West Indies Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of West Indies - 1995 (1994/95) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 12 March 1995
West Indies won by 133 runs
West Indies won by 133 runs. Brian Lara top-scored with 139 for West Indies. Phil Simmons took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Date
- 12 March 1995
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 133 runs
- Player of the match
- Brian Lara
- Captains
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Umpires
- CE Cumberbatch and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.
West Indies batted first and made 282 for 5. Brian Lara top-scored with 139 off 123 balls, and Jimmy Adams made 51. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the fourth wicket between Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams, 48% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 215 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 283, Australia made 149 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 44 off 45 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 43. Phil Simmons took 4 for 18 for West Indies. From 124 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 149 for 10.
West Indies won by 133 runs.
WEST INDIES: 282 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Simmons | c Ian Healy | 6 | 28 |
| Stuart Williams | run out | 6 | 25 |
| Brian Lara | c Paul Reiffel | 139 | 123 |
| Carl Hooper | c Michael Slater | 41 | 54 |
| Jimmy Adams | not out | 51 | 58 |
| Keith Arthurton | c David Boon | 12 | 10 |
| Junior Murray | not out | 4 | 4 |
Did not bat: Winston Benjamin, Vasbert Drakes, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh
Extras 23 · Total 282 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 7.3 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 9.3 | 1 | 61 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Stuart Williams), 2-26 (Phil Simmons), 3-125 (Carl Hooper), 4-260 (Brian Lara), 5-276 (Keith Arthurton)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Phil Simmons and Stuart Williams | 17 |
| second | Phil Simmons and Brian Lara | 9 |
| third | Carl Hooper and Brian Lara | 99 |
| fourth | Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams | 135 |
| fifth | Keith Arthurton and Jimmy Adams | 16 |
| sixth | Jimmy Adams and Junior Murray | 6 |
AUSTRALIA: 149 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | run out (Carl Hooper) | 26 | 44 |
| Michael Slater | run out (Phil Simmons) | 1 | 13 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Vasbert Drakes | 43 | 66 |
| David Boon | bowled | 4 | 12 |
| Steve Waugh | c Carl Hooper | 44 | 45 |
| Greg Blewett | st Junior Murray | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Healy | c Stuart Williams | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Reiffel | run out | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | bowled | 12 | 12 |
| Damien Fleming | not out | 5 | 7 |
| Glenn McGrath | bowled | 0 | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 149 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Courtney Walsh | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Winston Benjamin | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Vasbert Drakes | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Phil Simmons | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Michael Slater), 2-50 (Mark Taylor), 3-59 (David Boon), 4-118 (Ricky Ponting), 5-124 (Greg Blewett), 6-126 (Steve Waugh), 7-127 (Paul Reiffel), 8-129 (Ian Healy), 9-147 (Shane Warne), 10-149 (Glenn McGrath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 12 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting | 38 |
| third | David Boon and Ricky Ponting | 9 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 59 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett | 6 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Ian Healy | 2 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Paul Reiffel | 1 |
| eighth | Ian Healy and Shane Warne | 2 |
| ninth | Shane Warne and Damien Fleming | 18 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath and Damien Fleming | 2 |
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