45.3 -
Pollard to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, poor ball from Pollard, fine leg was inside the ring and Pollard drifted this one onto Coulter-Nile's pads, flicked away behind square on the on-side
44.1 -
Holder to Wade, FOUR, nicely played by Wade, banged in short and on the stumps, Wade swivels across and pulls it over square leg, bisects the two men in the deep to a nicety
39.0 -
Benn to Wade, FOUR, lovely shot, rare bad ball from Benn, short and wide outside off, Wade makes room and cuts it square past point, no need to run for those
37.4 -
Narine to Starc, FOUR, Starc breaks free! This was tossed up invitingly on off, Starc was looking to heave it over mid-on, doesn't account for the spin, ends up getting a fat leading edge, high and over mid-on, rolls away to the fence in a hurry
32.3 -
S Gabriel to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, it was in the air for a while but cleared mid-off comfortably. Fullish and seemed to have stopped on the wicket, Marsh checked his shot, the ball flew uppishly over mid-off and purred away to the fence
30.5 -
S Gabriel to Maxwell, FOUR, edged and four! Gabriel keeps it around off, held its line a touch, Maxwell opens the bat face, the outside edge is found but dies just in front of the keeper and runs away to the fence
29.3 -
Benn to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, top shot! Flighted delivery which turns away late, Marsh waits for it, opens the face and slices it past backward point
28.4 -
S Gabriel to Smith, FOUR, beautiful placement from Smith, confluence of timing and balance. Gabriel serves up a half-volley, Smith gets forward and slices it past backward point. Raced away to the fence in a jiffy
28.1 -
S Gabriel to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, poor delivery, short and width on offer, Marsh says thank you very much and cracks it past backward point. The third man fielder had no chance
26.1 -
Brathwaite to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, fantastic shot! Sees this fullish delivery and latches onto it. Slaps it past cover for a boundary
17.3 -
Narine to Bailey, FOUR, nicely played! Narine keeps it short and offers width outside off, Bailey goes deep in the crease and flays the cut past backward point. Raced away!
15.5 -
Narine to Smith, FOUR, poor from Narine, bowls this short and on the pads, Smith swivels across and pulls it fine towards fine leg region, gets his second boundary of the over
15.4 -
Narine to Smith, FOUR, good use of the feet from Smith, steps down the ground and gets to the pitch, times the whippy loft over the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary
12.5 -
Pollard to Bailey, FOUR, wide delivery outside off, Bailey goes for the drive and gets an inside edge. The ball goes past the diving keeper and into the fine leg fence
11.2 -
Brathwaite to Finch, FOUR, full delivery on the stumps, just what Finch is looking for throughout the day, gets forward and lofts if handsomely over the bowler. Straight down the ground for his 6th boundary
10.1 -
Holder to Finch, FOUR, good length delivery just outside off, Finch defends and gets an outside edge that goes in between the keeper and gully fielder, runs away down to the third man fence
7.5 -
S Gabriel to Finch, FOUR, and again, Finch is just dismissing off his presence. Full delivery on the stumps, lofted over mid-on for another boundary. Brings up fifty for Aussies in just 47 balls
7.3 -
S Gabriel to Finch, FOUR, rank long hop from Gabriel, Finch pulls with one leg off the ground - in typical Caribbean style, fine leg was inside the circle, so no stopping that. Finch is looking in good touch
4.4 -
Holder to Smith, FOUR, thats's a gift for Smith early on. Holder bowls this on the pads, Smith moves across towards the off-stump, flicks it fine towards fine leg and gets off the mark in style
3.3 -
S Gabriel to Khawaja, FOUR, this looks like a belter of a wicket. Gabriel bowls this very full on the off-stump, Khawaja gets well forward and drives it straight down the ground. No chance for the mid-off fielder
2.5 -
Holder to Khawaja, FOUR, good length delivery outside off, Khawaja drives it on the up, finds the gap between cover-point and cover to perfection, to bring up the second boundary of the over
2.3 -
Holder to Khawaja, FOUR, short delivery on the stumps, not short enough to trouble the batsman, Khawaja gets inside the line and pulls it wide of square leg fielder and the ball races away in no time
2.0 -
S Gabriel to Finch, FOUR, elegant from Finch. Gabriel bowls this on a length and gives Finch enough width to free his arms. Finch shows the full face of the bat and lofts it over mid-off, the ball bounces just once before hitting the boundary ropes
1.2 -
S Gabriel to Finch, FOUR, positive start for the Aussies, Gabriel bowls this back of a length outside off, Finch rocks back and punches it wide of cover-point, Samuels at cover-point runs to his right and dives to stop the ball, fails and the ball has enough legs to hit the boundary rope
50.0 -
Brathwaite to Wade, SIX, that's a nice way to end the innings, Brathwaite misses his yorker, offers a low full-toss, deposited over square leg for a massive six. Australia finish with 270
48.1 -
Holder to Wade, SIX, Wade is playing a fine cameo here, length delivery outside off, Wade gets forward and heaves it through the line, sends it soaring over wide long-on for a maximum
47.4 -
Pollard to Wade, SIX, cracking shot, length delivery outside off, right in the arc for the big shot, Wade gets underneath it and heaves it high and over long-on for a maximum
43.2 -
Narine to Starc, SIX, massive, Starc comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of a well flighted delivery and sends it sailing into the wide long-on boundary, is caught well in the stands
7.4 -
S Gabriel to Finch, SIX, length ball just outside off, Finch goes through with the lofted shot, presents a straight bat to the ball, hits it over the bowler and into the sight screen, first six of the match
49.4 -
Brathwaite to Wade, out Zampa Run Out!! Excellent piece of fielding from the big man! This was full and well outside off, Wade was looking to heave it over mid-wicket, got it of the bottom of the bat and back towards the bowler. Zampa was backing a long way and was almost three-fourth on his way to his partner, he has to turn back, Brathwaite took a few yards and hit the stumps - with an under-arm throw, Zampa was always struggling, short by a mile. Zampa run out (Brathwaite) 5(6)
46.5 -
Holder to Coulter-Nile, out Caught by Darren Bravo!! Coulter-Nile's fun-filled cameo ends! This was full and on the stumps, Coulter-Nile went for another across the line hoick, he was aiming mid-wicket, gets a thick top-edge, high and back over the bowler's head. Bravo calls for the catch, runs in from cover and holds on, fingers pointed down. The umpire checks for a possible no-ball, but Holder is fine on that count as well. Coulter-Nile c Darren Bravo b Holder 15(10) [4s-1]
43.4 -
Narine to Starc, out Stumped!! Narine has a wicket to his name! This was coming, Starc wasn't reading Narine despite that six, he made his intentions pretty clear, came down the track, Narine held the ball back a bit and threw it wider outside off, Starc had to reach out, misses the swing and it's an easy stumping for Ramdin. Starc didn't even wait for the replays, off he went. Starc st Ramdin b Narine 17(25) [4s-1 6s-1]
36.5 -
Benn to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! Marsh wasn't reading Benn and he pays the penalty now. This one was drifted slower and well outside off, Marsh was hanging back, ends up playing away from his body, gets a thick inside edge and drags it back onto his stumps. West Indies are into the Australian tail now, the Kensington Oval is alive and buzzing. Mitchell Marsh b Benn 32(45) [4s-4]
31.0 -
S Gabriel to Maxwell, out Lbw!! Gabriel is turning it on. There's no fireworks from Big show today. This was pitched up and jagged back in sharply, Maxwell was trying to play across the line, misses and is struck on the knee-roll, would have been hitting leg-stump, half-way up. Umpire Kettleborough raises his finger in a flash. Gabriel is pumped up as he picks up his second. Maxwell lbw b S Gabriel 4(4) [4s-1]
30.2 -
S Gabriel to Smith, out Caught by Samuels!! That's a tame dismissal for Smith. The Australian skipper departs after a fine knock. Gabriel bangs it short and keeps it on the stumps, Smith went for the pull a touch early, gets a top-edge which went high in the air, Samuels at mid-wicket snaffles an easy catch. Smith walks away in disappoint. Gabriel scalps the big fish. Smith c Samuels b S Gabriel 46(59) [4s-4]
24.1 -
Brathwaite to Bailey, out Bowled!! Chopped it on! Brathwaite gets the much needed breakthrough. Bailey's iffy innings comes to an end. This was a length delivery which nips back in a touch, Bailey wanted to steer it to third man, gets an inside edge and drags it back onto the stumps. Brathwaite is ecstatic as he raises his arms aloft in joy. Bailey b Brathwaite 22(44) [4s-2]
12.3 -
Pollard to Finch, out Caught by Samuels!! Pollard strikes and its the set man who was looking in real good touch. Off-cutter bowled well outside off, Finch fetches it and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. Samuels at deep doesn't have to move much and pouches it in front of his chest. Pollard runs towards the pavilion and keeps his finger on his lips. Finch c Samuels b Pollard 47(41) [4s-6 6s-1]
4.3 -
Holder to Khawaja, out Caught by Ramdin!! That's a soft soft dismissal. Holder bowls this on off-stump and gets it to move across further away, Khawaja looks to steer it towards third man. Instead, he gets a thick outside edge and and it's an easy catch for Ramdin, behind the stumps. Khawaja c Ramdin b Holder 14(14) [4s-3]
49.2 -
Brathwaite to Wade, 2 runs, full and well outside off, driven wide of long-off, Zampa comes back for the second run, raises Wade's fifty as well
45.4 -
Pollard to Coulter-Nile, 1 run, that's a poor miss from Ramdin, he's missed from a couple of yards with Wade well short of his ground. Lucky break for the batsman, the perfect yorker from Pollard, Coulter-Nile squeezed it behind the sticks and set-off for an improbable single, Wade was late in responding and was never in the frame, but Ramdin missed his shy