West Indies ... stunning last over beat Australia by 4 runs ...!

Times of AthibAn Thursday, July 15, 2021 0

Mitchell Starc's stunning last over in the 4th T20I match against the West Indies helped Australia win by 4 runs.

The 4th T20 match between West Indies and Australia started early on Thursday morning Indian time. Australian captain Aaron Finch, who won the toss, chose to bat first.

Matthew Wade was dismissed for 4 in the 2nd over by Ocean Thomas. However, in the 4th over bowled by Thomas, Mitchell Marsh hit 2 fours and 2 sixes for 25 runs. Captain Finch collaborated with the partnership to get Marsh to take action. Thus, at the end of the Power Play, the Australian team scored 72 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.

Then, at the end of 10 overs, the Australian team moved towards the big score of 112 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.

Hayden Walsh was out for 53 when Finch scored a fifty. Alex Carey was bowled out for a run off the next ball. Moises Henriques and Ashton Turner each scored 6 runs. Mitchell Marsh was also out for 75 off 44 balls.

However only Dan Christian was confident of showing action in the last phase. Thus, the Australian team scored 189 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Christian, who was unbeaten until the end, scored 22 off 14 balls.

Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis were the West Indies openers with a tough target of 190 runs. Simmons gave a threatening start in the first two overs. West Indies scored 56 in the first 4 overs to show Lewis action in the next two overs.

Thus, Finch introduced Adam Zamba in the 5th over. As a result, Lewis was dismissed for 31.

Simmons, who continued to act, hit a fifty off the 28th ball. However, Gayle, who was intimidated in the last match, failed to score only 1 run this time. Thus, the run speed is reduced. Fletcher was also out for 6 runs.

The last 7 overs required 83 runs. Captain Nicholas Pooran and Simmons needed 58 runs in the last 5 overs to show some action.

However, in the 16th over, Mitchell Marsh bowled Pooran for 16 and Simmons for 72 off the next ball. The West Indies needed 36 runs in the last 2 overs to win as the next two overs did not turn into big overs.

Andre Russell started with a six off 19 overs by Riley Meredith. Fabian Allen bowled the 3rd, 4th and 5th balls of the same over for a six. However, in the last ball of the same over, Allen was dismissed for 29.

However, West Indies needed 11 runs to win the last over. Russell was on the field. Stark threw over.

Russell could not hit a four because he bowled well and refused to take a run. The last 4 balls required 2 sixes as there was no run in the first 4 balls.

West Indies were bowled out for just 2 off 5 balls. Russell hit a four off the last ball to no avail.

Australia won by 4 runs as they scored only 185 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Marsh won the man-of-the-match award for his fifty in batting and 3 important wickets in bowling.

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