Match Details
Earlier in the game, West Indies got off to a flyer inside the powerplay after they were invited to bat first by Aaron Finch. Kyle Mayers was the aggressor as he came out all guns blazing with the visitors putting up 53 runs for the loss of two wickets. But the West Indies lost their way in the middle overs. Kyle Mayers top scored with 39 off 36 balls. Brandon King (12 off 9), Raymon Reifer (19 off 23), and Jason Holder (13 off 7) got into double figures. It was Odean Smith’s cameo of 27 off 17 balls and Australia giving away 15 extras that took the visitors to 145/9 in 20 overs.
From Australia’s point of view, Josh Hazlewood was the pick
of the bowlers with 3-35 in 4 overs with his final over being taken to the
cleaners. Pat Cummins was good in his 2-22 off 4 overs. Mitchell Starc looked
rusty after being out of action for a few weeks. He picked up a couple of
wickets but was hit for 40 runs in his 4-over spell. Cameron Green was amongst
the wickets as he picked up a wicket off his 2 overs for 16 runs. Adam Zampa
went wicketless but went for just 21 runs in 4 overs. Glenn Maxwell bowled 2
overs for just 8 runs.
So, a win for Australia over West Indies by 3 wickets with a ball to spare to take a 1-0 lead in this 2-match series. Stick around for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.