOUR! Gayle has decided to pack a punch. He gets some width outside off and powers it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to C Gayle, FOUR! Thumped! Gayle is on the attack here. Cummins digs it short but it sits up nicely for the batsman, Gayle stands back and muscles his pull in front of square leg. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to C Gayle, In the air... SAFE! The length is not quite short this time but still Gayle attempts to play the horizontal bat shot. Fails to middle it and the ball flies in the air. Just clears mid on and they take a couple of runs. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to C Gayle, FOUR! Boom! Back of a length ball on off, Gayle rocks back, goes deep inside the crease and pummels it to the deep mid-wicket fence. 15 from the over! |
| 4.1 : M Starc to S Hope, Starts with a fuller length ball on the pads at 151 kph, Hope flicks but finds square leg. |
| 4.2 : M Starc to S Hope, Full in length and on middle, Hope is on the front foot as he pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4.3 : M Starc to S Hope, Wide! Loses his line this time and slips a back of a length ball down the leg side. Shai allows it through. |
| M Starc to S Hope, Starc is bowling with a good pace but his line is too straight at the moment. Hope clips it behind square leg and picks up a run. |
| 4.4 : M Starc to C Gayle, A rip-roaring yorker by Starc. He spears it in at 152 kph, right in the blockhole, Gayle is lucky that his bat comes down quickly. It takes the inner half and rolls behind square leg. Two taken. |
| It's all about the two Chris at the moment. Once again Chris Gayle has been adjudged lbw by Chris Gaffaney. Has missed the bat. Will it miss leg? Will it be a hat-trick for Gaffaney? Last two times he gave Gayle out, it was overturned. No hat-trick. This is clipping leg. The Gayle show is over. |
| 4.5 : M Starc to C Gayle, OUT! It's clipping leg! Umpire's call stays. Chris Gaffaney is right this time but this decision could have gone either way. Gayle returns and the crowd is not too happy. They wanted the big man to stay and light up the stadium with some big shots. This one is a slower delivery. Although it's 138 kph, it's still 14 kph slower than the previous one. Starc dishes it on a on fuller length around middle and it skids back in with the angle. Gayle tries his best to put bat on |
| Another left-hander walks in. It is Nicholas Pooran. He can hit the ball too but West Indies don't need pinch-hitters. They need a partnership. |
| 4.6 : M Starc to N Pooran, Pooran has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. End of an eventful over, 4 runs and a wicket from it! |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, On a length outside off, Hope looks to flick but falls over and is hit on the pads. Too high. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, A bouncer on middle, Hope ducks. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Pitches it up and outside off, Shai presses forward and drives it to mid off. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Bouncer this time. Shai picks it early and quickly ducks underneath it. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, On a good length around off, Hope remains back and quietly taps it down on the off side. Another maiden for Cummins. |
| 6.1 : M Starc to N Pooran, FOUR! Good shot! Pooran showed his class in the previous game and will look to do better against Australia, the defending champions. Starc hits the 90 mph mark again but it's a shade too full outside off. Pooran confidently drives it through covers. |
| 6.2 : M Starc to N Pooran, The line is straight on this occasion, at 144 kph, Pooran helps it wide of mid on and picks up a brace. |
| 6.3 : M Starc to N Pooran, FOUR! A bit lucky for the batsman. Starc eyes a yorker, spears it in too as well at 150 kph but it lands just a little ahead of the blockhole. Pooran flicks it off the inside half and it speeds past the right side of the square leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : M Starc to N Pooran, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 6.5 : M Starc to N Pooran, Shortish and on off, Pooran stands back and plays it down to the left of the point fielder. |
| 6.6 : M Starc to N Pooran, Fullish and on off, Pooran plays a well-timed off drive but fails to beat the diving attempt of the mid off fielder. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile replaces Cummins into the attack. Two slips stay. |
| 7.1 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Starts with a length ball outside off, Shai drives it nicely but finds the cover fielder. |
| 7.2 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Good stop at covers! A back foot punch this time by Hope, Stoinis inside the ring saves the speeding ball. |
| 7.3 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Angles in a length ball on off, Hope eases it wide of mid on and crosses for a single. |
| 7.4 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Just back of a length around off, Pooran mistimes his pull shot to mid on. |
| 7.5 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, FOUR! Connects and connects well this time! Coulter-Nile goes short and on middle, Pooran stays back and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, FOUR! 9 from NCN's first over. Identical to the last delivery, it's a gentle half-tracker and Pooran just smashes it from his presence to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| Change of ends for Pat Cummins. |
| 8.1 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, On middle, a length ball Hope gets behind the line and pushes it out to mid on. |
| 8.2 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Goes on the back foot and uses the angle of the bowler to help it towards square leg. Not in the gap though. |
| 8.3 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Ouch! That would have hurt! Cummins serves it on a length around off, Hope tries to swing it over the leg side but it takes a thick inside edge and hits him on the box. Shai feels the pain and takes a moment to regather his composure. |
| 8.4 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Tucks it off his pads to the leg side but finds the fielder. |
| 8.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, A bouncer on middle, Hope sits underneath it. |
| 8.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Too full in length just around off, Hope brings down an angled bat and pushes it out to covers. Third maiden from Pat! |
| BREAKING NEWS - The ball before Gayle's wicket was a no ball, which meant the wicket would have been a FREE HIT! Unlucky for Gayle, lucky for Starc. |
| 9.1 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Fullish ball on middle, Pooran brings down a vertical bat and pushes it down the ground. The mid off fielder moves to his left to stop the ball. |
| 9.2 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, The batsman manages only a bottom edge on that one. |
| 9.3 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Straighter ball, worked off the pads but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 9.4 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Shorter delivery on off, pulled all along the carpet to deep square leg for a run. |
| 9.5 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Allows the ball to come to him, shuffles across a bit and works it through the gap at mid-wicket. Warner chases it down from mid on and the batsmen take a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, On a length and outside off, Hope pushes at it and edges it down to third man. They take a run, 54/2 in Powerplay 1. |
| Powerplay 2 begins. Australia can now have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the ring. Pat Cummins to continue... |
| 10.1 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Extra bounce. Shortish and on off, angling in, Shai jumps and tries to work it on the leg side but it hits him on the gloves and rests beside the surface. |
| 10.2 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Shortish and outside off, once again Hope hops and plays it down to the off side. |
| 10.3 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Wide! Back of a length delivery sliding down the leg side, Hope initially looks to sway away but then at the last moment tries to get some bat behind it. Fails to do so and it's been wided. |
| Pat Cummins to S Hope, Wide called for height this time. Cummins bangs in a short ball and this one goes well over the head of the ducking batsman. |
| Pat Cummins to S Hope, Hope is struggling just a wee bit. Fractionally short and on off, shaping back in, Shai tries to work it across but misses and is hit on his arm. |
| 10.4 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Shortish and in the line of the stumps, Hope is hurried and somehow manages to keep it out awkwardly. |
| 10.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, This is turning out to be a longgg over! WIDE AGAIN! Drifting way down the leg side, the batsman leaves and Carey does well to collect it to his left. |
| Pat Cummins to S Hope, Good length delivery outside off, Shai waits back and taps it down towards Maxwell at backward point. |
| 10.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Shai is struggling against the shorter deliveries. Once more a delivery rises from around off, Hope tries fending it but the ball takes the outside edge and runs down to third man. They take a run to close the 4-run over. |
| Glenn Maxwell to roll his arm now. |
| 11.1 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Tossed up ball on off, helped through square leg for a run. |
| 11.2 : G Maxwell to N Pooran, FOUR! Bad ball and punished! Short in length around off, Pooran camps back and whacks it through backward point. It's towards the shortest part of the ground and races away. Zampa tries his best in the deep to cut it off but fails in his attempt. |
| 11.3 : G Maxwell to N Pooran, Well played! Loopy full on off, Pooran strokes it through extra cover. This time it's to the left of Zampa and he manages to stop it as the ball slows down before approaching the fence. Three runs taken. |
| 11.4 : G Maxwell to S Hope, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 11.5 : G Maxwell to N Pooran, Shortish and on off, Pooran punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 11.6 : G Maxwell to S Hope, A back foot punch by Shai this time, well hit also but it finds the cover fielder. 10 from the first over of Maxwell. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is back on. 2-0-13-0 so far. |
| 12.1 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Straying down the leg side, Nicholas eases it in front of square leg and picks up a single. |
| 12.2 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, CATCHHHH is the shout but the ball makes a safe landing. NCN surprises the batsman with a well-directed short ball. Shai plays an impulsive pull shot but fails to middle it. It goes off the top edge but falls safely somewhere behind square leg and Carey makes a run to his left. A single has been taken. |
| Without a doubt, short balls are the way to go on this surface. But ironically, the fuller length balls have been more productive for Australia. The bouncers have been there but the West Indian batters have been playing those well. |
| 12.3 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Rocks back and punches it to the off side for one. |
| 12.4 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 12.5 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Sharp short ball on off at 134 kph, Hope tries to hook but it bounces over his bat. |
| 12.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, This time Shai connects with his attempted pull shot, fails to keep it down but it goes safely through square leg for a run. The stand moves to 41 now, 217 needed more. |
| 13.1 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Quicker and fuller down the leg side, Hope tries to sweep but fails to connect properly. |
| 13.2 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Flatter and shorter on middle, Shai goes on the back foot and turns it to square leg. |
| 13.3 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Fires in a short ball again, Shai goes deep inside the crease and punches it to the left of mid off. Crosses over for a single. |
| 13.4 : G Maxwell to N Pooran, This one is bowled with a nice flight. Full and on off, Pooran drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 13.5 : G Maxwell to N Pooran, Goes quicker and flatter this time, also shorter, Pooran moves back and punches it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 13.6 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Gets back and strokes it to sweeper cover for one. 7 runs from the last two overs. Australia trying to stem the flow of runs and create pressure. |
| 14.1 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Lands it on a good length around off, Shai punches it from the back foot to deep cover and crosses. |
| 14.2 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Full and angling away, Pooran pushes it off his front foot to covers. |
| 14.3 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Fine take from the keeper! On a length and angling down the leg side, Pooran fails to flick and it goes off his pads to the keeper. Carey dives across to his right to make a superb stop. |
| 14.4 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Play and a miss! Back of a length delivery outside off, Nicholas rocks back to pull it across the line but fails to connect. |
| 14.5 : N Coulter-Nile to N Pooran, Shortish and outside off, this time Pooran goes through the line and slaps it past the diving point fielder. They cross for a run. |
| 14.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Short ball on middle, sitting up nicely for the batsman, Hope plays a nicely timed pull shot but fails to beat Smith at square leg. He makes a half stop though and that allows the batsman to take a single. |
| Adam Zampa to bowl his leggies now. There's no close-in fielders for him. Hmm... |
| 15.1 : A Zampa to S Hope, Tossed up ball on middle, Hope tries to flick but misses. It goes high off his pads to square leg and they cross for a leg bye. |
| 15.2 : A Zampa to N Pooran, Play and a miss! Very full and wide outside off, Pooran tries to drive but fails. |
| Is that a run out? Carey is appealing while Zampa barely reacts. Hope looks to be in though. Yes. Replays confirm. |
| 15.3 : A Zampa to N Pooran, SAFE! Too full in length on off, Pooran forces it back to the bowler who goes down low to stop it. The ball though brushes his right hand and goes behind to disturb the stumps. They appeal for a run out and the umpire takes it upstairs. The replays find that Shai has his bat planted inside the crease. |
| 15.4 : A Zampa to N Pooran, Dropped! By Maxwell. You expect him to take those. Flighted and full outside off, Pooran drives it uppishly at covers where Maxwell dives but fails to hold on. It brushes his hand and runs behind. They take a run. |
| 15.5 : A Zampa to S Hope, Loopy one outside off, Hope tries hitting it through but it takes the bottom edge and goes behind on the bounce. The keeper quickly collects it to his left with a jump. |
| 15.6 : A Zampa to S Hope, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Tidy beginning from the leggie. |
| Marcus Stoinis is into the attack now. |
| 16.1 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, Full in length on off, Pooran defends it by getting forward. |
| 16.2 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, SIX! 50-run stand comes up off 69 balls. Stoinis bowls a short delivery around middle, Pooran pulls it across the line. He is not entirely in control as it flies off the top half but it still has enough to scale the distance at fine leg. Drops flush on the ropes and a maximum is signalled. |
| 16.3 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, Pooran has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 16.4 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 16.5 : M Stoinis to S Hope, Swivels on the back foot and pulls a short ball in front of square leg for a run. |
| 16.6 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, Bouncer on middle and leg, Pooran sits underneath it easily. 8 from Hulk's first over. |
| 17.1 : A Zampa to S Hope, Loopy and full on middle, Hope lunges and defends it off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 17.2 : A Zampa to S Hope, Tossed up ball wide outside off, Hope mistimes his drive to covers. |
| 17.3 : A Zampa to S Hope, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. Three dots now. |
| 17.4 : A Zampa to S Hope, Make it four. Full and flighted on off, it's pushed defensively to covers. |
| 17.5 : A Zampa to S Hope, FOUR! This will ease all the pressure! Zampa drops it short and around off, Shai immediately jumps on the back foot and smacks it to the deep cover fence. Once it beat the fielder inside the ring, it was always a boundary. |
| 17.6 : A Zampa to S Hope, A full toss this time, on off, it's knocked down to long off for one. |
| 18.1 : M Stoinis to S Hope, Fullish and on off, angling in, Hope punches it down towards mid on. |
| 18.2 : M Stoinis to S Hope, Almost a yorker around off, Shai digs it out towards mid off this time. |
| 18.3 : M Stoinis to S Hope, Shortish and on middle, staying a little low as well, Shai turns and just about manages to get bat on ball as he attempts to pull. It races down to fine leg for one. |
| 18.4 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, Good length ball down the leg side, Pooran helps it out from his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : M Stoinis to N Pooran, On the pads again, this time Nicholas tucks it through square leg and runs the first one hard. But that's all he will get. |
| 18.6 : M Stoinis to S Hope, FOUR! This one rocketed off Shai's bat! Short in length and on middle, Hope turns inside the crease and connects superbly to send it to the deep backward square leg boundary. |
| 19.1 : A Zampa to N Pooran, OUT! Zampa provides the breakthrough! It's caught brilliantly with one hand by the skipper, Aaron Finch. A flighted full ball around off, Pooran tries to go inside-out over extra cover but ends up slicing it off the outside half to point. Finch there does well to react as he moves back and jumps to catch it one hand. The timing of jump was very vital there. The 68-run stand is broken. 190 needed off 185 balls. |
| 0.0 : Shimron Hetmyer is in the new batsman. Adam Zampa has a slip in place now for the new batsman. |
| 19.2 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. 100 up for West Indies! |
| 19.3 : A Zampa to S Hope, A googly on middle, it's worked on the leg side but not in the gap. |
| 19.4 : A Zampa to S Hope, Drags his length short and Shai pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 19.5 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Beaten! Beautiful wrong 'un! Hetmyer fails to put bat on ball as it spins past his blade. |
| 19.6 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total. End of a successful over for Australia. |
| Mitchell Starc returns. 4-0-26-1 so far. |
| 20.1 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, A low full toss, around middle, defended solidly back to the bowler. |
| 20.2 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, FOUR LEG BYES! You get that a lot with Starc. He tends to go full, looking for that LBW but on this occasion it is too straight. Angling down the leg side, Hetmyer looks to flick but misses. However, the ball brushes his pads and goes past the diving Alex Carey to the fine leg fence. |
| 20.3 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, There comes the bouncer, around middle, Shimron ducks, falls over on his back side but then quickly gets up. |
| 20.4 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, A length ball, around off, coming in, extra bounce, SH hops and works it behind square leg for a single. |
| 20.5 : M Starc to S Hope, WIDE. A short ball, but way down the leg side. |
| M Starc to S Hope, Full but on the pads, worked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 20.6 : M Starc to S Hope, On a good length around middle, angling away, extra bounce, Shai hops and pushes it to the off side. |
| 21.1 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Loopy and full on off, Hetmyer leans forward in defense. |
| 21.2 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Misses out! Zampa bowls it short and wide outside off, Shimron cuts but finds the point fielder. |
| 21.3 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, A slower googly landing full around leg, Hetmyer lunges and defends near his front pad. |
| 21.4 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Extra flight this time but the length is too full, Hetmyer drives it to sweeper cover and collects a couple of runs. |
| 21.5 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Flatter and a touch shorter on middle, SH punches it from the back foot towards mid-wicket. |
| 21.6 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Once again the length is on the shorter side around off, Hetmyer pushes his weight on the back leg and forces it to long on for one. |
| 22.1 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, Fullish and on middle, Shimron clips it off his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 22.2 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, Bowls it shortish and wide outside off, Hetmyer allows it through to the keeper. |
| 22.3 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Well pulled by Shimron Hetmyer! Starc delivers it short, Hetmyer fetches it from outside off and pulls it disdainfully to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 22.4 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, Pitches it up this time around off, it's driven off the front foot but straight to mid off. |
| 22.5 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, Short in length again, wide outside off, Hetmyer stands back to run it down past point but he finds the fielder inside the ring. |
| 22.6 : M Starc to S Hetmyer, Goes for a yorker on middle but it turns out to be a low full toss at 146 kph, Shimron clips it through square leg for one. Had he missed that, he would have been a plumb lbw candidate. |
| 23.1 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Shortish and on middle, Shimron drags his pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 23.2 : A Zampa to S Hope, FOUR! Easy pickings! A full toss outside off, Shai sits down on one knee and sweetly sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary. Poor from Adam! |
| 23.3 : A Zampa to S Hope, Full and flatter outside off, Hope reaches out and drives it to covers. |
| 23.4 : A Zampa to S Hope, Appeal for an lbw! Two noises though. A googly landing full around off, turning in, Hope is forward to defend but takes the inside edge and hits him on the pads. |
| 23.5 : A Zampa to S Hope, FOUR! Aerial but safe! Short in length and on middle, Shai goes deep inside the crease and pulls it aerially past the left side of Maxwell at mid-wicket. It screams away towards the fence and Coulter-Nile tries to stop it with a dive. But it goes under his right hand to meet the fence. |
| 23.6 : A Zampa to S Hope, Short again and once more Shai pulls it past the diving mid-wicket fielder. Only a run this time. 10 from the over, the biggest one after the fall of the last wicket. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is back on. |
| 24.1 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 24.2 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hetmyer, Short in length and pulled behind square leg for a single. |
| 24.3 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Short in length once more, it's pulled with good timing but straight to deep square leg for one. |
| 24.4 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hetmyer, Slightly short around leg, Hetmyer tries to flick but misses. He is hit high on the pads, the bowler turns and appeals but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 24.5 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Bang! A rising delivery again, around middle, Hetmyer rides the bounce and powers his pull shot to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 24.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hetmyer, On a length around off, Shimron pushes it down to mid off. |
| 25.1 : A Zampa to S Hope, Too full in length around off, it's hit across the line but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 25.2 : A Zampa to S Hope, Very full and outside off, Hope drives it uppishly but wide of the cover fielder for a run. |
| 25.3 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Wrong 'un landing on middle and turning away, Hetmyer leans forward to defend but it spins past the outside edge. |
| 25.4 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Another googly, full and on middle, it's hit back to the bowler. |
| 25.5 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, Play and a miss! A googly on the shorter side this time, Shimron tries to cut but misses. Clearly struggling to pick Adam here. |
| 25.6 : A Zampa to S Hetmyer, FOUR! This one is dismissed! Zampa is very full this time, on middle and Hetmyer kneels to bludgeon it behind square leg. The length was too full there which didn't allow the ball to spin. Well played by Shimron also. 151 needed more off 144 balls as this partnership moves to 39! |
| 26.1 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Shortish and on off, Hope pulls but fails to middle it well. It goes off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 26.2 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, FOUR! Easy pickings! Good length delivery sliding down the leg side, Shai neatly deflects it down to fine leg for a boundary. Poor line there by NCN! |
| 26.3 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, FOUR! Wow, this is just delightful! Coulter-Nile delivers it on a length outside off, Hope drives it on the up and crunches it through covers. That's a great cricket shot. |
| 26.4 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, The bowler replies with a bouncer, Shai doesn't get carried away after hitting two fours and calmly allows it through. |
| 26.5 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Short ball outside off, Hope turns and pulls across the line. Not from the middle of the bat but still it runs wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a brace. |
| 26.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Hope, Fifty for Shai Hope, his 11th in ODIs! He continues with his rich form and the crowd is acknowledging his effort! Short delivery again, this time Hope pulls it straight to deep square leg for one. This has been a responsible knock from Shai. He would like to see this chase through for the Windies though. 50-run stand comes up as well. |
| Glenn Maxwell is back on. |
| 27.1 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 27.2 : G Maxwell to S Hope, OUT! Terrible mix-up and Shimron Hetmyer is run out. Disappointment writ large on the young man's face. He was beginning to bat well but has to return now. A flatter and shorter delivery outside off, Hope gets back and punches it wide of mid off. He sets off for a run but then stops seeing the fielder rush across to the ball. Hetmyer though has come down a long way and is to the point of no return. Cummins immediately releases the ball to Maxwell who breaks the stumps |
| Jason Holder is in next. |
| 27.3 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 27.4 : G Maxwell to S Hope, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single. |
| 27.5 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Outside off, punched through point for a run. |
| 27.6 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Around off, punched back to the bowler. |
| Adam Zampa is back on. Change of ends for him. |
| 28.1 : A Zampa to J Holder, FOUR! Poor length to begin the over. Short and wide outside off, Holder goes back and slaps it wide of short third man for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : A Zampa to J Holder, Fullish and on off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 28.3 : A Zampa to S Hope, Googly landing a bit short and wide outside off, Shai moves across the stumps and defends it back. |
| 28.4 : A Zampa to S Hope, Well stopped by Khawaja! A googly landing too full on middle, Hope drills it down the ground and it's destined to find the fence. But Khawaja comes running across to his left from long on and puts in a brilliant dive to stop it. He parries it towards Aaron Finch at long off who returns the ball in play. The batsmen take a couple of runs. |
| 28.5 : A Zampa to S Hope, Fullish and outside off, driven square of the wicket on the off side for one. |
| 28.6 : A Zampa to J Holder, Knocks a full ball down to long on for one. |
| 29.1 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Quicker and flatter on middle, worked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 29.2 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. No run. |
| 29.3 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Gets forward and blocks it from the inner half to the leg side. |
| 29.4 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Tossed up ball on middle, Holder turns it on the leg side but fails to beat mid-wicket again. |
| Huge shout for an lbw! THE FINGER HAS GONE UP! Jason Holder is disappointed with the decision and takes the referral. Looks like touch and go. |
| 29.5 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Not out! It has pitched marginally outside leg. Holder survives and shakes his head. The umpiring has not been at its best so far. Maxwell bowls fuller this time, around leg, Holder misses his sweep shot and is rapped on the pads. They appeal vociferously and the finger goes up. Holder opts for the DRS and saves himself. |
| 29.6 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Lands it fuller on off, Jason gets forward and drives it to mid off. End of a maiden over, an eventful one. |
| Pat Cummins is back. 5-3-19-1 so far. |
| 30.1 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Outside off, tapped to the off side for a single. |
| 30.2 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, FOUR! Oh my word! That is just a short-arm jab! It is fractionally short, around off and Holder just pull-whips it over mid-wicket! One bounce and into the fence. |
| 30.3 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, A length ball again, turned through square leg for a run. |
| 30.4 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, A short ball, outside off, Hope looks to pull but the ball comes on slowly off the surface. Takes the toe end of the bat and goes towards mid on. |
| 30.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, A length ball outside off, Shai looks to tuck it to the leg side but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball drops down to the off side and Hope wants a run but Holder sends him back as Cummins races across in a flash. |
| 30.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Outside off, this time SH waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it towards third man for one. |
| 31.1 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Short in length and outside off, Hope cracks it off his back foot to deep point. The sweeper sweeps it off near the fence and the batsmen collect a couple of runs. |
| 31.2 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Turning back into the batsman from outside off, a bit on the shorter side, the batsman punches it back to the bowler. |
| 31.3 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Goes on the back foot to a short ball again but mistimes his punch shot to covers. |
| 31.4 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Fires one in, too full and on middle, it's flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 31.5 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Maxwell drags his length short again, Shai punches it to the right of the sweeper cover fielder and takes a couple. |
| 31.6 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Quicker and fuller down the leg side, Shai paddles it fine down to fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| Drinks break. This match is interestingly poised at the moment. 116 needed off 108 balls. Shai Hope has applied himself superbly to the demands of this run chase and is holding one end well. He just needs support from one end. Jason Holder is currently providing him that. Their target will be to narrow down the runs required as much as possible for their big hitters to finish it in a flourish. For Australia, they have to keep chipping away at the wickets to stay in the hunt. Pat Cummins will con |
| 32.1 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Good length ball around off, Holder goes on his back foot and defends it off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 32.2 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, In the air... SAFE! Short in length and on middle, Holder pulls it aerially over square leg and Starc in the deep collects it on one bounce. The sun was staring down the fielder's eyes and hence he picked it late. Wonder what the sunglasses are doing on his cap. Could have attempted for a catch had he picked it early. Little moments. |
| 32.3 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Beauty! On a good length around off and it straightens just a hint off the pitch. That's enough to beat Hope's hanging bat. |
| 32.4 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 32.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, FOUR! Top effort by Nathan Lyon (sub) but to no avail. Short delivery on middle and leg, Shai shuffles across and gets a good amount of his bat behind his pull shot. It speeds down to fine leg where Lyon tries to stop it with a dive. He does so initially but then the ball rolls over to the fence. |
| 32.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Short again, around leg, Hope misses out on the pull shot. Carey appeals for a brief period but nothing much from the bowler. The umpire also has no interest. |
| 33.1 : G Maxwell to J Holder, EDGY FOUR! Flatter delivery, shorter in length and around off, Holder goes back to punch but it takes the outside edge and speeds past short third man for a boundary. |
| 33.2 : G Maxwell to J Holder, FOUR! Gorgeous! Loopy and full outside off, Holder gets forward with his giant stride and thumps his cover drive for a boundary. |
| 33.3 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 33.4 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Shortish and on off, Hope punches it down the ground but straight to mid off. |
| 33.5 : G Maxwell to S Hope, Flighted and outside off, Hope goes back and slaps it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 33.6 : G Maxwell to J Holder, Floated and full on off, driven off the front foot but straight to covers. 10 runs off Maxwell's sixth over. |
| 34.1 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, On a good length around off, Hope punches from the back foot but finds mid off. |
| 34.2 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Lands it on a length outside off, Shai plays it late and guides it down to third man for a run. Exactly 100 needed now! |
| 34.3 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Shortish and on middle, Holder goes back to turn it on the leg side. Doesn't get the middle of his bat and it rolls in front of square leg. The bowler runs after the ball and the batsmen switch ends. |
| 34.4 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Shortish and on off, defended off the back foot to the off side. |
| 34.5 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, Angles in a length ball on off, Hope brings down a straight bat and pushes it to mid off. |
| 34.6 : Pat Cummins to S Hope, OUT! A much-needed breakthrough for Australia! Shai Hope has thrown it away. A soft dismissal really and Shai has his head down in disappointment. Cummins slants in a fuller length ball on middle, Shai leans forward and across to play the flick shot through mid-wicket but ends up mistiming it straight into the hands of Usman Khawaja at mid on. He takes a sitter and the Aussies get an opening. 99 needed off 90 balls. |
| Jason Holder, meanwhile, is lying flat on the ground receiving some massage. Who will join him in the middle now? Andre Russell has come out to bat. The chase begins now. Adam Zampa comes back as well. 7-0-36-1 so far. |
| 35.1 : A Zampa to J Holder, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 35.2 : A Zampa to J Holder, Flatter and shorter on off, Holder gets back and punches it to covers. |
| Jason Holder once again has been given out lbw! He walks up to his partner to have a chat and then signals for the DRS. This time it's closer than the last one. Let's see. No inside edge. What will the Hawk Eye show? Missing? Or clipping? |
| 35.3 : A Zampa to J Holder, NOT OUT! Zampa lets out a well tossed up delivery and lands it full around leg, Holder goes down to sweep but misses and is hit on the back leg. They appeal and the umpire agrees after thinking for a while. Holder has a chat with his partner before taking the referral. The replays roll in and they find that it's going down to miss the leg stump. The pitching was fine and there was no inside edge but the most important part wasn't with Australia. Jason survives. |
| 35.4 : A Zampa to J Holder, Tossed up outside off, Holder drives it sweetly but finds Aaron Finch at cover. |
| 35.5 : A Zampa to J Holder, The googly, on middle, skids through after pitching, Jason is a bit late on his flick and mistimes it through square leg. A run taken. Had he missed this, even a review would not have saved him from being adjudged LBW. |
| 35.6 : A Zampa to A Russell, On middle, punched back to the bowler. |
| Mitchell Starc is back on. Good move with Russell still new at the crease. |
| 36.1 : M Starc to J Holder, Lands it on a length around middle, Holder defends it back to the bowler. |
| 36.2 : M Starc to J Holder, Beaten! Starc angles across a back of a length ball around off, Holder sticks back to push inside the line and misses. Almost edged it behind. |
| 36.3 : M Starc to J Holder, Beaten again, this time on the drive! Starc once again takes it away with the angle, the length is fuller and Jason tries to drive. Misses completely. |
| 36.4 : M Starc to J Holder, SIX! Big top edge and it has gone all the way! Starc bangs in a short ball on middle and leg, Holder takes the challenge to pull it across the line but fails to middle his shot. It flies off the top edge and clears fine leg with ease. |
| 36.5 : M Starc to J Holder, Starc invites the West Indian skipper again to have a go at the pull shot. This time Holder decides to duck under the bouncer. |
| 36.6 : M Starc to J Holder, Brings down a straight bat to a full ball and pushes it back past the bowler for a single. 7 from the over, 91 needed off 78 balls. |
| 37.1 : A Zampa to J Holder, Flighted delivery, too full and too wide outside off, Holder reaches out for it and forces it down to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 37.2 : A Zampa to A Russell, SIX! Russell has sent this out of the stadium! This is what the crowd has come to watch! Zampa delivers a full ball around off, Andre latches onto it and launches it over long on. Onto the roof and out of the park. 1000 ODI runs for Andre Russell as well. |
| 37.3 : A Zampa to A Russell, Quicker one, fuller and on off at 100 kph, Russell blocks it from the back foot. |
| 37.4 : A Zampa to A Russell, FOUR! Russell goes again, this time straight over the bowler's head and it's a one bounce boundary. Flatter and fuller on middle, Andre clears his front leg and clobbers it down the ground. It falls just before the fence and the umpire after getting confirmation from the third umpire, signals four. |
| 37.5 : A Zampa to A Russell, Very full and on middle, Russell digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 37.6 : A Zampa to A Russell, Tossed up ball around leg, Russell makes space and drills it down to long on for a run. 12 from the over, 79 needed off 72 balls. |
| 38.1 : M Starc to A Russell, Swing and a miss! Starc delivers it fuller and just outside off, Russell backs away and tries to force it through the line but misses. |
| 38.2 : M Starc to A Russell, Starc alters his length to go short this time. Around leg, Russell hops back again to play the pull shot but fails to connect. |
| 38.3 : M Starc to A Russell, Two leg byes! Starc smartly follows the batsman down the leg side with a shortish ball. Russell tries working it around but misses. It clips his thigh pad and speeds behind. Coulter-Nile in the deep dives to stop two runs for his side. Good effort. |
| 38.4 : M Starc to A Russell, FOUR! Starc overpitches around off, Russell goes hard at it and spanks it down the ground through mid off for a cracking boundary. |
| 38.5 : M Starc to A Russell, OUT! Where is the ball? Where is the ball? It is Maxi who has quietened all! The entire stadium has been silenced. Dre Russ has come. Dre Russ has gone. The game opens up again. This is the way he plays - if it comes off, it is great. Else, it looks bad. One might argue there was no need for this. But on the flip side, with the off side up, Russell thought I will go over the off side. Starc smartly changed the pace, bowled a slower one but Russell was already through |
| Time to make your name again - Carlos Brathwaite is the new batsman with 73 runs needed more. |
| 38.6 : M Starc to J Holder, On middle and leg, worked through square leg for a single. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is back into the attack. |
| 39.1 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Good length delivery outside off, Holder pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 39.2 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Back of a length ball on middle, Holder tries to pull it but misses and is hit on the body. |
| 39.3 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Too full in length around off, Jason pushes it down off the inner half to mid on. |
| 39.4 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Lands it on a length around off, Jason stays back and defends it to the off side. |
| 39.5 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, FOUR! Gets one on the middle of the bat and sends it over mid-wicket. A length ball has been angled into him around off, Holder swings his bat and fetches a boundary for himself. |
| 39.6 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Play and a miss on the last ball to complete the 40th over. |
| Powerplay 3 about to begin. 68 needed more. Australia can now put 5 fielders outside the circle till the end. Also, there is a bowling change. Adam Zampa to roll his arm. |
| 40.1 : A Zampa to C Brathwaite, A wrong 'un, short in length, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 40.2 : A Zampa to J Holder, FOUR! Nicely driven! Full and outside off, Holder leans and drives it through the covers! |
| 40.3 : A Zampa to J Holder, Outside off, Holder looks to drive but misses. |
| 40.4 : A Zampa to J Holder, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 40.5 : A Zampa to J Holder, EDGED, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. Outside off, Holder looks to punch but the ball runs off the outside edge, past short third man and into the boundary! |
| 40.6 : A Zampa to J Holder, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. That it is for Adam Zampa - 10-0-58-1. Was not consistent with his bowling today. |
| 41.1 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, Nearly a drag on. A length ball angling into the batsman, Brathwaite stays back to defend but it takes the bottom edge and goes closely past the stumps to the keeper. |
| 41.2 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, Up and just over the bowler! Nearly a wicket this time. Back of a length ball angling into the batsman, Carlos stands back to power it across the line but it takes outer half of his blade and loops over the bowler. Coulter-Nile tries his best to catch it over his head with a jump but only manages a few fingertips on the ball. Technically a dropped catch but too tough. |
| 41.3 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 41.4 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Goes for the drive but it takes the outside edge and runs down towards third man for a run. |
| Mid-wicket drops back. Mid off and mid off are up. Down the ground is a safe shot at the moment. |
| 41.5 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 41.6 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, Good length delivery outside off, Carlos moves across the stumps and then tries to keep it out. Fails and it brushes his pads on its way behind to the keeper. Carey appeals a bit but the impact was clearly outside off. |
| Pat Cummins is back on. 8-3-33-2, so far. |
| 42.1 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Almost drags it on! Good length ball outside off, Holder reaches out for it to push it through covers but gets an inside edge onto the back pad. |
| 42.2 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Short in length on middle, pulled behind square leg for a single. |
| 42.3 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, Short again, outside off and jumping onto the batsman, Brathwaite goes on his toes and taps it down to point. |
| 42.4 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, Swing and a miss! Cummins offers width outside off, Brathwaite throws his bat at it and misses. |
| 42.5 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, Spears in a full ball on middle, Carlos tries to whip it across the line but closes the face of his bat early. It takes the leading edge and rolls to mid off. |
| 42.6 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, Ripper by Pat! Bends his back and digs in a short ball on off. It shoots off the surface around off and Carlos is hurried up in defense. He somehow fends it down safely on the off side. Top over by Cummins, he has one more over left. |
| 43.1 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Holder is also playing and missing quite a bit now. Shortish delivery around off, Jason swings and misses. |
| 43.2 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Fractionally short in length around off, shaping back in, Holder brings down an angled bat and runs it wide of third man for a couple of runs. |
| 43.3 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Inside edge! Shortish and on off, change in pace from NCN. It's the slower one and Holder tries to pull across the line. He is early into it and gets an inside edge onto the body. |
| 43.4 : N Coulter-Nile to J Holder, Fifty for Holder, his 9th in ODIs! The skipper will now look to stay till the end and see his side home. Short ball on off, it's pulled firmly to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 43.5 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, SIX! This one has disappeared. NCN digs in a short ball outside off, Holder pounces onto it and unveils a powerful pull shot to send it packing over mid-wicket, ten rows back in the crowd. |
| 43.6 : N Coulter-Nile to C Brathwaite, Holder opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. 10 from the over. |
| 44.1 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, FOUR! A boundary from the bat of Carlos Brathwaite! Finally, he connects with one. Shortish and on off, Carlos throws all his power behind it and flat-bats it over the bowler's head for a boundary down to long off. |
| 44.2 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, Short again on middle, Carlos doesn't time his pull shot well but it just clears mid on. A couple of runs taken. |
| Is that a run out? Jason Holder seems to have stretched out but to the naked eye, looks to be in. Yes... replays show that the long levers have helped him. |
| 44.3 : Pat Cummins to C Brathwaite, NOT OUT! Brathwaite packs a punch to a length delivery and Warner at mid on makes an outstanding stop. He has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Coulter-Nile collects it and has a shy at the striker's end. The keeper collects the ball and breaks the stumps. Carey appeals and it's taken upstairs. The replays find Jason safely in. |
| 44.4 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Holder has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 39 needed more. |
| 44.5 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Cummins keeps coming at the batsman. Fires in a sharp short ball around off, Holder somehow fends it off on the off side. |
| 44.6 : Pat Cummins to J Holder, Shortish again, angling down, Holder offers no shot and then tries to move away from the line of fire. However, it brushes his left arm and goes down to fine leg. They cross and the umpire gives it as a leg bye. Didn't look like offering the shot but maybe he was taking some evasive action. 10-3-41-2, Cummins completes his outstanding spell. |
| Mitchell Starc returns into the attack. |
| 45.1 : M Starc to J Holder, Lands a length ball on middle and off, Holder brings down an angled bat and pushes it to the right of the point fielder for a single. |
| 45.2 : M Starc to C Brathwaite, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 45.3 : M Starc to C Brathwaite, OUT! Brathwaite holes out! Starc outsmarts the big guy with a slower one. Looks for a yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss on middle. Carlos though has not picked the variation in pace and is early into the swing of his bat. It catches the toe end and flies straight down to Finch at long on who makes no mistake. The Aussies won't go down without a fight. 37 needed off 27 balls. |
| Ashley Nurse is the new batsman. |
| 45.4 : M Starc to J Holder, Nearly a yorker on middle, Holder digs it out at the last moment. |
| 45.5 : M Starc to J Holder, Full toss again, on the slower side, Holder swishes and misses. |
| 45.6 : M Starc to J Holder, OUT! Starc, you beast! Two wickets in the over and this match has completely turned in the favour of the Aussies. He hurls in a short delivery around the rib cage, Holder stands tall to pull but the bounce gets big on him and he ends up gloving it towards short fine leg. Adam Zampa takes an easy catch and this is wicket number 150 in ODIs for Mitch - fastest to reach this mark. Meanwhile, a disappointed Holder walks back leaving his team in sinking. |
| Sheldon Cottrell comes in at number 10. It is all upto Nurse now. Get those inside edges, outside edges, some clean shots and who knows, it might be West Indies running home. That is the fun of watching 9, 10 and 11 bat. Never know what to expect when. Marcus Stoinis has been given the ball now. 2-0-14-0 so far. |
| 46.1 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, A yorker outside off, Ashley tries his best to dig it out but fails to connect. |
| 46.2 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Stoinis goes short this time, around middle and leg, Nurse allows it through hoping for a wide. Not given. |
| 46.3 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Beaten! Stoinis smartly follows the batsman down the leg side with a fuller length ball. Nurse gives the charge and tries to hoist it over the bowler's head but fails to make any connection. |
| 46.4 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Shout for an lbw! Not given. Stoinis wanted but Finch is not taking it. A full toss on off, Nurse tries hitting across the line but misses. He is hit on the pads, the bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. The replays detect a big inside edge. Good call by Finch who also got some help there from Smith, we feel as they were seen having a word. The batsmen for the record crossed. |
| 46.5 : M Stoinis to S Cottrell, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 46.6 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a run. |
| Mitchell Starc to bowl out here. Can he get a fifer? |
| 47.1 : M Starc to A Nurse, Starc speeds in from 'round the wicket and hurls a full toss outside off, Nurse swishes and misses. |
| 0.0 : Square leg comes up. |
| What is the plan? Short ball? Or full and fast? |
| 47.2 : M Starc to A Nurse, Full and fast it is. Angling down the leg side, Nurse fails to flick and it goes off his pads. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 47.3 : M Starc to S Cottrell, OUT! Stumps are shattered! Starc gets his 6th ODI fifer and is all pumped up. What an impact bowler he is when he gets it right! Cottrell exposes all his stumps even before the bowler has delivered. Starc keeps it in line at 143 kph, Sheldon swings and misses to find his stumps rattled. No Sheldon, you cannot do that against this bowler. |
| Oshane Thomas is the last man in. 33 needed from 15 balls. If West Indies cannot win, can they come close and reduce the defeat margin? |
| 47.4 : M Starc to O Thomas, A corker of a yorker around leg, angling down, Thomas fails to dig it out and it goes behind to the keeper. |
| 47.5 : M Starc to O Thomas, Slants in a full ball on off at 147 kph, Thomas is forward and defends it solidly. |
| 47.6 : M Starc to O Thomas, A yorker on middle at 147 kph, Oshane does well there to have his bat down in time. End of an exemplary spell by Mitchell Starc - 10-1-46-5! |
| 48.1 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Good length ball on off, Nurse defends it off his back foot. 33 needed off 11 balls. |
| 48.2 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, A yorker this time, around off, Ashley digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 48.3 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Fuller in length on middle, Nurse drives it off the inside half towards wide mid on. |
| 48.4 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Gets forward to a full ball and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 48.5 : M Stoinis to A Nurse, Brilliant effort and awareness shown by Maxwell! Short in length on middle, Nurse somehow gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep square leg. Stoinis in the deep runs across to his left and puts in a premature dive. Still gets a hand to it but ends up parrying towards the rope. Now, the brilliance of Glenn comes into play. He speeds across to his right from deep mid-wicket, gets down low at the right time and flicks it inside. Saves three runs for his team. |
| 48.6 : M Stoinis to O Thomas, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl the last over. 32 needed for West Indies. |
| 49.1 : N Coulter-Nile to A Nurse, Fullish and outside off, Nurse drives it off his front foot to mid off. |
| 49.2 : N Coulter-Nile to A Nurse, Short and going down the leg side, Ashley tries to pull but misses and it deflects off his arm-guard to the thigh pad before lobbing up to the keeper. Carey collects and appeals but the umpire has shut his shop for the day. |
| 49.3 : N Coulter-Nile to A Nurse, FOUR! Too little too late. Short and on middle, pulled behind square leg and it raced away to the fence. |
| 49.4 : N Coulter-Nile to A Nurse, FOUR! Fuller in length and outside off, Nurse drives this time and finds the gap at covers for a good-looking boundary. |
| 49.5 : N Coulter-Nile to A Nurse, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries! Nurse is doing well in a losing cause here. Short and down the leg side, Nurse turns and pulls it past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 49.6 : N Coulter-Nile to A Nurse, FOUR! Make it four in a row but still that won't do for the Windies. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 15 RUNS! A pitched up delivery outside off, Ashley Nurse gets on the front foot and strokes it through the gap between mid off and extra cover for a boundary. 16 from the over but they needed 32. Well tried in the end but Australia are the deserving winners. |
| Credit to Australia for getting their 10th straight win. They showed character and nerves of steel when the going got tough and probably slight inexperience from the West Indies helped them. But Australia will not mind, as they get their second victory of this World Cup. |
| While we go ga-ga over Australia, West Indies will be gutted with themselves. They had the match in control, only to throw it away at crucial moments. Australia were not necessarily better but they played out the nervous moments nicely. Those are the ones where the game shifts due to the momentum. Let us count. |
| 1. First innings. Australia 79/5. West Indies let loose their grip and allow Carey and Coulter-Nile to take the game away, with 150 coming for the next 2 wickets. 2. Nathan Coulter-Nile dropped on 61. Australia were 238/6, added 50 more. 3. West Indies going nicely at 149/3, needing 140 from 137 balls, only for Hope to run Hetmyer out. 4. West Indies have the match in control at 190/4, needing 99 from 91 balls. Cummins is probably bowling the last over of his spell. Hope loses patience and bring |
| Positives for Australia? No one performing but the glue showing its effect. Precocious Steven Peter Devereux Smith. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Smith showed what Australia have been missing in the last 15 months. Nathan Coulter-Nile's 92 - showing that Australia's tail can wag. And Starc's 5-fer signalling that he is slowing come back to form. |
| West Indies had plenty of positives. The seamers dismantled Australia in the first hour and a half, then the batsmen showed that they can chase down any total irrespective of whether Gayle fires or not. But if they just manage to play those crucial moments better - for example, not taking the foot off the throat when on top and not throw it away when in a good position. Who is your Man Of The Match? Starc? Or Coulter-Nile? Tough choice. Here comes the presentation... |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is chosen for the Man of the Match award! Says that he didn't think he will get that many with the bat. Tells that the plan was to stick around a little bit and admits that the luck went his way too. States that they backed themselves at the halfway mark as they have two world class bowlers in their team. On the surface, NCN replies that the pitch was a bit up and down. Praises Starc for his brilliant spell. |
| West Indies skipper, Jason Holder, says that he is disappointed as they were well in the game. Rues the fact that there were a few irresponsible shots played. States that there are still many positives from this game. Tells that they dropped Coulter-Nile on 60 odd and he got plenty at the end. Feels that their batters need to take more responsibility. Terms the run out of Shimron Hetmyer costly. Mentions that they still believe in themselves and it's early days in the tournament. Wants to get co |
| Australian skipper, Aaron Finch, smiles and says that they just tried to hang in there. Mentions that the stand between Carey and Smith took them a little deeper and then the way Nathan Coulter-Nile batted was exceptional. Admits that he was nervous at 38/4 but they hung in there and he considers it outstanding that they got 280-odd from there. Tells that he had to keep taking wickets and steal some momentum from Windies' batting innings. Says that the output of the Aussie top order was disappoi |
| Yet another day ends in the World Cup! The 2015 finalists are topping the table as of now, with New Zealand leading the group. The caravan moves to Bristol, where match number 11 sees Pakistan and Sri Lanka clash. However, there could be a third party intervention. RAIN. There is plenty of it forecast but hopefully, it is proved wrong. Join us at 10.30 am local (0930 GMT) on Friday, June 7, 2019. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
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