Australia vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Melbourne, AUS v WI, Feb 02 2024 - Match Result

PLAYER	Team	TI	Runs	I. Runs	B. Impact	Bowl	I. Wkts	Bo. Impact
Xavier Bartlett	AUS	161.51	-	-	0	4/17	4.67	161.51
Cameron Green	AUS	109.56	77(104)	77.63	60.14	2/40	1.98	49.42
Keacy Carty	WI	106.25	88(108)	95.33	106.25	-	-	0
Josh Inglis	AUS	74.98	65(43)	73.36	74.98	-	-	0
Roston Chase	WI	71.35	59(67)	68.22	71.29	0/31	-	0.06

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A clinical performance from the hosts today. Shai Hope and Co will look to bounce in a couple of days at the SCG. Hope to see you for that. Thanks for joining for this one. I'm Ekanth signing off on behalf of my co-commentator, Hemant Brar, and our scorer, M Venkat Raghav.

Xavier Bartlett, POTM Amazing way to start my career. Couldn't ask for more with that first wicket, hit the stumps. Lucky it came off. Was nice coming in with confidence, nice campaign with Heat. Happy to contribute here. Being captained by Smith was surreal having watched him play for ten years.

Hayes: "A bonus point win for the Aussies. Excellent way to start the Tri-Series. Wait, they're still not bringing it back?"

8:57pm An expected result but Australia will be pleased with Green stepping up at No. 3 and Smith continuing his form from the last Test. A few of their debutants were also on the top of their game. In the chase, it was Josh Inglis, smashing it to all parts after Travis Head fell early to a loose ball from Forde. He pounced on anything remotely short. There were five fours and a six in the 11 balls after fifth over. He pretty much toppled the opposition in the powerplay. He got out reversing but the onslaught allowed Cam Green and Steven Smith get into their work without any sense of pressure. The duo rotated strike with ease and used the big pockets on the ground well. Both of them finish with unbeaten 70s to hand Australia a 1-0 series lead.

38.3

Walsh to Smith, FOUR runs

Shortish ball is steered wide of slip and Australia win by eight wickets with 69 balls to spare. Smith waits for the ball to spin, opens the face and runs it in the gap.

38.2

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Walsh to Smith, no run

Smith in no hurry. Blocks the length ball just in front like it was a throwdown

38.1

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Walsh to Smith, no run

Length on off, blocked in front

Likely to be the final over

end of over 383 runs

AUS: 228/2CRR: 6.00 • RRR: 0.33 • Need 4 from 72b

Cameron Green77 (104b 4x4 2x6)

Steven Smith75 (76b 7x4)

Roston Chase 6-0-31-0

Hayden Walsh 7-0-37-0

37.6

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Chase to Green, no run

Short at the stumps, Greem tries to whip it

37.5

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Chase to Green, no run

Great ball. Length outside off, spins in towards off. Green tries to push towards mid-off, gets a thick inside edge to the leg side

37.4

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Chase to Green, no run

Full on middle, clipped to mid-on

37.3

Chase to Green, 2 runs

Fullish on leg, glanced with the spin to the right of long leg. Fielder has to run to the right and throw with his left hand, Green took two in the meanwhile

37.2

Chase to Smith, 1 run

Full on middle, clipped to deep midwicket

37.1

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Chase to Smith, no run

Full on fourth, driven to cover point. 79ks

end of over 374 runs

AUS: 225/2CRR: 6.08 • RRR: 0.53 • Need 7 from 78b

Steven Smith74 (74b 7x4)

Cameron Green75 (100b 4x4 2x6)

Hayden Walsh 7-0-37-0

Roston Chase 5-0-28-0

36.6

Walsh to Smith, 1 run

Length on off, punched off the back foot with the spin, to deep point

36.5

Walsh to Green, 1 run

Walsh experimenting full on here. Goes for the bumper over 100kph. It's outside off, Green is able to cut it to deep point

36.4

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Walsh to Green, no run

Length ball on off bowled from next to the umpire, chopped to point

36.3

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Walsh to Green, no run

Full and wide, driven to cover

36.2

Walsh to Smith, 1 run

Full on leg, 81ks, worked to long-on

36.1

Walsh to Green, 1 run

Back of length on off, spins away and is cut to cover, who half stops it. Score moves to choo choo choo for choo

end of over 366 runs

AUS: 221/2CRR: 6.13 • RRR: 0.78 • Need 11 from 84b

Steven Smith72 (72b 7x4)

Cameron Green73 (96b 4x4 2x6)

Roston Chase 5-0-28-0

Hayden Walsh 6-0-33-0

35.6

Chase to Smith, 2 runs

Full outside off, 87ks, Smith steps across to get inside the line and under the ball, then uses the angle to lap it through the vacant leg-slip area

35.5

Chase to Green, 3 runs

Sits up for the cut, ball spun back in to go over the middle of the bat. Point runs back and stops it. Was a length ball that was slow

35.4

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Chase to Green, no run

Dances down, gets close to the pitch and flicks it to midwicket. 87ks

35.3

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Chase to Green, no run

Fuller side of length, at the stumps, Blocked towards midwicket

35.3

Chase to Green, 1 wide

Length ball lands in line with leg and spins in further to go past the flick

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

KU Carty

88 runs (108)

6 fours2 sixes

Productive shot

flick

21 runs

1 four1 six

Control

82%

SPD Smith

AUS

79 runs (79)

8 fours0 six

Productive shot

flick

18 runs

1 four0 six

Control

93%

Best performances - bowlers

XC Bartlett

AUS

ECO

1.88

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB




1W		1W

LEGOFF

LHB




		2W

SA Abbott

AUS

9.4

ECO

4.34

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB





		1W

LEGOFF

LHB





		1W

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	West Indies tour of Australia
Season	2023/24
Player Of The Match	Xavier Bartlett
Series result	Australia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	ODI no. 4721
Hours of play (local time)	14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days	2 February 2024 - daynight (50-over match)
ODI debut	Lance Morris Xavier Bartlett
Umpires	Sam NogajskiDRS SharfuddoulaDRS
TV Umpire	Adrian Holdstock
Reserve Umpire	Michael Graham-Smith
Match Referee	David Boon