When Nathan Coulter-Nile walked in to bat, Australia were tottering at 147 for 6 in the 31st over. At that stage, according to ESPNcricinfo's Forecaster, Australia were expected to finish on 232, which would have been well below par. The Forecaster calculations are based on the batting quality of the remaining batsmen, the overs remaining for the bowlers, and the match context. Given that six wickets had already fallen cheaply and Coulter-Nile only had two 50-plus List-A scores with a highest of 62, it was fair to assume that he wouldn't cause too much damage.
What followed completely changed the complexion of the match, as Coulter-Nile chanced his arm early on, and finally ended up smashing an astonishing 92 off just 60, the second-highest ODI score ever by a batsman at No. 8. He had a control factor of just 65%, but that didn't matter given his strike rate of 153. When he finally got out in the 49th over, the projected score went up to 296, though Australia finally finished on 288.
OTTINGHAM, England (CMC) — West Indies Captain Jason Holder was left ruing “irresponsible shots” which contributed to his side's failed run chase and eventual 15-run loss at the hands of Australia in their second match of the World Cup here yesterday.
Chasing 289 for victory, at Trent Bridge, West Indies collapsed from 190 for four in the 35th over to 273 for nine off their allotted 50, after losing five wickets for 66 runs.
“I'm obviously disappointed. I thought we were well in the game there at the lunch-time stage, [but there were] just a few irresponsible shots when we probably just needed to tuck it around a little bit more,” Holder said afterwards.
LEICESTER, England- A valiant effort of 42 not out from Chedean Nation, could not save the West Indies Women from suffering one of their heaviest defeats, as they lost the first match of the Royal London One Day International Series to England Women by 208 runs at Grace Road in Leicester, finishing on 110 all out in 36 overs.
England won the toss and elected to bat first and it was a decision that paid dividends for Heather Knight’s Women. Amy Jones and captain Heather Knight put on a battle for Player of the Match as they belted the West Indies Women’s bowlers around the Leicestershire Cricket Club. Jones fell for 91 and Knight for 94 as England finished their 50 overs on 318/9.
Despite Hayley Matthews returning career-best ODI figures of 4/57, West Indies Women’s Head Coach, Henderson Springer called the performance “a lack of discipline and inaccurate according the plans…” Henderson is looking forward to a change in attitude and focus heading into the second match on June 13 in Worcester.
The West Indies Women who are currently seventh (7th) on the ICC Women’s Championship points table with 11 points,will play England Women on June 6, 9 and 13 in three (3) One Day Internationals, then three (3) T20 Internationals on June 18, 21 and 25.
Mitchell Starc continued his remarkable Cricket World Cup record as Australia fought back superbly to defeat West Indies by 15 runs in a thoroughly entertaining affair at Trent Bridge.
The left-arm quick averaged 11 in the competition before Thursday's clash in Nottingham, and his 5-46 improved on that further as he ripped out the Windies' lower order just when it seemed Jason Holder's men were set for a successful chase of 289.
Australia's 288 all out represented an impressive recovery from 38-4, West Indies using the same short-ball tactics that routed Pakistan to good effect once again as four of the top five failed to fire.
West Indies are showing "plenty of signs" of the "Calypso cricket" played by their previous dominant sides, says Australia coach Justin Langer.
Both sides won their opening World Cup games - West Indies thrashing Pakistan after bowling them out for just 105 with short-pitched fast bowling, while Australia eased past Afghanistan.
"When I was a kid it was Calypso cricket," said Langer.
"And we're seeing plenty of signs of Calypso cricket."
West Indies won the first two World Cup tournaments, in 1975 and 1979, and also dominated cricket in the 1980s with a squad of superb fast bowlers and destructive batsmen.
"West Indies are running and bowling fast," said Langer.
