clubbed hard through midwicket for four - and that is that
West Indies vs Australia, 1st T20I at Gros Islet, , Mar 27 2012 - Match Result
RESULT
1st T20I, Gros Islet, March 27, 2012, Australia tour of West Indies
150/7
(18.1/20 ov, T:151) 153/2
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
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Scores: M Venkat Raghav | Comms: Alan GardnerScorecard summary
West Indies • 150/7(20 overs)
54* (26)
3/27 (3)
24 (16)
2/30 (4)
Australia • 153/2(18.1 overs)
69 (43)
1/33 (4)
59* (45)
1/27 (3)
5.15pm: Time for the presentations ...
West Indies captain Darren Sammy: "We were looking for about 170 but the Australians bowled well and maybe outplayed us today. We have one more game in Barbados and hope to change things there. We might try to add some firepower to the bowling for the next game."
Australia's Shane Watson is the man of the match: "It's nice, good to be able to put a complete performance together. I was thinking 160-170 was a par score, it's a beautiful wicket and a pretty small boundary as well, so we thought 150 would be good to chase. One of Pollard's big hits chopped up the ball a little, so that helped us with reverse swing, so thanks big man ... With the bat, it's getting there, I'm definitely hitting the ball better now."
That, folks, is your lot. Join me for the second and deciding match on Friday. After all, what else will you have on? Cheerio
5.05pm: That was about as easy as a Jackson Five song for Australia. They take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, with standout performances from Shane Watson and Michael Hussey, as well as decent figures for Daniel Christian. West Indies look like they need a major rethink, particularly on quicker pitches like the Beausejour one. Not even another Godzilla-like rampage from Kieron Pollard could save them in this one.
18.1
4
Sammy to Bailey, FOUR runs
end of over 188 runs
AUS: 149/2CRR: 8.27 • RRR: 1.00
Michael Hussey59 (45b 4x4 2x6)
George Bailey17 (16b 1x4)
Sunil Narine 4-0-21-0
Dwayne Smith 1-0-12-0
17.6
4
Narine to Hussey, FOUR runs
length, spinning across Hussey, who expertly steers the ball fine down to the third man boundary - Australia are almost home, despite Narine's tidy figures
17.5
1
Narine to Bailey, 1 run
length, on the legs, Bailey sweeps hard and flat out to deep backward square
17.4
1
Narine to Hussey, 1 run
flighted across the left-hander, nurdled behind point
17.3
1
Narine to Bailey, 1 run
shorter ball, pulled wide of long-on
17.2
•
Narine to Bailey, no run
tossed up on the wicket, blocked back to the bowler
17.1
1
Narine to Hussey, 1 run
flighted outside off, feathered to third man
"Re 'Pollard gets the shepherd's crook'. A few biblical scholars and history buffs understood that.....but 99% of Cricinfo viewers didn't." Well, Spencer, they can look it up, can't they? Learning is fun!
Narine back into the attack ...
end of over 1712 runs
AUS: 141/2CRR: 8.29 • RRR: 3.33
George Bailey15 (13b 1x4)
Michael Hussey53 (42b 3x4 2x6)
Dwayne Smith 1-0-12-0
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-21-0
16.6
2
Smith to Bailey, 2 runs
low full toss on the legs and swept hard, Pollard fielding with his feet - and almost losing his trousers - out on the boundary
16.5
4
Smith to Bailey, FOUR runs
sliding down the leg side and deposited over midwicket, the ball hustling off to the rope unimpeded
16.4
1
Smith to Hussey, 1 run
length, pushed down the ground
16.3
•
Smith to Hussey, no run
around the wicket, slower ball, rolls his fingers over it, Hussey drives in the air - and Sammy drops a simple catch at cover!
16.2
4
Smith to Hussey, FOUR runs
angled across, Hussey opens the face and glides the ball on its way for a boundary that takes him to a typically efficient half-century
16.1
1
Smith to Bailey, 1 run
full, hacked to long-on for one
A new bowler - the medium pace of Dwayne Smith.
end of over 1610 runs
AUS: 129/2CRR: 8.06 • RRR: 5.50
George Bailey8 (10b)
Michael Hussey48 (39b 2x4 2x6)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-21-0
Garey Mathurin 4-0-33-1
15.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to Bailey, 1 run
length, outside off, again rolling his fingers over it, steered on the back foot down to third man
15.5
1
Dwayne Bravo to Hussey, 1 run
full and wide, cut hard to the deep square boundary
15.4
1
Dwayne Bravo to Bailey, 1 run
slower yorker, dug out wide of mid-on, Bravo goes after it himself and they keep the damage down to a single
More fielding changes. Feels like shuffling deckchairs, really
15.3
1
Dwayne Bravo to Hussey, 1 run
pitched up on off, crunched in front of midwicket for one
15.2
•
Dwayne Bravo to Hussey, no run
around the wicket, defended on the back foot
15.1
6
Dwayne Bravo to Hussey, SIX runs
slightly back of a length, Hussey gives himself room and smears a flat six down the ground over long-on. BOOM!
end of over 156 runs
AUS: 119/2CRR: 7.93 • RRR: 6.40
Michael Hussey40 (35b 2x4 1x6)
George Bailey6 (8b)
Garey Mathurin 4-0-33-1
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-11-0
14.6
1
Mathurin to Hussey, 1 run
on the legs, punched to the sweeper on the square boundary - that's six of ones and half a dozen of the over
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS
69 runs (43)
5 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
49 runs
1 four6 sixes
Control
88%
AUS
59 runs (45)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cut shot on back foot
21 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
94%
Match details
| Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia | |
| Toss | West Indies, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2011/12 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia led the 2-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20I no. 241 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.20, Interval 15.20-15.40, Second Session 15.40-17.00 |
| Match days | 27 March 2012 - day (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | |
| Umpires | |
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| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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