West Indies vs Australia, 4th T20I

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

In reply to Narper

Same team...I assume for West indies...if Lewis fit....comes in for Rutherford...

Australia have won the toss and have opted to field

Mitch Marsh:
Mitch Marsh: We are bowling first. No (experimentation). We are here to win a game and represent Australia. We said at the start of the series that we will have guys batting in different positions and that will continue but we still need to win. We prepared well for the series, executed our plans, we were put under pressure but we were able to respond. Two changes - Bartlett and Hardie come in for Dwarshius and David.

Shai Hope:
I wish I knew the answer to that. The aim is to win games and win as many as possible. 3-2 is better than 4-1 or 5-0. We have to execute with both bat and ball. One change - Forde comes in for Motie.

In reply to Onionman0

Forde comes in for Motie
Bartlett and Hardie come in for Dwarshius and David.

In reply to Narper

Good move.....

In reply to Narper

Tim David rested.....

Now, it 4th string Australia team.....

In reply to Onionman0

Nothing like a 4th string Australia team....jus 4 1st string Australian teams

Brandon King and Shai Hope are at the crease.
Brandon King is on strike.
Hardie will open the attack

0.3
Hardie to Brandon King, FOUR, that's a hack across the line. Not all that short but King had made up his mind to swipe it through the leg-side, gets enough bat and drags it wide of the mid-wicket fielder. King and West Indies are away..

0.5
Hardie to Brandon King, FOUR, square of the wicket

WI 8/0 (1) CRR: 8

Brandon King8(6)
Shai Hope0(0

1.4
Bartlett to Brandon King, FOUR, once more King uses his feet and throws his bat around. Fullish delivery outside off, King had to reach for it and he gets a thick outside edge, the ball flies over short third and races away.
1.5
Bartlett to Brandon King, SIX, that's clean as a whistle. The best of the lot from King. Length delivery, right in the slot and King swings through the line, gets it right off the middle and the ball sails for a 86-meter six down the ground
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1.6
Bartlett to Brandon King, out Caught by Hardie!! Bartlett has the last laugh. He has this knack of picking wickets and he's given Australia an early breakthrough. Back of a length delivery, might have just stopped on the pitch,

Brandon King c Hardie b Bartlett 18(10) [4s-3 6s-1]

Roston Chase, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.1
Hardie to Shai Hope, no run, fuller and outside off,

2.5
Hardie to Shai Hope, FOUR, straight down the ground
2.4
Hardie to Shai Hope, FOUR, not where he intended but Hope has his first boundary. Low full toss outside off, Hope reaches and squirts it off the under-edge behind the stumps. The ball goes away fine and gives a chasing Inglis no chance

Min 250

3.1
Bartlett to Shai Hope, out Caught by Maxwell!! Second wicket for Bartlett. Both in-form openers gone.

Shai Hope c Maxwell b Bartlett 10(9) [4s-2]

WI 32/2 (3.1) CRR: 10.11
3.2
Bartlett to Rutherford, FOUR, to third man

42/2 from 4

3.6
Bartlett to Rutherford, SIX, that's a poor delivery. Strays onto leg-stump and Rutherford deposits it into the stands, just a help-along and he used the pace of Bartlett there to send the ball sailing over fine leg

4.1
Hardie to Roston Chase, out Caught by Maxwell!! Excellent catch by Maxwell. He made that look ridiculously easy. Hardie's turn to strike. West Indies' batters continue to play their shots and lose wickets, Chase goes for a duck. Good length ball, not quite in the driving arc

Roston Chase c Maxwell b Hardie 0(1)

WI 42/3 (4.1) CRR: 10.08

They just giving up now

Rovman Powell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.2
Hardie to Powell, no run

4.5
Hardie to Rutherford, FOUR, overpitched outside off and Rutherford does not miss out,

WI 47/3 (5) CRR: 9.4

Sherfane Rutherford 14(
Rovman Powell 1(2