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Australia have won the toss and have opted to field

Mitch Marsh:
We will have a bowl. It is a small ground and quite a strong breeze, hopefully we can keep them to a small total. We gotta try and use the breeze. Sean Abott is back for us.

Shai Hope:
We want to improve on that middle period and make sure we finish stronger with the bat. Important to execute ourselves as a bowling unit. We want to improve on that middle period and make sure we finish stronger with the bat. Important to execute ourselves as a bowling unit. We still got 2 games to play and great opportunity to turn things around. We got 2 changes. Jediah Blades is coming in (102nd player to represent West Indies in this format) and Shepherd is in

I am not seeing the crowds

"We want to execute ourselves"
Shai Hope.
Understandable after the last 5 performances.

0.3
Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, 1 run, full and shaping in late on middle and leg at 138ks
0.2
Dwarshuis to Brandon King, 1 run, Dwarshuis goes full once again at 134ks, King toe-ends the drive to the right of mid-on. Off the mark with a single...

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0.5
Dwarshuis to Brandon King, SIX, 136ks full pitcher outside off

WI 10/0 (2) CRR: 5

Shai Hope 2(5)
Brandon King 8(7

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2.1
Dwarshuis to Brandon King, SIX, overpitched at 138ks

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2.6
Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, FOUR, first boundary for Shai Hope. A bit fuller and wider from Dwarshuis, Hope frees his arms and smacks the drive over mid-off for a one-bounce boundary

WI 25/0 (3) CRR: 8.33

Shai Hope 9(
Brandon King16(10

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3.2
Abbott to Shai Hope, SIX, that was short and asking to be hit. Hope backs away and slaps it with a flat bat for a 73-metre maximum over long-off

WI 35/0 (4) CRR: 8.75

Shai Hope16(12)
Brandon King18(12

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4.4
Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, SIX, that is a perfect slot ball and Hope makes full use of it. 135ks full and in the arc just outside off

5.2
Maxwell to Shai Hope, FOUR, fired full and wide of off, Hope goes hard on the drive and gets a thick outside edge that runs away to the third man fence

5.3
Maxwell to Shai Hope, SIX, full outside off

5.4
Maxwell to Shai Hope, SIX, drops it short and takes the pace off does Glenn Maxwell

WI 66/0 (6) CRR: 11

Brandon King 21(16)
Shai Hope 43(20)

Glenn Maxwell
1-0-19-0

6.2
Zampa to Brandon King, FOUR, legbreak dished wide of off stump, King goes deep inside the crease and places the cut square on the off-side, beating the diving effort of the fielder in the deep to his left

6.5
Zampa to Brandon King, SIX, juicy full delivery from Zampa, King smokes it straight and gets it sailing for a 77-metre maximum down the ground

WI 78/0 (7) CRR: 11.14

Brandon King 33(22)
Shai Hope 43(20)

Adam Zampa
1-0-12-0

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7.2
Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, FOUR, to deep backward point

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7.6
Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, SIX, to long-on

WI 91/0 ( CRR: 11.38

Brandon King 40(24)
Shai Hope 49(24

50 fiHope

8.2
Abbott to Shai Hope, 2 runs, 131ks low full toss outside off, Hope drives through extra cover and brings up his 8th fifty in T20Is

Shai Hope *51 [26]

WI 94/0 (9) CRR: 10.44

Brandon King 40(26)
Shai Hope 52(2

Sean Abbott
3-0-14-0

9.1
Maxwell to Shai Hope, FOUR, quicker and shorter on the stumps

A reach.

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9.5
Maxwell to Brandon King, SIX, to deep mid-wicket, the partnership between Brandon King and Shai Hope is now

WI 105/0 (9.5) CRR: 10.68

WI 106/0 (10) CRR: 10.6

Brandon King 47(2
Shai Hope 57(32)

Glenn Maxwell
2-0-31-0

10.3
Zampa to Brandon King, FOUR, full and wide of off, King throws his hands on the drive and manages to beat the diving effort of the fielder at sweeper cover. Second successive fifty for Brandon King

Brandon King *52[30

10.4
Zampa to Brandon King, FOUR, another misfield! Pulled away to the left of deep mid-wicket and Maxwell couldn't gather it cleanly near the ropes

WI 117/0 (11) CRR: 10.64

Brandon King 56(33)
Shai Hope 58(33)

Adam Zampa
2-0-23-0

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11.3
Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, SIX, 124ks short outside off

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11.4
Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, out Caught by Abbott!! Full at leg stump, held up a touch and King's attempted slog skews off the thick inside half into the air square on the leg-side. Abott runs to his left, keeps his eyes on the ball and colllects it with a crouch at the last minute

Brandon King c Abbott b Mitchell Owen 62(36) [4s-3 6s-6]

Shimron Hetmyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease

11.5
Mitchell Owen to Hetmyer, 1 run, to backward square leg

WI 127/1 (12) CRR: 10.58

Shai Hope 60(35)
Shimron Hetmyer 1(1

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12.1
Zampa to Shai Hope, FOUR, a bit too full outside off

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12.4
Zampa to Shai Hope, SIX, friendly full toss outside off, Hope

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12.5
Zampa to Shai Hope, SIX, ull on leg stump, Hope goes for the slogsweep and nails it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on

WI 146/1 (13) CRR: 11.23

Shai Hope 78(40)
Shimron Hetmyer 2(2

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13.1
Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes! Full and wide of off

WI 156/1 (14) CRR: 11.14

Shai Hope 87(45)
Shimron Hetmyer 3(3)

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14.2
Zampa to Hetmyer, SIX, to long-on

Stupid out

Swear something wrong with Hetty head.
De man me no no

Waste

14.3
Zampa to Hetmyer, out Caught by Green!! Not again says Adam Zampa. Shortens the length a touch and lures Hetmyer with the line around off stump, attempted slog goes off the cue end and long-on doesn't make any mistake. Catching practice for the big man.

Hetmyer c Green b Zampa 9(6) [6s-1]

Watch everybody come gi catching practice now

Sherfane Rutherford, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.4
Zampa to Rutherford, 1 run, to long-off

15.2
Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, FOUR, goes wide of the crease and dishes out a 136ks full toss at the stumps, Hope uses the pace on offer to paddle that over short fine. Into the 90s now...

15.4
Dwarshuis to Rutherford, FOUR, one handed stroke! Short and wide of off

15.5
Dwarshuis to Rutherford, no run, dropped! Very tough chance though

WI 176/2 (16) CRR: 11

Sherfane Rutherford 8(6)
Shai Hope 93(48

16.1
Abbott to Rutherford, FOUR, full and slanting away wide of off at 133ks

In reply to Narper

Brilliant white ball innings from Hope

WI 186/2 (17) CRR: 10.94

Sherfane Rutherford 12(11)
Shai Hope 94(49)

17.4
Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, FOUR,slower short ball on the stumps, Hope swivels and manages to time the pull in the gap wide of mid-wicket to his right

WI 192/2 (1 CRR: 10.67

Sherfane Rutherford 12(12)
Shai Hope 99(54

18.1
Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, 1 run, there it is! A maiden T20I hundred for Shai Hope as he slaps the full delivery square on the off-side

Shai Hope 100[55

18.2
Dwarshuis to Rutherford, out Rutherford Run Out!! Low full toss outside off, Rutherford drives straight to mid-off and runs casually in attempt of a quick single. Tim David aims and hits the target direct to catch the batter miles short of his crease.

Low full toss outside off Rutherford run out (Tim David) 12(13) [4s-2]

Rovman Powell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.4
Dwarshuis to Powell, FOUR, 128ks full toss outside off, Powell heaves and nearly knocks off the umpire at square leg

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18.5
Dwarshuis to Powell, FOUR, slower short ball on the stumps at 115ks

WI 204/3 (19) CRR: 10.74

Rovman Powell 9(3)
Shai Hope 101(56

Just poor from Powell, no timing whatsoever.

19.2
Nathan Ellis to Powell, out Caught by Zampa!! 135ks banged into the surface, Powell aims to slog-pull and gets a massive top-edge on that. Zampa keeps his eyes on the ball and completes the catch with a tumble

Powell c Zampa b Nathan Ellis 9(5) [4s-2]

About 50 runs short.

End of thr innings
214 for 4

19.5
Nathan Ellis to Shepherd, FOUR, length ball in the slot outside off, Shepherd goes deep inside the crease and thumps it past the fielder at mid-off to his right

214/4

Romario need to bat before Hety and Sherfane

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19.6
Nathan Ellis to Shepherd, FOUR, full and once again Shepherd drills it past the fielder at mid-off to his left

Sheppie should have been out there earlier. This score feels a bit short considering the start. Why is Forde not in the line up?

WI 214/4 (20) CRR: 10.7

Romario Shepherd 9(3)
Shai Hope 102(57

Ben Dwarshuis 4 0 46 0
Sean Abbott 4 0 21 0
Nathan Ellis 4 0 37 1
Glenn Maxwell 2 0 31 0
Adam Zampa 4 0 51 1
Mitchell Owen 2 0 23 1

Mitchell Marsh and Maxwell are at the crease.
Mitchell Marsh is on strike.
Jediah Blades will open the attack

0.2
Jediah Blades to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to third man

0.5
Jediah Blades to Maxwell, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Maxwell - short of a good length and pushed across the right-hander - Maxwell stays leg-sided, plays late and then runs it ov er the slip region
0.4
Jediah Blades to Maxwell, SIX, that's some start from Maxwell, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Maxwell watches it closely, opens the face of the bat and then slices it high over square third man - King leaps and can only watch the ball soar over his head

20 without loss. Holder starts with a 4

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Another 4

1.2
Holder to Maxwell, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
1.3
Holder to Maxwell, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Maxwell - too full from Holder, turns out to be a full-toss on the pads and it's duly clipped behind square on the on-side
1.5
Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to backward square leg

30/0 after 2 overs, this done!

WI 214/4 (20)
AUS 30/0 (2) CRR: 15 REQ: 10.28
Australia need 185 runs

Mitchell Marsh 10(5)
Glenn Maxwell 20(7)

Jason Holder
1-0-14-0

Fuss one down
Let's Go team

Akeal Hosein, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
2.1
Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, no run

2.2
Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, out Maxwell Run Out!! Oh dear! That's a waste of a wicket and Maxwell has been caught well short. A big mix-up - was probably Marsh's call for a quick single and that was a poor call, he had hit it straight to the fielder at cover and set-off. Maxwell was slow in responding and then has no chance, caught short by a few yards as King threw it to the keeper. Was promoted to open against the match-up of Akeal, but he doesn't face a ball off him tonight

Maxwell run out (Brandon King/Shai Hope) 20(7) [4s-3 6s-1]

AUS 30/1 (2.2) CRR: 12.86 REQ: 10.47

30/1, at this rate we need 9 more run outs.

2.4
Akeal Hosein to Josh Inglis, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Inglis - fraction short and he's quick to pick the length, swivels across and then hammers the pull over wide mid-wicket for a boundary
2.3
Akeal Hosein to Josh Inglis, FOUR, a bad fumble and that's cost them a boundary - Chase, the culprit, dropped short and just outside off, cut behind point and Chase had it covered. Might've got some bad bounce, burst through his hands, hit his leg and dropped onto the ropes

AUS 39/1 (3) CRR: 13 REQ: 10.35
Australia need 176 runs

Mitchell Marsh 10(
Josh Inglis 9(3

Romario Shepherd, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.1
Shepherd to Josh Inglis, SIX, to long-on

Run out and now caught
45/2

3.3
Shepherd to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Brandon King!!

Josh Inglis c Brandon King b Shepherd 15(6) [4s-2 6s-1]

3.3
Shepherd to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Brandon King!! A miscued pull and Inglis has holed out to deep square leg - change of pace from Shepherd, bowled the slower short ball into the wicket and produces the mishit, hit high on the bat and King is in action once again, this time with the catch. They've been expensive, but they've struck twice already.

Josh Inglis c Brandon King b Shepherd 15(6) [4s-2 6s-1]

King gets another catch
Let's Go team

AUS 47/2 (4) CRR: 11.75 REQ: 10.5
Australia need 168 runs

Mitchell Marsh 10(10)
Cameron Green 1(1)

Romario Shepherd
1-0-8-1

4.4
Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, tad too short and too wide of off - Marsh threw his hands on the cut, gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies through slip

AUS 52/2 (5) CRR: 10.4 REQ: 10.87
Australia need 163 runs in 90 balls

Mitchell Marsh 14(15)
Cameron Green 2(2

5.2
Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Marsh saw the width and went hard on the driev, gets a big edge and the ball flies past the keeper's reach

Holder finally gets his man
61 for 3
Let's Go team

5.4
Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR

5.5
Holder to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Shai Hope!! That's the end of Marsh, never looked in his elements tonight and he's edge d a wide delivery to the keeper - Holder kept to that line wide of off, drew Marsh into the big drive, he's reaching out and is in no control - this time, the edge flies right into the gloves of Hope and he ain';t dropping those.

Mitchell Marsh c Shai Hope b Holder 22(19) [4s-5]

US 61/3 (5.5) CRR: 10.46 REQ: 10.87
Australia need 154 runs in 85 balls

Holder strikes Marsh gawn

5.6
Holder to Tim David, FOUR, crunched, short and at the stumps - David swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it powerfully past square leg for a boundary

Gudakesh Motie, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
7.1
Motie to Tim David, 1 run

7.6
Motie to Tim David, SIX, hammered, Motie loses his length and offers one right in the slot - David gets under it and then drills it high over long-off - he's powerful striker and he watches it sial into the stands

AUS 81/3 ( CRR: 10.12 REQ: 11.17
Australia need 134 runs in 72 balls

Tim David14(6)
Cameron Green6(10)

Gudakesh Motie
1-0-10-0

Romario Shepherd [1.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

8.1
Shepherd to Green, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Green throws his hands on the drive and slices it over backward point for a run

An issue with some light flickering off the straight sightscreen
AUS 83/3 (8.2) CRR: 9.96 REQ: 11.31
Australia need 132 runs in 70 balls

87 for 4 now
Let's Go team

In reply to Narper

Yeah they just plug it out.

8.3
Shepherd to Green, FOUR, thumped, this should get Green going - low full-toss and he wristily flicks it in front of square on the on-side, one bounce and over the ropes

8.5
Shepherd to Green, out Caught by Shai Hope!!

Green c Shai Hope b Shepherd 11(14) [4s-1]

AUS 87/4 (8.5) CRR: 9.85 REQ: 11.46
Australia need 128 runs in 67 balls

$ammy has this one all wrapped up.

... Unless VOR opens his notorious goat-mouth.

8.6
Shepherd to Mitchell Owen, FOUR, nicely played, very full and wide of off - Owen reaches out and then carves the drive wide of extra-cover, no one in the deep and the ball scoots away to the ropes

Dem man killing Motie3 full toss he juat give David. Stupes

9.3
Motie to Tim David, SIX, massive, cracking sound off the bat and David has sent it sailing over deep mid-wicket - bounces on the roof and goes out of the ground. On a length and it sat up to be smacked - David will not let those go unpunished
9.1
Motie to Tim David, FOUR, drilled, tossed up on off - David clears his front-leg and smashes it back over the bowler's head, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Watch dis 4
Stupes

9.6
Motie to Tim David, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
9.5
Motie to Tim David, SIX, make it three in a row now - tossed up well outside off and it's right in the slot, David leans forward and lifts it nonchalantly over long-off - a 90m hit
9.4
Motie to Tim David, SIX, back-to-back sixes and David is powering this Australian chase - a juicy full-toss, he leans forward and then hammers it over long-on

What motie bowling though

A brace of 6s off Mottie

AUS 120/4 (10) CRR: 12 REQ: 9.5
Australia need 95 runs in 60 balls

Tim David 43(13)
Mitchell Owen 4(1)

Gudakesh Motie
2-0-38-0

In reply to velo

Tata

Hosein join the Tata Train

10.3
Akeal Hosein to Tim David, FOUR, to third mana 16-ball T20I fifty for David, fastest ever for Australia, beating Stonis's and Head's 17-ball efforts
10.2
Akeal Hosein to Tim David, SIX, .. and he pays the penalty for that no-ball, tried to fire in the slider, but it's short and David is quick to go on the back-foot as he hammered the pull over wide mid-wicket, he's smashing sixes for fun tonight
10.2
Akeal Hosein to Tim David, no ball, flatter and just outside off - David dabs it with an open face to backward point. It's a front-foot no-ball though, poor from Hosein

Dis almost dun

10.4
Akeal Hosein to Tim David, SIX, straight down the ground, the partnership between Tim David and Mitchell Owen is now

In reply to positiveg

This team is bare............

53 from 16
Now 59 from 17

In reply to Windiesfan78

Should of stayed home

David 44* (10)

Question, when last has this team won a t20 against quality opposition?

In reply to LBW375

Tim David *59[18

60* (19)

AUS 140/4 (11) CRR: 12.73 REQ: 8.33
Australia need 75 runs in 54 balls

Tim David 60(19)
Mitchell Owen 5(2)

Akeal Hosein
4-0-39-0

In reply to positiveg

I don't waste time going to a match, I watch it on the telly where I can turn it off at any point. Remember, David plays for the St. Lucian Kings.

Full toss ah blind Aussies

Roston Chase, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

11.2
Roston Chase to Tim David, no run, Chase darts one full and well outside off - inside the tramlines as David let it go
11.1
Roston Chase to Tim David, no run, very full and at the stumps, drilled down to straight long-on and David refuses the single

This team just cursed

11.3
Roston Chase to Tim David, SIX, a full-toss and the ball disappears over deep mid-wicket, no wonder he doesn't want to run singles - gets hold of the ball and sends it soaring towards the scoreboard

As I said before, there is only one world class player on this team in Hope.

11.4
Roston Chase to Tim David, SIX,the ball keeps flying all around the Warner Park - this one's gone out of the stadium as well - full and wide of off, David still get under it and then carves it high over cover for a maximum

This is disgraceful, spinners should not be bowling no balls.

In reply to velo

Brought the curse onto themselves

This is one of the worst games of cricket i think I have ever attended.

11.5
Roston Chase to Tim David, no ball, yorker length delivery on off, David squeezes it out to cover and nods in appreciation towards the bowler. But Chase has overstepped and there'll be a free-hit
11.5
Roston Chase to Tim David, FOUR, poor ball, full-toss down leg and David cheekily laps it past square leg for a boundary - for once, a soft shot from David

Man this is rubbish now

Shai

This is how you score a match winning hundred

73 off the last 3 overs

11.6
Roston Chase to Tim David, SIX, to deep square leg

AUS 163/4 (12) CRR: 13.58 REQ: 6.5
Australia need 52 runs in 48 balls

Tim David 82(26)
Mitchell Owen 5(2)

Roston Chase
1-0-23-0

Last 5 overs: 93 runs, 1 wkts

Jediah Blades [1.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

12.1
Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, no run, a wide full-toss, Owen swings on the drive and misses

That think tank want fire- 3 overs of spin on the trot? Real comedy, I mean look at the fans,

The 3 musketeers on screen plus Ravi

My goodnedd this team is rubbisb

5-0 whitewash, absolutely pathetic from this team.

And the ball fell among King(man).

10 out of 11 6s off the spinners

Holder keeping them quiet

Time for West Indiies to take a break from cricket. Fire all the coaching staff, get some foreign players into the team and run it like a club.

Bish just said we have won 2 of our last 18 t20s. If that isn't poor I don't know what is.

15.4
Jediah Blades to Tim David, FOUR, muscled, slower short ball on off - David backs away and flat-bats it over the umpire's head, long-on barely has a few yards to cover to his left and can't do so

15.6
15.6
Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, SIX, Powell takes the catch and then steps onto the advertising skirtings, sheepishly signals it as a six- short and just outside off, Owen flat-batted it towards long-on and didn't get the elevation on the shot. Powell was right in front of the ropes, went reverse cupped and took an easy catch - but the momentum takes him a step back and he finds himself on the ropes

AUS 211/4 (16) CRR: 13.19 REQ: 1
Australia need 4 runs in 24 balls

Mitchell Owen36(16)
Tim David98(36)

I could see why ppl does drink rum boy

16.1
maiden T20I hundred for David as he completes the win for Australia - it's the fastest T20I hundred by an Australian and the 3rd fastest against any Test playing nation.


Tim David *102[37

$$$$$aaaaammmmmyyyyy!

ScammyBall

WI 214/4 (20)
AUS 215/4 (16.1)

Australia won by 6 wkts

That's now 2 wins from 19 matches in t20s. This team really is poor.

In reply to Windiesfan78

The team mentally weak.

In reply to positiveg

That is correct, it happens when one keeps on losing.

In reply to Windiesfan78

Guess ao. Watching them lose is more demoralizing than on tv. At least TV you csn turn thay off. Walking out the stadium i would probably get hit with a ball in me head from on of David's 6s before I reach me car

TWO out of EIGHTEEN

…this is supposed to be $ammy’s Format!

This is where they say HE inspires ‘mediocre’ talent to world titles…

Lower and lower we go, plumbing depths we didn’t even know existed.

burn the house down shepherd holder motie need to go you mean they have been around for so long and still can't still produce the goods consistantly