West Indies vs Australia Match Stats

Darted on the pads, this is nudged through mid-wicket and they come back for the second. 

Around off, chipped towards long on, but before the man there, for a single. 

 OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Walsh gets the wicket and half the Australian side is back into the shed. It is a timely wicket and Ben goes back for just 2. Hayden Walsh bowls a flatter googly around middle, Ben McDermott goes back and looks to slash this one away to the off side but misses. The ball goes through and clips the middle stump. 38 needed in 57 balls. 

Shortish and outside off, spinning away, hit through covers for one. 

Googly around off, worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Full toss outside off, bunted to long off for a single. 35 needed from 54 balls. 

A slower ball, outside off, Dan looks to sweep this one to the leg side but the ball takes the bat, then the pad and goes to the off side. They take a run. 

A slower length ball on middle, pushed back to the bowler. 

Fifty for Mitchell Marsh! His first T20I half-century and he will be happy with what he has done today. But he knows that he still has to take Australia past the finish line. Around off, pushed through covers for one. 

Around middle, DC looks to work this to the leg side but the ball takes the pad and goes to the left of the keeper, who does well, to move that side and stop the ball. 

Outside off, a swing and a miss! 

A full toss outside off, drilled to sweeper covers and a fumble in the deep, lets them come back for the second. 

Full toss on middle, worked through mid on for one. 

Another full toss on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for one. 

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Soft dismissal and Walsh gets the big wicket of Marsh. Tried to go hard at this but with his bat face turning, it turned out to be an easy return catch for Walsh. Tossed up, around off, Mitchell Marsh looks to hit this one hard, but only manages to chip it to the right of Hayden Walsh, who moves that side and takes the return catch. 29 needed in 45 balls. 

Outside off, shortish, punched to short cover. 

Tossed up, around off, worked through mid off for one. 

Around off, pushed through covers for one. A successful over for Hayden, 4 runs and wicket off this. 27 needed in 42 balls.

Full and outside off. it's a slower one. Dan Christian moves across and lifts it towards the mid-wicket region. The ball lands in a vacant area. The batters take a couple.

A length ball, on off. Dan Christian pushes it to mid off for a single.

Slower ball again. Full and on off. Agar defends it out solidly.

Back of a length ball, outside off. Agar pulls it towards Chris Gayle at mid-wicket.

 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Obed McCoy gets his second and he displays his reflexes for everybody to see. The slower delivery does the trick for the big man. Keeps it full and on leg. Agar looks to work it to the leg side but gets a leading edge and the ball goes back towards the bowler really slowly. Obed McCoy does a forward roll as the momentum of the catch makes him do it and pouches this. Brilliant from the big man.

A length ball, on off. Starc flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

On off, Starc works it to mid on for a single.

WIDE! Tossed up down the leg side. Dan Christian looks to pull it but misses. Wide called.

Floated on off, Dan Christian goes back and pushes it to cover.

 OUT! CAUGHT! Maybe, just maybe we are witnessing a tilt here. The Australians had a firm grip on the match, but now it looks like they are in trouble. Hayden Walsh gets his third wicket. Loopy ball, on off. Dan Christian uses his feet and lifts it towards the long on region. Loud shouts for the catch and Dwayne Bravo comes chasing in and takes a sharp catch in the deep.

On off, Starc works it to the leg side.

Looped up on off, Starc plays the square cut and gets a single.

Tossed up, on off. Zampa defends it solidly. 20 needed in 30 balls! 

Slower delivery yet again. Full and outside off. Mitchell Starc looks to chase it but misses.

Looks like Obed McCoy has mastered the slower delivery. A slower one again. Full and on off. Mitchell Starc was looking to go big but the pace gets him yet again, as he defends it out.

On a length, outside off, moving away. Starc swings his blade to push it out but misses. The bounce takes the ball over the blade.

 OUT! CAUGHT! What a game we are having. A great start to the series. West Indies are running riot at the moment. Obed McCoy gets his third of the day. He has been the game-changer for the Men in Maroon. Serves a slower ball again. On a length, on off. Starc looks to get under it and decides to go big. The ball though does not get the distance that was needed on it, as it goes towards deep mid-wicket. Fabian Allen coves a lot of ground to his left, as he is coming in from the mid-wicket region. He takes a superb running catch. The West Indies only need one more wicket to end things for the Aussies!

A length ball, on the pads. Zampa nudges it to square leg for a single.

 OUT! CAUGHT! Obed McCoy, TAKE A BOW! What a spell he has had with the ball today. He gets his fourth and the final wicket of the game. Serves it a touch short, outside off. Josh Hazlewood looks to poke at it. The ball though takes the outside edge and flies to the left of Nicholas Pooran, who collects the ball with ease and starts the celebrations for the West Indies side. They take an important 1-0 lead in the series. WEST INDIES WIN BY 18 RUNS!