Match Details

AUS vs WI 1st ODI, AUS vs WI 2024

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AUS
232-238.3
Australia won by 8 wickets πŸ†
WI
48.4231-10
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C Green Logo
C Green Jersy

77

(104)

C Green
77(104)
4s: 4
6s: 2
SR:74.04
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S Smith Logo
S Smith Jersy

79

(79)

S Smith
79(79)
4s: 8
6s: 0
SR:100.00
H Walsh Logo
H Walsh Jersy

0-41

(7.3)

H Walsh

0-41(7.3)
Econ: 5.47
36th Over:
0
0
wd
0
0
3
2
 
= 6
37th Over:
1
1
0
0
1
1
 
= 4
Last Over:
0
1
2
0
0
0
 
= 3
This Over:
0
0
4
 
= 4

Player of the Match

Xavier Bartlett Logo
Xavier Bartlett Jersy
Xavier Bartlett
Australia
4/17
AUSAUS - 2nd Innings
SessionOpenPASS
10 Over 6379
15 Over 109106
20 Over 134127
25 Over 155158
30 Over 194185
35 Over 212215
WIWI - 1st Innings
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10 Over 4537
20 Over 7667
30 Over 108119
35 Over 144155
40 Over 187185
50 Over 252231
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That is it from the opening game of the 3-match ODI series. I am AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide, who, alongside our scorers/analysts Vishnu Verma and Asraj, brought you all the live-action of this Australia-dominated fixture. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!
Xavier Bartlett (Player of the Match): "Amazing way to start my international cricket. Happy with the performance. Lucky to hit the top of the off-stump. Not an easy job but really happy to have bowled that way. Lucky it came off. Was nice coming in with confidence, nice campaign with the Heat. Happy to contribute here. Being captained by Smith was surreal having watched him play for ten years."
Player of the Match: Xavier Bartlett
3:28 PM IST and 8:58 PM Local Time: World Champions Australia continue their firm grip in the format to thrash West Indies by 8 wickets in the opening match of the three series, taking an early lead of 1-0!

Earlier in the match, Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first. Xavier Bartlett, the debutant, bowled a fiery spell and knocked over the top order of West Indies, reducing them down to 59/4 in 15.2 overs.

Keacy Carty and Roston Chase kept fighting for the Windies with a 110-run partnership for the 4th wicket, with both hitting respective half-centuries.

Once Chase (59 off 67) was removed by Adam Zampa, West Indies failed to get any momentum going to the last half of the innings, with Carty (88 off 108) getting run out made things even worse for their liking.

West Indies were eventually bundled out for 231 in 48.4 overs. Bartlett was the best Aussie bowler, with figures of 9-1-18-4. Sean Abbott and Cameron Green grabbed a couple of wickets, while Zampa bagged one wicket.

Matthew Forde got rid of dangerous Travis Head early on in the first over before Josh Inglis, who was promoted to opening the batting, went honkers and bonkers to hit a swashbuckling half-century.

Inglis (65 off 43) added 79 runs for the 2nd wicket with Green before getting out trying to reverse sweep Gudakesh Motie. 

Green (77* off 104) and Steven Smith (79* off 79) milked runs easily and added an unbeaten 149-run stand for the 3rd wicket, with both of them collecting yet another ODI half-century!

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38.3 H Walsh to S Smith
4 FOURRRRR!!!! Steven Smith finishes things off for Australia with a boundary! They win by 8 wickets with more than 11 overs to spare! This is their 10th ODI win on the bounce, and they have now won 18 of their last 21 ODIs vs West Indies in Australia. Leg break, short of a length outside the off-stump. Smith, on the back foot, plays late and opens the bat face to late cut it between the first slip and backward point, who doesn't bother to chase!
38.2 H Walsh to S Smith
0 78.1 kmph, leg break, on length at the off-stump, defended on the front foot. Smith himself collects the ball and returns to the bowler.
38.1 H Walsh to S Smith
0 Over the wicket, good length, at the stumps, Smith defends it back at the bowler.
OVER 38
Australia
228/2
Cameron Green
77(104)
Steve Smith
75(76)
Roston Chase
0-31(6.0)
37.6 R Chase to C Green
0 86.6 kmph, good length at the middle stump, Green gets an inside edge on the block and it deflects to square leg off his pads.
37.5 R Chase to C Green
0 Full, 82.9 kmph, outside the off-stumps, blocked off the inner half to short mid-wicket.
37.4 R Chase to C Green
0 Flighted delivery at the stumps, gets to its pitch and drills it to mid-on.
37.3 R Chase to C Green
2 Good length, 85.1 kmph, spinning into the stumps, flicked to deep fine leg for a couple of runs. Good running and Green had to stretch to reach the crease.
37.2 R Chase to S Smith
1 84.2 kmph, flighted delivery at the stumps, Smith nudges it to deep forward square leg for a single.
37.1 R Chase to S Smith
0 Over the wicket, 79.6 kmph, tossed up, outside off, Smith comes forward and square drives it to point.
OVER 37
Australia
225/2
Cameron Green
75(100)
Steve Smith
74(74)
Hayden Walsh
0-37(7.0)
36.6 H Walsh to S Smith
1 Leggie, on a length outside off, Smith punches it to deep point for one.
36.5 H Walsh to C Green
1 Short and skidding through outside off. Green rocks back and slaps it to deep point for a single.
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