Oh Roach, what have you done? After batting with such composure, with West Indies on the verge of victory, Roach sets off for a non-existent single after Sammy had played the ball towards point. Actually Sammy had begun to run as well and then stopped, looking in desperation as Roach continued towards and past him. Sammy was stranded mid-pitch as the fielder at point threw the ball to Lee, who broke the stumps to tie the game. Lee was never going to muck that up. Australia have held their nerve to pull this off
West Indies vs Australia, 3rd ODI at Kingstown, Mar 20 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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3rd ODI, Kingstown, March 20, 2012, Australia tour of West Indies
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5.30 pm West Indies were out of this contest having lost five wickets for very little but they've fought back admirably. They couldn't quite get over the line though, so the series remains 1-1 with two to play.
Shane Watson at the post-match presentation. He says Australia were hoping to get 240, and the batting is an area they want to improve on. He says it's an odd feeling at the end, because his team was ahead of West Indies for most of the chase. "It's a big learning experience, captaining in a game that is so tight. We need to adapt and get better in these conditions."
Michael Hussey is the Man of the Match for his innings of 67. This pitch was not easy to bat on, big turn and bounce for the spinners, so they were tough runs. Hussey says he feels as though Australia should have won but is relieved to have held on for the tie.
Sammy: "We believed we could beat them. We should have won today .. it shows the belief of the team." He says they were looking to run in the final over but the ball went straight to the fielder. "I won't put the blame on anybody ..."
Kushal: "I just felt a pang in my heart. Memories of Klusener/Donald in THAT semifinal."
That's all we have for you today. The fourth game is on Friday in St Lucia, let's hope it's just as good. Thank you for all your emails. Cheers.
49.4
W
Lee to Sammy, OUT
Daren Sammy run out (Bailey/Lee) 10 (14b 1x4 0x6 37m) SR: 71.42
All the fielders are in the circle.
49.3
4
Lee to Sammy, FOUR runs
Sammy's tied the scores with a fearsome hit, thrashing the ball flat towards the wide long-on boundary. The fielder at long-on ran to his right and dived desperately, he couldn't stop it
Five off four balls. One wicket remains.
49.2
1
Lee to Roach, 1 run
Roach jumps back and opens the face to steer a short of a length ball towards third man, sensible batting from the No. 11
49.1
1
Lee to Sammy, 1 run
Sammy slogs at a full ball around off and forces it towards midwicket, Watson dives at extra cover to prevent the overthrow
Lee to bowl the final over ...
end of over 496 runs
WI: 214/9CRR: 4.36 • RRR: 7.00
Kemar Roach8 (9b 1x4)
Daren Sammy5 (11b)
Xavier Doherty 10-2-30-2
Brett Lee 9-1-46-1
West Indies need seven off the final over. Australia need one wicket. Sammy will be on strike.
48.6
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Doherty to Roach, no run
played with an open face behind point
48.5
•
Doherty to Roach, no run
defended back to the bowler
48.4
1
Doherty to Sammy, 1 run
Sammy pushes the ball to cover and sprints, there's a direct hit but Roach is safe at the striker's end, the umpire asks for replays to be doubly sure
48.3
1
Doherty to Roach, 1 run
swept toward fine leg for one more, there's tremendous noise at Arnos Vale at the moment
48.2
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Doherty to Roach, no run
Roach chases a wide ball outside off and gets beaten
48.1
4
Doherty to Roach, FOUR runs
that's fired down leg side and Roach sweeps, I think he got some bat on that and the ball races towards fine leg. The fielder slides to prevent the ball from hitting the rope but his foot was touching the rope, that's a boundary. West Indies need 9 off 11 balls. Australia need one wicket
Doherty will have a crack at West Indies' No. 11. A slip in place.
end of over 485 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 208/9CRR: 4.33 • RRR: 6.50
Kemar Roach3 (4b)
Daren Sammy4 (10b)
Brett Lee 9-1-46-1
Shane Watson 10-4-30-3
47.6
1
Lee to Roach, 1 run
a full ball outside off, Roach plays the square drive to deep point and runs the single, so Sammy will not have the strike
47.5
2
Lee to Roach, 2 runs
Roach takes on McKay's arm from third man and beats the throw comfortably, he had steered it with an open face
47.5
1w
Lee to Roach, 1 wide
Lee's bowled the full ball wide down leg side, Wade collects
47.4
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Lee to Roach, no run
short ball outside off stump, Roach lets it go
47.3
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Lee to Roach, no run
full ball outside off, driven to cover
Roach is the last man, he's got to be focused on giving the strike to his captain.
47.2
W
Lee to Narine, OUT
splendid catch at short cover! David Hussey throws the ball in the air in celebration. Length delivery angling into the right-hander from round the wicket, Narine drove at it and hit the ball on the up, he middled it but the ball went straight to Hussey who took a low catch
Sunil Narine c DJ Hussey b Lee 10 (10b 2x4 0x6 12m) SR: 100
47.1
1
Lee to Sammy, 1 run
short of a length outside off, Sammy pushes to point for a single and the crowd is cheering everything now
end of over 4711 runs
WI: 203/8CRR: 4.31 • RRR: 6.00
Sunil Narine10 (9b 2x4)
Daren Sammy3 (9b)
Shane Watson 10-4-30-3
Brett Lee 8-1-41-0
46.6
4
Watson to Narine, FOUR runs
Narine's playing a gem for West Indies. He stays extremely balanced on the front foot and launchs a length ball from outside off to the wide long-off boundary
46.5
4
Watson to Narine, FOUR runs
Watson's line is poor again, on the pads, Narine stays balanced and closes his face to turn the ball behind square and into the gap on the boundary
46.4
2
Watson to Narine, 2 runs
too full on the pads, clipped through midwicket and even the fleet-footed Michael Hussey on the midwicket boundary can't prevent the second
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