West Indies Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of West Indies - 2008 (2008) · National Cricket Stadium, St George's · 29 June 2008
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining). Shane Watson top-scored with 126 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Cricket Stadium, St George's
- Date
- 29 June 2008
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shane Watson
- Captains
- Chris Gayle (West Indies), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and NA Malcolm
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
West Indies batted first and made 223 all out. Chris Gayle top-scored with 53 off 54 balls, and Xavier Marshall made 35. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 26 for Australia. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the first wicket between Chris Gayle and Xavier Marshall.
Chasing 224, Australia made 227 for 3. Shane Watson top-scored with 126 off 122 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 69. The innings was built on a 190-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson, 84% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 223 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | run out (Mitchell Johnson) | 53 | 54 |
| Xavier Marshall | c Luke Ronchi b Shane Watson | 35 | 65 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Andrew Symonds b Mitchell Johnson | 31 | 43 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Luke Ronchi b Andrew Symonds | 32 | 49 |
| Dwayne Bravo | lbw b Andrew Symonds | 7 | 10 |
| Andre Fletcher | st Luke Ronchi b Nathan Bracken | 12 | 16 |
| Denesh Ramdin | b Nathan Bracken | 21 | 30 |
| Daren Sammy | c & b Brett Lee | 3 | 6 |
| Daren Powell | run out (Brett Lee) | 2 | 4 |
| Fidel Edwards | not out | 7 | 9 |
| Sulieman Benn | b Nathan Bracken | 1 | 5 |
Extras 19 · Total 223 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-86 (Chris Gayle, 17.4 ov), 2-99 (Xavier Marshall, 20.2 ov), 3-160 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 32.6 ov), 4-168 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 35.5 ov), 5-172 (Dwayne Bravo, 36.6 ov), 6-195 (Andre Fletcher, 41.3 ov), 7-211 (Daren Sammy, 44.3 ov), 8-214 (Denesh Ramdin, 45.3 ov), 9-220 (Daren Powell, 46.4 ov), 10-223 (Sulieman Benn, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (53) and Xavier Marshall (27) | 86 | 108 |
| second | Ramnaresh Sarwan (3) and Xavier Marshall (8) | 13 | 16 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (32) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (24) | 61 | 76 |
| fourth | Ramnaresh Sarwan (4) and Dwayne Bravo (4) | 8 | 17 |
| fifth | Dwayne Bravo (3) and Andre Fletcher (1) | 4 | 7 |
| sixth | Denesh Ramdin (9) and Andre Fletcher (11) | 23 | 27 |
| seventh | Daren Sammy (3) and Denesh Ramdin (11) | 16 | 19 |
| eighth | Daren Powell (2) and Denesh Ramdin (1) | 3 | 6 |
| ninth | Daren Powell (0) and Fidel Edwards (5) | 6 | 7 |
| tenth | Sulieman Benn (1) and Fidel Edwards (2) | 3 | 8 |
AUSTRALIA: 227 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | c Ramnaresh Sarwan b Daren Sammy | 126 | 122 |
| Shaun Marsh | b Fidel Edwards | 0 | 5 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Xavier Marshall b Chris Gayle | 69 | 83 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 11 | 23 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 8 | 12 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Luke Ronchi, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken
Extras 13 · Total 227 for 3
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Edwards | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Daren Powell | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Sulieman Benn | 10 | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Daren Sammy | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Xavier Marshall | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Shaun Marsh, 0.5 ov), 2-191 (Ricky Ponting, 33.2 ov), 3-207 (Shane Watson, 36.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shane Watson (0) and Shaun Marsh (0) | 1 | 5 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (69) and Shane Watson (114) | 190 | 197 |
| third | Michael Clarke (4) and Shane Watson (12) | 16 | 19 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (8) and Michael Clarke (7) | 20 | 24 |
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