22/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jul 22-24 2021
West Indies won by 4 wkts (72b rem)
Player of the Match
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas PooranWest Indies
22/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jul 22-24 2021
West Indies won by 4 wkts (72b rem)
Player of the Match
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas PooranWest Indies

6.07 pm From 45 for 6, and on a pitch that was turning viciously, I don't think anyone could have foreseen such a resilient recovery. Hosein ends with 3 for 30, but that somehow feels incredibly unsatisfying and underwhelming considering the fact that he had figures of 3 for 5 after two overs at 45 for 6 on a pitch giving him all the assistance he could dream of. What a fightback by the Australia lower-order, including a pair of half-century stands. First a 51-run seventh wicket stand between Starc and Wade, but then the real gut punch came from Zampa and Wes Agar adding 59 for the ninth wicket at better than a run a ball.

West Indies were in front for the majority of the innings but heading into the break it is Australia who look like favorites to come out of this match with 10 valuable points on the World Cup Super League points table because the West Indies are facing a tricky target on a crumbling wicket. Stay with us for the start of the chase in a bit.

Shivam: "lucky that australia were able to change their lineup despite the toss having taken place - hazlewood would have been much less valuable with the bat and it's a spinner's deck anyway, so definitely got lucky with the whole wes agar situation"

47.1
W
Joseph to Agar, OUT, you wait all day for a bus and then two come at once! Joseph firest this in full and a yard outside leg stump following Agar backing way away from the stumps. Agar tries to flick over square leg but gets a leading edge that balloons over point. Lewis takes a catch backpedaling from the ring.

WA Agar c Lewis b Joseph 41 (38m 36b 3x4 2x6) SR: 113.88

Dennis G.: "WI allowing AUS to swap Agar for Hazelwood has sure come back to bite them."

END OF OVER:
47 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 187/9 | RR: 3.97

  • Wes Agar41 (35b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell8-1-29-2
  • Jason Holder7-0-41-1
46.6
W
Cottrell to Zampa, OUT, yorker finally cleans up Zampa. Full on the stumps at 130 kph, Zampa backs away to heave over cover and misses, off stump is uprooted. Cottrell gives a very tame and frustrated salute, almost in disgust that they've allowed this stand to last for as long as it has. Zampa has played an incredibly valuable hand and the West Indies know it.

A Zampa b Cottrell 36 (84m 62b 4x4 0x6) SR: 58.06

Kieran: "OK, who had money on Wes Agar topscoring?" Whoever did is a very rich man right about now.

46.5
0
Cottrell to Zampa, no run, wide yorker, Zampa shuffles way outside off and tries to jam it out but is beaten.
46.4
1
Cottrell to Agar, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Agar backs away to cut behind point for one.
46.3
0
Cottrell to Agar, no run, full length on seventh stump, Agar hacks at this and is beaten.
46.2
0
Cottrell to Agar, no run, full and wide ball outside off, left alone by Agar, and it was well inside the guidelines.

Cottrell switches back over the stumps.

This is now the highest ninth wicket stand in ODIs for any side at Kensington Oval. Previous best was 53* by Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed for Pakistan in 2000.

46.1
6
Cottrell to Agar, SIX, Agar is rallying Australia into a winning position! Cottrell spears this in full on fourth stump at 134 kph, Agar backs away and cracks a drive high and deep over wide long-off.

Cottrell back around the stumps.

END OF OVER:
46 | 13 Runs | AUS: 180/8 | RR: 3.91

  • Wes Agar34 (31b)
  • Adam Zampa36 (60b)
  • Jason Holder7-0-41-1
  • Hayden Walsh10-0-32-1
45.6
1
Holder to Agar, 1 run, yorker on leg stump, backs away from leg to dig it out to cover sweeper.
45.5
0
Holder to Agar, no run, yorker again on the stumps, defended.
45.4
1
Holder to Zampa, 1 run, yorker again on middle, dug out to long-on.

50 stand up with that single, off just 44 balls. Match-shifting partnership.

45.3
1
Holder to Agar, 1 run, yorker on middle, dug out in front of point for one.
45.2
6
Holder to Agar, SIX, hello! Shot of the innings?! After backing away from leg stump almost every time in his first 27 balls, Agar shuffles way outside off stump and flicks a full ball on fourth stump flat over backward square leg for an audacious six!

John: "Is this already a matchwinning score?" Momentum definitely in Australia's favor at the moment. West Indies getting increasingly frustrated in the field with their body language showing it.

45.1
4
Holder to Agar, FOUR, attempted yorker winds up as an overpitched delivery on leg stump, Agar backs away and smashes a drive through mid-off to the rope.

Holder for the 46th.

END OF OVER:
45 | 7 Runs | AUS: 167/8 | RR: 3.71

  • Adam Zampa35 (59b)
  • Wes Agar22 (26b)
  • Hayden Walsh10-0-32-1
  • Jason Holder6-0-28-1
44.6
0
Walsh to Zampa, no run, short and wide, slapped to extra cover on the ring.

James : "Zampa is the key to Australia posting a defendable total with the bat, and he's likely to be the key to defending it with ball in hand."

44.5
4
Walsh to Zampa, FOUR, reverse sweep! And connects beautifully! Premeditated this to a full ball on middle, cracks it off the meat of thebat and sends it wide of backward point to the rope. That was a shot of a top-class batsman.
44.4
1
Walsh to Agar, 1 run, flighted full on sixth stump, drive to Cottrell at wide long-off for one.
44.3
1
Walsh to Zampa, 1 run, overpitched on seventh stump, flat drive to the cover sweeper.
44.2
1
Walsh to Agar, 1 run, flighted full and wide on seventh stump, reaches out to slog sweep this and it comes off the toe before fluttering well short of deep square leg.
44.1
0
Walsh to Agar, no run, short outside off, slapped to extra cover.

Walsh Jr back for his last over.

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West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10E LewisSD Hope
2nd1DM BravoSD Hope
3rd36JN MohammedSD Hope
4th22SD HopeN Pooran
5th3KA PollardN Pooran
6th93JO HolderN Pooran
7th26N PooranAS Joseph