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West Indies 51-3 (6.1 Ovs)
Evin Lewis 21 (14)
Australia
Mitchell Marsh 0.1-0-1-0
Gayle will hope to end the tournament on a high © Getty
West Indies slip just as fast as they started
Josh Hazlewood went for 20 in his first over, he’s got 2 in his second. Nicholas Pooran falls again to that hard length, tries to slash hard but the ball goes only as far as cover point. Roston Chase is bowled through the gate by a nip-backer.
Before these two wickets though, it’s Chris Gayle who chopped a Pat Cummins length ball on to his stumps in what seemed like his last innings for West Indies.
Off to a great start, West Indies
The first Mitchell Starc over brings just four runs but Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle plunder 20 off Hazlewood. Lewis gets three consecutive boundaries. Gayle adds a six.
Toss: Unchanged Australia opt to chase
A bit of a no-brainer really but both captains expect the pitch to play same through the course of the 40 overs. There is a change for the Men In Maroon. Hayden Walsh Jr., who had much success in the Caribbean against Australia, comes in for Ravi Rampaul.
Teams:
West Indies (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard(c), Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Kieron Pollard has won only 1 toss in 5 matches in this Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. Aaron Finch has won 4 out of 5 tosses in this World Cup!
More at stake than a legacy-ending game
Prelude:
With three wins from four games, Australia are on the cusp of entering the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. However, standing in Aaron Finch side’s way is the West Indies. Even though the Windies don’t have a chance of progressing to the next stage, they have historically played well against Australia in the T20 format, having won 10 of their 16 matches versus the aforesaid opponent.
Can Adam Zampa and the three-pronged pace attack run through the Windies’ batting unit or will the struggling Chris Gayle hog the limelight? We will have all the action in a while…
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