A memorable night for Warner with the bat and Zampa with the ball.
Also reasons for the Windies to be optimistic for the rest of this series.
Read all about the match here
Glenn Maxwell celebrates a wicket Credit: Getty
A memorable night for Warner with the bat and Zampa with the ball.
Also reasons for the Windies to be optimistic for the rest of this series.
Read all about the match here
Glenn Maxwell celebrates a wicket Credit: Getty
You couldn’t fault the Windies’ valiant chase in freezing conditions and their exciting partnership of King and Charles gave Australia relative cause for concern with 53 and 42 respectively. Holder also fought to the end with a brilliant 34 off 15 balls.
It wasn’t enough as they fell just short, losing by 11 runs. The Windies were also quelled by the excellent Adam Zampa with 3/26.
Warner will rightfully get plaudits for his 70 that helped Australia set a challenging total of 214, but he was also ably supported by Inglis and David with 39 and 37 respectively.
There will be a renewed hope for the Windies in Adelaide.
Australia wins by 11 runs
Sean Abbott celebrates the wicket of Sherfane RutherfordCredit: Getty
Shepherd slashes at Behrendorff’s bowling and Marsh takes a clean catch to dismiss him.
It’s a tough ending for the Windies after such a bright start.
West Indies 8-164
Abbott is like a magnet for the ball, the Windies just cannot stop hitting to him. He takes his fifth catch of the night at backward point from Rutherford’s bowling.
Sadly, with just under four overs to go, it looks like this is done as a contest baring a miracle from the West Indies’ tailend.
West Indies 7-159
Pooran reaches for the ballCredit: Getty
Zampa is having a night of it and gets his third wicket which are now tumbling fast.
Pooran is gone on 18 as he went looking for a six, but was caught right on the rope by the safest hands in Hobart, Abbott who takes his fourth catch of the night.
West Indies 6-149
That was quick. Zampa gets Russell who leaves after just one run . That’s a very cheap wicket, swings wildly and the stumps are gone.
The spinner is having a great night. He’s slowed up the batting and got two valuable wickets.
It’s hard to see the Windies find any way through here with just five overs to go.
West Indies 5-143
Hope goes for the boundary, but is easily caught by Abbott at deep square leg. The short ball from Stoinis works a treat and he’s gone for 16.
Let’s see how the Windies can respond to this. Who can step up?
West Indies 4-141
Zampa is acting as the perfect braking system for the Windies batters. There is a four fro Hope who drives over cover, but it is a relative rarity off his bowling.
The Windies batsmen are visibly shaking from the cold, sat in the dugout dressed in beanies and flanked by hot tea.
West Indies 3-136
Rovman Powell reacts after being dismissedCredit: Getty
Huge six from Powell off Maxwell’s bowling, goes far over deep mid wicket.
A spectator on the mound deserves credit for wearing shorts in freezing and diving for the catch, which they miss.
He hits another six, gets a little too confident, and the big hitting skipper is then caught off Abbott at deep cover.
The end of a relatively brief, but entertaining innings. He went down swinging, literally.
West Indies 3-115
King get a rare four and briefly acknowledges the rugged up crowd in Hobart with a wry smile.
He looks like he has the weight of his country of him as he hooks the ball, gets caught by Abbott from Stoinis bowling.
Big turning point for Austalia after they’ve got rid of the Windies’ excellent openers.
West Indies 2-100
Josh Hazlewood runs in to bowlCredit: Getty