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Australia and South Africa in West Indies Tri-Series 2016

Scorecard - Final, Australia vs West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies (26 Jun 2016)

Australia

270/9 (50) RR:5.4

Australia won by 58 runs

MOM: Mitchell Marsh
West Indies

212/10 (45.4) RR:4.64

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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

44.5 - Starc to Narine, FOUR, Starc loses his line again, this was full and on Narine's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, clipped the pads and runs away past the keeper, given as runs though

44.2 - Starc to Narine, FOUR, low full toss from Starc, he was going for the yorker, Narine gets an inside edge past leg-stump, rolls away to the fine leg boundary in a hurry

43.5 - Hazlewood to Narine, FOUR, fuller length delivery from Hazlewood, right in the zone for Narine, he made room by backing away and over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

42.4 - Mitchell Marsh to Narine, FOUR, nicely played by Narine, comes down the track, makes room as he did so and goes over extra cover with the inside out loft, has enough to roll away to the fence

38.4 - Hazlewood to Brathwaite, FOUR, Brathwaite will play his shots, width on offer from Hazlewood, Brathwaite clears his left leg and flat bats it to the left of cover, one bounce and over the ropes

38.1 - Hazlewood to Ramdin, FOUR, Starc has lost it completely under the lights, this was a dolly and Ramdin has a reprieve. Length ball on the pads, Ramdin got inside the line and clipped it in the air, straight down the throat of long leg. Starc was blinded by the lights, put his hands up and covered his face, the ball zipped past him, one bounce and over the ropes

33.4 - Zampa to Holder, FOUR, lovely shot, Holder comes down the track, makes room as he did so and goes inside out over extra cover, no need to run for those

30.5 - Starc to Holder, FOUR, nicely played! Slightly fullish outside off, Holder opens the bat face and slices it past backward point. The ball races away into the fence

27.3 - Zampa to Holder, FOUR, poor delivery from Zampa. Bowls it full and wide of off, Holder brings those long levers into play and smears the drive wide of sweeper cover

25.3 - Zampa to Pollard, FOUR, a much needed boundary for West Indies. Tossed up delivery, Pollard's eye lit up as he clears his front leg and smokes it down the ground. One bounce and over the ropes

23.1 - Zampa to Ramdin, FOUR, streaky! Would've gone stright into the hands of a slip, had there been one. Leg-break which turns away sharply, Ramdin slashes hard, gets an ouside edge which runs away to third man

17.1 - Zampa to Samuels, FOUR, first boundary for Samuels. Zampa drags the length short and bowls it outside off, Samuels goes deep in the crease and plays the late-cut past backward point

12.5 - Coulter-Nile to Darren Bravo, FOUR, elegant from Bravo, gets right on top of the bounce to this short delivery outside off, rolls his wrists and pulls it well in front of square for his first boundary

10.0 - Coulter-Nile to Andre Fletcher, FOUR, Fletcher cuts loose, times the drive well to this full delivery well outside off, gets his feet right down the wicket and swings his hands hard

9.1 - Coulter-Nile to Charles, FOUR, Charles steps down the track, Coulter-Nile sees it and attacks his body. Pulled wide of deep-wicket and the fielder has no chance to cut it back in

8.1 - Hazlewood to Charles, FOUR, crisp! Charles gets right on top of the bounce and drills the cover drive on the up, fielder give chase but for no avail

7.0 - Hazlewood to Charles, FOUR, poor bowling from Hazlewood, bowls this short and wide, Charles slaps the cut in between point and cover-point

1.3 - Hazlewood to Charles, FOUR, width on offer and its short enough for Charles to slash this over backward point, opens his account with a flashy boundary

45.4 - Hazlewood to Benn, out Caught by Maxwell!! Australia win by 58 runs. Celebrations begin in the middle, the dressing room is chuffed to bits as well. It's going to be a long night for Steve Smith's men. Five wickets for Hazlewood, he rode the luck and grabbed the chance towards the end. Benn is the last wicket to fall, on a length and on off, he swung hard, connected it well, but didn't get enough to clear long-on. Maxwell waited on it, timed his leap superbly and holds on. He then turned back, made sure that he didn't hit the ropes and that's the end of that. Benn c Maxwell b Hazlewood 2(3)

40.4 - Mitchell Marsh to Ramdin, SIX, lovely shot, fraction too full from Marsh, allows Ramdin to get underneath it, mid-off was inside the ring and the ball has enough to clear the ropes on the full

40.0 - Coulter-Nile to Brathwaite, SIX, poor ball from Coulter-Nile, can't bowl those to this man, the short slower ball, just sat up to be smacked. Brathwaite cleared his left leg and sent it miles over the deep square leg fence, can he conjure up a miracle for West Indies here?

37.2 - Coulter-Nile to Holder, SIX, much needed blow from Holder, a little shimmy down the track, made room as he did so and deposits this length ball over mid-on, hits the advertisement boards on the full

25.5 - Zampa to Pollard, SIX, "catch, catch" was the cry from the keeper but the ball eludes the long-on fielder. Dug in short, Pollard went back, doesn't get into a good position as he seemed to have lost his balance, still went through with the flat-batted swipe and the ball just goes over the leaping fielder for a maximum

6.3 - Hazlewood to Charles, SIX, Charles lays on to this, picks the length early and pulls it over the deep square leg fence, the bat made wonderful sound as it made contact with the ball

45.2 - Hazlewood to Narine, out Caught by Smith!! Narine looks disappointed!! He gave it all, drilled it powerfully, but failed to pick the gap, straight to Smith at extra cover. He doesn't drop those and West Indies have lost their ninth wicket. Coming to the ball, it was a length delivery outside off, was there for the shot, just that Narine didn't bother to keep it down, a yard on either side, it would have been a boundary. Narine looks gutted as he walks away, Australia are one wicket away. Narine c Smith b Hazlewood 23(18) [4s-4]

43.3 - Hazlewood to Ramdin, out Bowled!! Hazlewood is chipping away at the West Indies lower order. Ramdin had to play some shots, he backed away to a full ball on middle, was looking to clout it over mid-wicket, he missed and the ball crashed into the middle stump. A handy effort from the West Indies keeper, but it doesn't help his team one bit. Ramdin b Hazlewood 40(67) [4s-2 6s-1]

41.3 - Hazlewood to Brathwaite, out Bowled!! That should be the game for Australia! Despair amongst the crowd, the dangerman has been knocked over. This was a length delivery on the stumps, Brathwaite stood deep in his crease and aimed a swish over mid-wicket, he missed and the ball clattered into the top of middle. Hazlewood is chuffed to bits, massive wicket in the context of the game. Brathwaite b Hazlewood 14(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

37.4 - Coulter-Nile to Holder, out Caught by Finch!! Holder falls and is it the end of West Indies for the night? The required rate was mounting and the skipper had to play his shots, backs away slightly to a length delivery outside off, he was looking to go over cover, ends up hitting it squarer. Finch doesn't need to move, he watches the skier all along and holds onto it, reverse cup. Holder bangs his bat to his pad as he walks away, West Indies slump further. Holder c Finch b Coulter-Nile 34(37) [4s-3 6s-1]

27.1 - Zampa to Pollard, out Caught by Hazlewood!! What a catch from Hazlewood. Needed something special like this to send Pollard back to the hut. Again throws it up teasingly outside off, Pollard lofts, doesn't get enough distance, sends it towards long-off where Hazlewood flung to his left, gets both hands, makes sure the ball doesn't pop out when he makes contact with the ground and clasps a blinder. Pollard c Hazlewood b Zampa 20(25) [4s-1 6s-1]

20.1 - Mitchell Marsh to Charles, out Lbw!! West Indies are losing the plot here. The set batsmen Charles departs. Fullish delivery which swerves in sharply, Charles was late to bring his bat down on the flick/nudge, misses and is struck on the pads. Umpire Kettlebrough raises his finger in a flash. Marsh is pumped up and lets out a roar. Looked plumb to the naked eye. Infact replays show the ball would have gone onto hit middle and leg. Charles lbw b Mitchell Marsh 45(61) [4s-4 6s-1]

18.1 - Mitchell Marsh to Samuels, out Caught by Bailey!! Another one bites the dust. Marsh gets the prized scalp of Samuels. Pitched up, seemed to have stopped on the wicket, Samuels closed the bat face early on the flick, gets a leading edge which ballooned to Bailey at short cover who pouches a simple catch. Samuels c Bailey b Mitchell Marsh 6(7) [4s-1]

16.2 - Mitchell Marsh to Darren Bravo, out Caught by Wade!! Soft dismissal for Bravo. Marsh continues from round the wicket, angles it into the the left-hander. Bravo looks to steer this down to third man and gets a faint edge to Wade who takes the easiest of catches behind the stumps. West Indies are in a spot of bother here. Darren Bravo c Wade b Mitchell Marsh 6(20) [4s-1]

10.3 - Hazlewood to Andre Fletcher, out Caught by Smith!! Aussies draw first blood. Fletcher was never looking comfortable in the crease, steps down the track, Hazlewood saw him coming and shortened the length, Fletcher ends up slashing the cut with hard hands. Extra bounce takes the outside edge of the bat and an easy catch for Smith at wide first slip. Andre Fletcher c Smith b Hazlewood 9(25) [4s-1]

38.5 - Hazlewood to Brathwaite, 1 run, another chance and Starc has clanged it again, this was a tough chance though, length delivery outside off, Brathwaite went down on one knee and was looking to lap it over short fine, hits it in the air and to the right of Starc, he moved across, put his right hand up and can't hold on