Australia won by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Debutant Xavier Bartlett produced a magnificent showing with 4-17 while bowlers dismantled West Indies posture and batting patterns with their relentless bowling performance.
Joseph drives at Green, misses and scores three runs before hitting his next pitch over mid-off for one more. Not perfectly timed, but still one more run scored in the australian men’s cricket team vs west indies cricket team match scorecard!
Australia 231 (Bartlett 4-17)
Australia’s young bowling attack backed captain Steve Smith‘s decision to bat first and put West Indies in difficulty at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Debutant Xavier Bartlett came out swinging in his opening spell, striking outside edges from Justin Greaves and Alick Athanaze to leave them reeling at 2-9. Bartlett caught Adam Zampa outswingering Chase leg before and almost claimed another wicket after striking Hayden Walsh’s pads, but an umpire disapproved based on TV referral; Australia took three wickets in four overs!
Keacy Carty and Roston Chase held together well to build an 88-run partnership from just 108 deliveries, with Carty smashing an unbeaten 88 from just 109 balls. They shared in an array of boundaries arcing from long-off to long-on and a couple down leg side off Sheldon Cottrell before Carty was run out trying for an unnecessary single with Sean Abbott’s throw colliding into his stumps causing an early end.
Lower order batsmen were left struggling as bowlers took wickets with impunity, only Evin Lewis reaching double figures before bowlers Sheldon Cottrell, Shamar Joseph and Josh Hazlewood chipped in with wickets that left West Indies at 153-4 at halfway mark.
Josh Inglis and captain Steven Smith eased Australia’s way to victory, both making unbeaten half centuries in Matthew Forde’s opening over for four. With Head falling soon afterwards for just four, but Inglis and Smith steadied the ship by posting 65 off 43 balls together as an opening partnership to seal victory with over eight overs to spare – drawing level with Australia at one win each in this five-match series vs India on Friday at Brisbane Gabba; Australia must avoid an innings whitewash at that venue before facing up another hard task in Sydney next Monday for its last game of five-match series finale with China still having won two matches left before it concludes with Sydney hosting its final matchup on Monday!
West Indies 257 (Powell 53)
Australian cricket had every reason to expect an easy victory when chasing down 257 runs, but West Indies proved otherwise. After taking their time building an innings, once established they pressed hard towards victory until eventually reaching 257-6 at close – Evin Lewis leading West Indies’ scoring totals with 13 runs scored off eight balls at one stage!
Australian batsmen fell quickly after David Warner fell early, caught behind by Rovman Powell at slip. Ashton Agar proved an unlikely hero with some powerful blows until being out at 28. Mitchell Marsh too was dismissed cheaply while Josh Inglis and Tim David appeared poised to take control before Kemar Roach unleashed a spell with rapid pace to stop their progress.
Roach soon returned to form and quickly claimed Kieran Powell and Adrian Barath – both caught by Nathan Lyon behind- the- wickets, before dismissing Darren Bravo in the next over, before trapping Marlon Samuels lbw to leave just 72 runs for Caribbean to defend in six overs.
No such luck came their way as England were bowled out for 257 runs – effectively ending any hope they had of breaking through Australia’s resistance and breaking the deadlock. Roach led by example with 10-146 wickets at his disposal and made history by recording his maiden five-wicket haul against them in Test play.
Early, the Windies struggled in their chase as they slumped to 1-113. Shamar Joseph, playing only his second Test match, proved decisive against Australia’s batsmen by taking seven wickets en route.
Young Australian batsman Josh Wood began by outwitting Nathan Lyon with pace and taking down Mitchell Marsh en route to an impressive 5-53 performance. Obed McCoy joined in, taking down Sheron Phillips in his next over. As Smith and Green batted slowly together they helped Australia secure an easy victory by 35 runs – an unprecedented result that extended Australia’s winning streak across all formats to nine matches!
Australia 268 (Smith 55)
Steve Smith of Australia will look to extend his impressive record against West Indies in Hobart by teaming up with Cameron Green – who made an excellent debut with an innings in Hobart and made 50.
The Windies and Australia have an established history of rivalry, and this match will continue this legacy. Both teams possess highly talented individuals that will battle hard for victory; thus making this match an invaluable test and setting up future matches between these nations.
Both teams boast some of the finest players in the sport: Pat Cummins and David Warner are top bowlers while Kusal Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga are respected batsmen – together forming an exceptional squad capable of dominating almost any matchup.
After winning the toss and electing to defend against the Windies, Australia showed great promise against them. Xavier Bartlett took four wickets during Australia’s first innings batting effort to give their side an early edge against them while Josh Inglis and Tim David provided some run support from Australia’s top-order batsmen.
However, they were unable to prevent Windies from amassing a mammoth total. The visitors won the match by eight wickets and take an early 1-0 advantage in the series.
The match was packed with exciting cricketing moments and both teams are hungry to claim victory in their series. Fans at the stadium were delighted to witness such high-level cricket from both sides.
Final Score was 268-7 with Steve Smith scoring 55 runs and Sinclair 16 wickets to lead Windies to victory and take an unassailable 1-0 series lead with two more ODI matches remaining. Shamar Joseph led with seven wickets while being assisted by Steve Smith’s 100.
West Indies 229 (Sinclair 11)
After an impressive opening by Tim David and Matthew Wade, Australia quickly lost wickets quickly to fall short of a convincing win. Josh Inglis’ impressive efforts at the top were not enough to spark any comeback hopes while Ashton Agar’s spin proved highly effective at breaking crucial partnerships and increasing pressure.
The Windies posted 178-8 in their 20 overs, and Darren Sammy hit two consecutive sixes to put them in control of proceedings. Reaching 34 off 13 balls, Sammy put his team ahead as they needed 72 from six overs to defend their title – but were doomed when Corey Anderson was dismissed for a duck by Adam Zampa while Marlon Samuels holed out to Sean Abbott deep for just 11. However, their chances of reaching higher scores dwindled when Marlon Samuels holed out to Sean Abbott deep.
Thus, it was up to Australia’s bowlers to prevent another collapse. Brandon King and Johnson Charles took full advantage of Australia’s weak bowling in the Powerplay to score runs at will before Zampa struck by dismissing both players for 42 and 53 runs respectively in consecutive deliveries from him in quick succession – though Charles managed to out holing Sean Abbott at deep midwicket for 51 runs before being caught by Mitch Marsh at long off for 51.
The new batsmen struggled in their debut match and ended up losing by 35 runs. While they still have a chance at qualifying for the semi-finals, their task will become even harder with two more matches remaining; victory against Bangladesh could ensure progression while defeat against India would leave them at risk of elimination.
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