West Indies Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of West Indies - 2008 (2008) · Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown · 24 June 2008
Australia won by 84 runs
Australia won by 84 runs. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 81 for Australia. Nathan Bracken took 4/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown
- Date
- 24 June 2008
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 84 runs
- Player of the match
- Shaun Marsh
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Shaun Marsh (Australia), Andre Fletcher (West Indies)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. Shaun Marsh and Andre Fletcher played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 273 for 8. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 81 off 97 balls, and Brad Haddin made 50. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Hussey and Brad Haddin. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Arnos Vale Ground, 199 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 274, West Indies made 189 all out. Dwayne Bravo top-scored with 33 off 37 balls, and Daren Sammy made 33. Nathan Bracken took 4 for 31 for Australia.
Australia won by 84 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 273 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | lbw b Dwayne Bravo | 31 | 27 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Chris Gayle b Daren Sammy | 81 | 97 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Jerome Taylor | 5 | 20 |
| Michael Clarke | c Denesh Ramdin b Daren Sammy | 9 | 23 |
| Michael Hussey | c Kieron Pollard b Chris Gayle | 44 | 58 |
| Brad Haddin | c Kieron Pollard b Sulieman Benn | 50 | 52 |
| Cameron White | lbw b Ramnaresh Sarwan | 8 | 8 |
| James Hopes | b Dwayne Bravo | 9 | 9 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 12 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 3 | 1 |
Did not bat: Nathan Bracken
Extras 21 · Total 273 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Taylor | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Fidel Edwards | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Sulieman Benn | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Daren Sammy | 7 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (Shane Watson, 12.5 ov), 2-96 (Ricky Ponting, 18.3 ov), 3-117 (Michael Clarke, 24.3 ov), 4-140 (Shaun Marsh, 30.4 ov), 5-231 (Brad Haddin, 44.4 ov), 6-248 (Michael Hussey, 47.1 ov), 7-251 (Cameron White, 48.1 ov), 8-269 (James Hopes, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shane Watson (31) and Shaun Marsh (41) | 75 | 77 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (5) and Shaun Marsh (14) | 21 | 34 |
| third | Michael Clarke (9) and Shaun Marsh (10) | 21 | 36 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (7) and Shaun Marsh (16) | 23 | 37 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (27) and Brad Haddin (50) | 91 | 84 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (10) and Cameron White (7) | 17 | 15 |
| seventh | James Hopes (2) and Cameron White (1) | 3 | 6 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (11) and James Hopes (7) | 18 | 9 |
| ninth | Brett Lee (1) and Mitchell Johnson (3) | 4 | 2 |
WEST INDIES: 189 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 20 | 26 |
| Xavier Marshall | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 6 | 11 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Michael Hussey b Brett Lee | 2 | 11 |
| Andre Fletcher | run out (Brad Haddin) | 26 | 43 |
| Dwayne Bravo | lbw b Michael Clarke | 33 | 37 |
| Kieron Pollard | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 20 |
| Denesh Ramdin | b Shane Watson | 31 | 38 |
| Daren Sammy | b Nathan Bracken | 33 | 35 |
| Jerome Taylor | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Bracken | 11 | 10 |
| Sulieman Benn | c Michael Clarke b Nathan Bracken | 7 | 6 |
| Fidel Edwards | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 8 · Total 189 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 5.5 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Cameron White | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Xavier Marshall, 2.6 ov), 2-29 (Chris Gayle, 7.5 ov), 3-29 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 8.1 ov), 4-80 (Dwayne Bravo, 19.1 ov), 5-92 (Andre Fletcher, 22.5 ov), 6-111 (Kieron Pollard, 27.1 ov), 7-163 (Denesh Ramdin, 35.4 ov), 8-178 (Jerome Taylor, 37.5 ov), 9-186 (Daren Sammy, 39.1 ov), 10-189 (Sulieman Benn, 39.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (4) and Xavier Marshall (6) | 11 | 18 |
| second | Ramnaresh Sarwan (2) and Chris Gayle (16) | 18 | 29 |
| third | Ramnaresh Sarwan (0) and Andre Fletcher (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Dwayne Bravo (33) and Andre Fletcher (14) | 51 | 66 |
| fifth | Andre Fletcher (12) and Kieron Pollard (0) | 12 | 21 |
| sixth | Denesh Ramdin (7) and Kieron Pollard (11) | 19 | 26 |
| seventh | Daren Sammy (27) and Denesh Ramdin (24) | 52 | 51 |
| eighth | Daren Sammy (3) and Jerome Taylor (11) | 15 | 13 |
| ninth | Sulieman Benn (5) and Daren Sammy (3) | 8 | 8 |
| tenth | Sulieman Benn (2) and Fidel Edwards (1) | 3 | 4 |
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