- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 edged, caught behind! Back of a length outside off, Simmons looking to angle it down to third man but can only get a top edge 35/31.2 splices the pull, doesn't clear mid-on! Short of a length, Lewis went for the pull, got it high on the bat and Marsh tracks back to take this just outside the fielding circle. West Indies' in-form batter is gone 8/15.5 big top edge, simple catch at point! This is outstanding stuff from Hazlewood. Short of a length, Gayle aiming a pull through the leg side, instead the ball goes straight up and provides an easy catch 24/215.6 Marsh is able to make use of the extra legal ball in the over! Good length ball on fifth stump, Hetmyer tries to cut but can't make enough room for himself to get the width he needed and instead slices it off a thick edge that carries low to Starc on the ring at short third man, who lunges forward and to his left to pouch this at shin height. 101/511.5 chaos! Yorker speared into leg stump and Hetmyer is beaten for pace, but a big lbw shout is denied, looked to be clearly going down leg. Pooran looked like he wanted to steal a legbye. However Philippe at midwicket swoops in and Pooran is very casual getting back into his ground at the non-striker's end. Philippe does a Superman/Jonty dive toward the stumps and releases point-blank underhanded from three yards out to connect with Pooran three inches short. 65/419.2 drags on! Hazlewood has been a machine this match. Gets the yorker length right on fifth stump, Russell tried to carve this through cover but mistimes it and it comes back onto the stumps. Hazlewood with a massive fist pump. That ball could be the difference between 140 and 155 to chase. 137/6Extras11 (lb 6, w 5)TOTAL145/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.25)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Evin Lewis, 1.2 ov), 2-24 (Chris Gayle, 5.5 ov), 3-35 (Lendl Simmons, 7.3 ov), 4-65 (Nicholas Pooran, 11.5 ov), 5-101 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.6 ov), 6-137 (Andre Russell, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MA Starc 4 0 40 0 10.00 10 3 3 0 0 JR Hazlewood 4 1 12 3 3.00 18 0 1 1 0 AC Agar 3 0 28 0 9.33 9 1 3 0 0 A Zampa 3 0 23 0 7.66 6 2 1 0 0 MR Marsh 4 0 26 2 6.50 10 3 0 3 0 DT Christian 2 0 10 0 5.00 6 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 picks out deep point! Wade won't believe he's done that. Short outside off, Wade didn't try to keep this down, goes up and over backward point and Hetmyer barely had to move 46/21.1 straight to cover! He strikes first ball. Round the wicket, floated up outside off, Finch goes for a strong drive but sends it at head height to Evin Lewis 8/112.3 easy as you like and Hayden Walsh is never going to drop a return catch coming back at gentle pace. Floated up full on middle, tries to flick this against the turn through mid-on and instead the bat turns with the ball clipping the inner half of the bat to propel the ball ever so slowly back to Walsh Jr who gleefully takes this at rib height reaching across his body moving right. 117/65.1 and strikes first ball! Over the wicket, just back of a length, Philippe goes for the pull but is a little cramped and picks out mid-on 53/37.5 sliced to backward point! Well, the wickets keep falling. Touch of width outside off, he went for the drive and offered a waist-high catch to Bravo 89/410.3 from net bowler against the Aussies in Sharjah to wicket-taker against Australia in a T20I! Tosses up a googly on off stump, McDermott backed away to create room to drive over cover and misses, middle stump is knocked back! Walsh Jr lets out an almighty roar that can be heard from St Lucia to St Louis! 108/514.3 Walsh Jr is flipping this match the West Indies way! That could be the wicket that does it for the hosts! Christian charges a fullish length ball on fourth stump but doesn't quite get to the pitch and miscues a drive toward long-on. Doesn't get the elevation he intended and the ball sails flat to Bravo, who charges 10 yards left and 5 yards in from the rope to claim a solid catch at knee height reaching forward. 125/813.5 my goodness what an athletic return catch! The steady diet of back of the hand slower balls finally pays off. Agar too tentative checking back a full ball on his legs, just spoons a chance that flutters toward McCoy who continues charging forward in his follow-through for a somersault catch and tumble inches from the ground before popping back up and going wild. 122/715.4 what a catch by Allen running to his right from cow corner! Another slower ball, another one bites the dust. It landed full on off stump and Starc went for a big heave but miscued it off the inner half of the bat. It floated high in the air between Allen at cow corner and Walsh Jr at long-on, the two speediest and best catching fielders in the West Indies team. Their speed to the ball nearly results in a catastrophic collision as both were going pedal to the medal for the chance but Walsh Jr sees Allen out of the corner of his eye and pulls out as Allen continues with his diving effort to hold onto the chance five yards inside the rope. 126/915.6 that's it! In the channel on fourth stump, tame prod away from the body and a simple edge behind gleefully taken by Pooran at chest height! Australia complete a stunning collapse, West Indies complete a stunning fightback to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat with an 18-run win! 127/10Extras5 (w 5)TOTAL127 all out (16 Overs, RR: 7.93)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Aaron Finch, 1.1 ov), 2-46 (Matthew Wade, 3.6 ov), 3-53 (Josh Philippe, 5.1 ov), 4-89 (Moises Henriques, 7.5 ov), 5-108 (Ben McDermott, 10.3 ov), 6-117 (Mitchell Marsh, 12.3 ov), 7-122 (Ashton Agar, 13.5 ov), 8-125 (Dan Christian, 14.3 ov), 9-126 (Mitchell Starc, 15.4 ov), 10-127 (Josh Hazlewood, 15.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FH Edwards 2 0 24 0 12.00 2 1 1 1 0 FA Allen 3 0 24 2 8.00 6 2 1 0 0 AD Russell 1 0 14 1 14.00 2 0 2 0 0 DJ Bravo 2 0 16 0 8.00 5 2 0 3 0 OC McCoy 4 0 26 4 6.50 13 1 2 0 0 HR Walsh 4 0 23 3 5.75 8 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
West Indies led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
9 July 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 2 wickets)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 4
- Over 11.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - PA Gustard, Batter - SO Hetmyer (Struck down)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 8
- AD Russell: 50 off 26 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 145/6 in 20.0 overs (FA Allen 8, DJ Bravo 7)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 70 runs, 3 wickets)
- Australia: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 1
- Australia: 100 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 4
- MR Marsh: 50 off 29 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsStats - All the records that Australia's batting collapse broke
Australia became the first team to lose a T20I match after needing less than 50 runs in the last 10 overs
'I would put this performance up there' - Hayden Walsh toasts match-turning 3 for 23
Aaron Finch bemoans Australia's lack of a calm head in the chase
Dan Christian set to return as Australia begin World Cup run-in
West Indies lost 3-2 against South Africa and need better returns from their middle order
Australia lose 6 for 19 as McCoy, Walsh give West Indies 1-0 lead
Marsh's all-round brilliance, Hazlewood's thrifty spell in vain for visitors in St Lucia
'We are going to stick with these guys' - Pollard defends West Indies' young batters
The likes of Hetmyer and Pooran failed to fire in the T20Is against South Africa