20/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jul 20 2021
Australia won by 133 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell StarcAustralia
20/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jul 20 2021
Australia won by 133 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell StarcAustralia

END OF OVER:
49 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 252/9 | RR: 5.14

  • Adam Zampa12 (7b)
  • Josh Hazlewood1 (2b)
  • Hayden Walsh10-0-39-5
  • Sheldon Cottrell8-0-45-0

7.11 pm A half-century from stand-in captain Carey on his captaincy debut for Australia. But a lot of wasted starts otherwise on what was a two-paced pitch. Hard to score but also hard to get out. Walsh Jr though bowled very disciplined in his initial spell before finally getting the rewards at the death, taking a maiden ODI five-wicket haul with all five wickets all falling in his final three overs at the death. Still, this may be a bit difficult to chase down on a tricky and inconsistent wicket that has offered plenty of spin and turn for the slow bowlers too. Stay with us for the chase, which again will be 49 overs and a DLS target adjusted for West Indies too with a few more runs added on after the calculation.

DLS Target is apparently going to be 257, so five runs added on to Australia's total.

Interesting stat on Hayden Walsh Jr. In 15 matches for USA in 50-over cricket during his career for them from 2018 to 2019, he never took more than two wickets in a match and finished with a total of nine wickets in his one-day career for them. His best was 2 for 24 against Oman at World Cricket League Division Three in November 2018. It shows how much his legspin has developed in the last 24 months where he has been utilized as a specialist bowler in the West Indies setup compared to when he was more of a batting allrounder playing for USA.

48.6
4
Walsh to Zampa, FOUR, edge! Again, Australia gets away with it. Full on fifth stump, Zampa backs away to drive over extra cover again but it comes off the toe through vacant slip - never going to have one in the last over - and it goes through to the third man rope.
48.5
1
Walsh to Hazlewood, 1 run, dropped! short on leg stump, Hazlewood goes to pull, thick edge caroms off Pooran's helmet and goes wide for a run. Perhaps a touch unfair to call that a drop. Definitely an edge but Pooran would need some Pele or Maradona skills to head that back into his hands.
48.4
0
Walsh to Hazlewood, no run, nearly six! Googly lands on off, Hazlewood goes back to pull and misses as the ball just misses off stump.
48.4
W
Walsh to Agar, 1 wide, OUT, clever from Walsh Jr! Saw Agar charging and bowled this very wide outside the guidelines. Pooran was prepared for it and collected to get the bails off sharply. Wide called but they get the wicket. Maiden ODI five-for by Walsh Jr! He wasn't even in the named squad but thanks to his Player of the Series performance in the T20Is, he gets brought in and rewards Kieron Pollard's faith in him.

WA Agar st †Pooran b Walsh 9 (11m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

48.3
2
Walsh to Agar, 2 runs, short and wide, slaps this in the air toward long-off but it flutters wide of Cottrell coming in off the rope and they scamper a pair.
48.2
1
Walsh to Zampa, 1 run, full and wide again, stays in his crease this time for a lofted drive over the ring to the cover sweeper for a single this time.
48.1
2
Walsh to Zampa, 2 runs, Zampa charges first ball to a full and very wide ball, slices a lofted drive off a thick edge wide of extra cover sweeper and they come back for two.

Walsh Jr is getting to have a crack at that five-for.

END OF OVER:
48 | 8 Runs | AUS: 241/8 | RR: 5.02

  • Wes Agar7 (5b)
  • Adam Zampa5 (4b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell8-0-45-0
  • Hayden Walsh9-0-28-4

Pm: "I don't think this will be published, but I feel that USA under-used Hayden Walsh as a bowler. He has shown in this series that he is a real threat even against the best in the world". To be fair, he was needed more in the USA setup for his batting skills, especially against spin. USA has always been loaded with spinners so they had many equivalent left-arm orthodox/legspinners who were capable of taking wickets. Different role he's playing for West Indies, but excelling just as much. Very dynamic player.

47.6
4
Cottrell to Agar, FOUR, bouncer on the stumps, top-edge pull swirls behind Pooran to the rope.
47.5
1
Cottrell to Zampa, 1 run, short on the stumps, goes to pull over mid-on, top edge swirls over cover and lands just beyond the ring.
47.4
1
Cottrell to Agar, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump guided toward Walsh Jr at backward point for a sharp single.
47.3
0
Cottrell to Agar, no run, another bouncer over leg stump, Agar misses another uppercut.
47.2
0
Cottrell to Agar, no run, bouncer on the stumps, very well-directed and Agar misses an uppercut.
47.1
2
Cottrell to Agar, 2 runs, full and wide, slices a drive behind point.

Cottrell to bowl a death over from one end, over the stumps to Agar.

END OF OVER:
47 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | AUS: 233/8 | RR: 4.95

  • Adam Zampa4 (3b)
  • Wes Agar0 (0b)
  • Hayden Walsh9-0-28-4
  • Alzarri Joseph10-0-40-2

ODI career-best figures from Walsh Jr in this spell. Will he get to bowl the 49th at the tail and have a crack at a five-for?

46.6
4
Walsh to Zampa, FOUR, floats this full and very very wide to encourage a drive from Zampa, who obliges but connects sweetly over extra cover with one of the shots of the day to the rope.
46.5
0
Walsh to Zampa, no run, good length ball on off, punched back to cover.
46.4
0
Walsh to Zampa, no run, flights this very very full on off stump, Zampa scuffs the drive back to Walsh Jr off an inside edge.

Two new batsmen at the crease. Zampa will be on strike for the hat-trick ball. Slip arrives for it.

46.3
W
Walsh to Wade, OUT, another googly. Another top edge! Another catch on the leg side rope! Walsh Jr pitches this one even shorter than the one he bowled to Starc a ball earlier, Wade rocks back very early but once more the pull shot against the turn does not come off the middle of the bat. It hangs in the air for some time toward Hetmyer coming in 15 yards off the rope at deep midwicket for a simple chest height catch.

MS Wade c Hetmyer b Walsh 3 (15m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

46.2
W
Walsh to Starc, OUT, googly again lands short outside leg stump, another top edge pull against the spin as Starc tries to heave this over square leg but instead it climbs on him with a touch of extra bounce and swirls over backward square leg. Hosein jogs under it casually 10 yards inside the rope and clutches on reaching in front of his body at waist height.

MA Starc c Hosein b Walsh 8 (9m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

46.1
1
Walsh to Wade, 1 run, googly lands on a good length on fourth stump at 84 kph, Wade reads it and goes back to cut behind point.

END OF OVER:
46 | 8 Runs | AUS: 228/6 | RR: 4.95

  • Mitchell Starc8 (6b)
  • Matthew Wade2 (2b)
  • Alzarri Joseph10-0-40-2
  • Hayden Walsh8-0-23-2
45.6
4
Joseph to Starc, FOUR, in the slot on sixth stump, Starc pulverizes this straight back down the ground and long-off is too wide to be able to cut it off.
45.5
1
Joseph to Wade, 1 run, full and wide on the guidelines, Wade drags a drive back down the pitch that bounces over the non-striker's stumps for a long single.
45.4
1
Joseph to Starc, 1 run, wide yorker on the guidelines, Starc stabs this out off the toe to Hetmyer sweeping on the cover rope.
45.3
2
Joseph to Starc, 2 runs, another slower ball full on off stump at 99 kph, Starc drags a pull through wide midwicket for two.
45.2
0
Joseph to Starc, no run, good length slower ball on off at 104 kph, guided to Walsh Jr at backward point.

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0E LewisSO Hetmyer
2nd4JN MohammedSO Hetmyer
3rd14DM BravoSO Hetmyer
4th1DM BravoN Pooran
5th4KA PollardDM Bravo
6th4KA PollardJO Holder
7th68KA PollardAS Joseph
8th3KA PollardHR Walsh
9th0HR WalshAJ Hosein
10th25HR WalshSS Cottrell