Australia vs West Indies, 4th ODI at Sydney, Feb 08 2013 - Match Result

Game over: The total, in the end, was not enough to test the Australian batsmen. Shane Watson was fantastic second game in a row and he got great support from all the other batsmen in the top order. Tino Best was exciting to watch with all that pacy stuff, but other bowlers were hardly a threat. Australia go 4-0 up in the series just like that.

For West Indies, Kieron Pollard, who is also the man of the match, played an amazing innings to prop up the score to 220 but there wasn't much from the others. Mitchell Johnson bowled with fire up front and did most of the damage earlier. There is just one more game to go - in Melbourne - and the home side would hope for a clean sweep.

Thanks for all your comments and feedback and I apologise for the technical issues from our side. We will be back with our coverage for the 5th ODI. It's Devashish Fuloria signing off from here, ciao ciao.

44.5

Best to Maxwell, 1 run

back away to the leg side, the bowler angles it into the batsman, Maxwell still is able to slap it through cover to complete the chase.

44.4

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Best to Maxwell, no run

he makes room by moving outside leg, gets a quick short one and makes not contact as he flashes at that.

Time for Big Show to finish this off.. One slip in place

Bilal: "Well... Pollard just ensured that Windies lost ...with dignity."

44.3

Best to Clarke, OUT

caught behind!! El Tino strikes again.. Too late though. It was a quick short one again, around the leg stump area, Clarke stays in the crease and goes for the pull, but gets a feather down the leg side. Tino is ecstatic..

Michael Clarke c †Thomas b Best 37 (65b 1x4 0x6 92m) SR: 56.92

44.2

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Best to Clarke, no run

he makes room but El Tino responds with a quick short one, Clarke flashes but doesn't make contact

44.1

Best to Clarke, 2 runs

back of length on the pads, Clarke tucks it to deep midwicket off the back foot and calls for a couple.. Scores are level now

Australia one hit away now..

Over44

11 runs

AUS 218/4CRR: 4.95 RRR: 0.50

MJ Clarke 35 (62b 1x4)MS Wade 13 (7b 1x4 1x6)

AD Russell1/40 (6)

43.6

Russell to Clarke, 1 run

full yorker, Clarke gets an inside edge down to fine-leg

Still free-hit

43.6

Russell to Clarke, 1 wide

it is a full and wide delivery, the batsman was making room by moving outside leg

Another free-hit

Ak: "@kedarjadhav - now imagine that bowler is Sreesanth"

43.6

1nb

Russell to Clarke, (no ball)

short ball on the body, goes over the top, but the bowler has overstepped

43.5

Russell to Wade, 1 run

back of length on the leg stump, flicked away to deep square leg for a single

43.4

Russell to Wade, FOUR runs

back of length delivery outside off, Wade stands tall and punches it through point off the back foot

43.3

Russell to Wade, 2 runs

short of length delivery on the body, pulled down to square leg

43.2

Russell to Clarke, 1 run

ohhh! It was a length ball and Clarke tries to launch it over mid-on, but gets a toe-end and it just eludes the back-pedaling Deonarine at mid-on

kedarjadhav: "@AK : And imagine what will happen if the review goes wrong and he is not out"

43.1

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Russell to Clarke, no run

back of length on off stump, the batsman comes forward and defends it to the bowler

Over43

1 run

AUS 207/4CRR: 4.81 RRR: 2.00

MS Wade 6 (4b 1x6)MJ Clarke 33 (58b 1x4)

TL Best1/35 (9)

42.6

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Best to Wade, no run

another quick short delivery on the body, the batsman tries to work it away to the leg side, but the leading edge drops in front

42.5

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Best to Wade, no run

back of length delivery, around off stump, Wade gets on the back foot and defends towards point

42.4

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Best to Wade, no run

length ball outside off, the batsman tries to push it to off, but gets an inside edge to the leg side. Tino runs around and fields

Ak : "@kedarjadha - he could ask the bowler to take the review."

42.3

Best to Clarke, 1 run

back of a length delivery, angling in from wide of the crease, Clarke goes back and whips it to deep square leg

42.2

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Best to Clarke, no run

short delivery around off stump, the batsman drops it down towards point off the back foot

42.1

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Best to Clarke, no run

length ball on the middle, punched to midwicket off the front foot

Over42

9 runs, 1 wicket

AUS 206/4CRR: 4.90 RRR: 1.87

MS Wade 6 (1b 1x6)MJ Clarke 32 (55b 1x4)

AD Russell1/29 (5)

41.6

Russell to Wade, SIX runs

whooaa!! Sends it over the backward square leg boundary for a first-ball six. What a hit. It was short and on the body, he wound up and cracks a vicious pull to send this flat.. That made a good sound ..

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Best performances - batters

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KA Pollard

109 runs (136)

11 fours2 sixes

Productive shot

leg glance

37 runs

3 fours0 six

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