| 1.1 : 1.1: Josh Hazlewood to Evin Lewis, FOUR! That's where Lewis is so strong! Back of a length, on middle. Evin Lewis makes good contact with the ball and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket. The ball races away to the boundary in a flash. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Josh Hazlewood to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Two in a row! Length ball, on off. Evin Lewis looks to heave. The ball goes off the inside edge and scoots past the off stump towards fine leg for another boundary. Fortune favors the brave! |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Josh Hazlewood to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Lewis on the charge! Full, on middle. Evin Lewis stands tall and smacks it straight down the ground towards long on for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Josh Hazlewood to Chris Gayle, SIX! Gayle into the act now! Short of a length again, on middle. Chris Gayle pulls it with disdain over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Josh Hazlewood is taken to the cleaners here. The square boundaries are short and both the batters are looking to target that. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Pat Cummins to Chris Gayle, SIX! High and handsome! Short of a length, outside off. Chris Gayle waits for the ball to come and hammers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Pat Cummins to Chris Gayle, OUT! CHOPPED ON! After a few glorious strokes, Gayle is down! Pat Cummins gets his revenge. Bowls it on a good length, on off. Chris Gayle goes for another big shot and swings his bat looking to go over mid-wicket. He only manages to get an inside edge and the ball shatters the stumps behind him. He walks off raising his bat to the crowd. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Pat Cummins to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Pooran gets off the mark in style! Fuller in length, too full, on middle. Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and drives it past mid on for a glorious boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Josh Hazlewood to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood went for plenty in his first but comes back and gets a wicket off the first ball. Superb comeback from him. Hits the length hard, outside off. Nicholas Pooran stands tall and looks to go over covers. But the ball gets slightly high on him and only manages to spoon it into the hands of the cover fielder where Mitchell Marsh reverse cups it. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Josh Hazlewood to Roston Chase, OUT! TIMBER! What a ball from Josh Hazlewood! On a length, on off, nipping back in. Roston Chase looks to drive with a sraight bat without any feet movement. He misses and the wooden furniture behind him gets rattled. West Indies lose their third and are in early trouble. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Pat Cummins to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Sweet timing from Shimron Hetmyer. Good-length ball, around off and just caressed through covers for a glorious boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Maxwell drags it down a bit, on the pads and Evin Lewis pulls it off the back foot behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 8.4: Mitchell Marsh to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Cracking shot! Hetmyer has hit this one with a lot of power. Full-length ball, on off. Shimron Hetmyer comes on the front foot and smashes it towards long off and gets a boundary. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Adam Zampa to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Lewis is taking the charge now. Tossed up, on leg. Lewis gets on his knees and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Adam Zampa to Evin Lewis, OUT! CAUGHT! Adam Zampa has the last laugh here. Just when Lewis thought to put the foot on the gas, he perishes. Floated, full, around off. Lewis looks to find another boundary, as he gets under the delivery and lofts it high in the air towards long on. Lewis does not get the desired distance on his shot. Steven Smith comes running in and takes a good forward diving catch. You certainly cannot keep Zampa out of the game. He becomes the leading wicket-taker in S |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Adam Zampa to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Nicely played. This boundary ruins a good over for Zampa. Tossed up, full and outside off. Pollard punches it through point and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another set batsman departs, and it is Josh Hazlewood who strikes again! Short-of-a-length delivery, down leg. Shimron Hetmyer tries to stay away from the line but gets all squared up. The ball takes some glove and carries through to the keeper. Matthew Wade holds onto it. The umpire wasn't sure but Shimron Hetmyer walks off without troubling the umpires. Half of the Windies side back in the hut now. |
| 15.5: Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Bravo, SIX! ALL THE WAY! A full-length ball, outside off. Bravo get under it and smokes it over the wide long off fence for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Pat Cummins to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Raw power from Kieron Pollard. Full and straight, drilled back past the bowler and into the fence. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Pat Cummins to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Bang! Kieron Pollard anticipates the short ball and is ready for it. Banged in around middle and leg, Pollard pulls it over the backward square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Bravo, OUT! TAKEN! Dwayne Bravo departs for one last time! What a career it has been! On a length, around middle and Bravo lifts it miles in the air but doesn't get much timing on it. The ball goes straight and between long off and long on. David Warner slides in from long on and takes a fine catch. Pollard hugs Bravo and the Australian joins in on the sending off with pats on the back. Bravo is greeted by his mates on his way back and the fans give him a standin |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! A leg stump half volley and Pollard clips it into the mid-wicket fence. The ball just fizzed off the surface. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Slower one, down the leg side and Pollard with a deft touch. The ball goes really fine and beats the fielder, into the fine leg fence for another boundary. This is now Pollard's highest score as well in a T20 World Cup match. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Pat Cummins to Andre Russell, FOUR! Dre Russ get's straight into the act. Pat Cummins with a really good yorker, on the pads. Russell manages to flick it fine and beats the short fine leg fielder. The ball races away into the fence. |
| 19.2: Mitchell Starc to Kieron Pollard, OUT! CAUGHT! It was there to be hit but Kieron Pollard went a bit too hard at it. A length ball, around off and Pollard looks to dispatch this one out of the ground but completely mistimes it. The ball goes really high up and stays in the air for a long time before finally descending towards the cow corner region. Glenn Maxwell settles under it and takes it with ease. Mitchell Starc has his first wicket of the match. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, SIX! Bang! In the arc and Andre Russell doesn't miss out. Starc bowls a length ball, angled at the body. Russell makes room and pulls it way, way over the square leg fence. This has travelled a mammoth 111 metres! |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, SIX! Double sixes to end the innings! Dre Russ gets a low full toss as Starc misses the yorker and Russell just swings freely through the line. The ball goes flat and well over the long on fence. WEST INDIES END WITH 157/7! |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Roston Chase to David Warner, FOUR! Nicely played! Warner finds the gap this time. Tossed up, around off. Warner makes room and punches it through cover for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Jason Holder to David Warner, FOUR! Lovely shot from Warner! Touch short, outside off. Warner slaps it towards long on and gets a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Jason Holder to David Warner, FOUR! EDGY! Back of a length, around off. Warner stays back and guides it to the left of the keeper. Pooran dives to that side but the ball evades him and races away to the boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Jason Holder to David Warner, SIX! Warner is enjoying his time in the middle. He moves to 23 in 11 deliveries. Back of a length, on off. Warner stands back and hoicks across the line. The ball goes over the fence at wide long on for a biggie. Holder gives away 15 runs in his first over. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Akeal Hosein to Aaron Finch, OUT! TIMBER! Akeal Hosein draws the first blood here. He strikes in his second over. Flatter, on off. Finch stays back and looks to work it to the off side but gets an inside edge and the ball goes through to castle the stumps behind. Hosein is delighted and is running with his celebration. Can West Indies build on this momentum? |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Dwayne Bravo to David Warner, FOUR! No respect being shown by Warner! Fuller in length, on off. David Warner smacks it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Akeal Hosein to David Warner, SIX! What a shot! Flatter and quicker, on leg. David Warner gets down on his knee and slogs it way over deep backward square leg for a maximum. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Akeal Hosein to David Warner, FOUR! Nicely played! Floats it up, on off. David Warner makes room and cuts it past point off the back foot for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Hayden Walsh to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Lovely shot! Short and wide, Mitchell Marsh plays a reverse sweep. He gets it right and the ball goes past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 7.3: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Six! |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Hayden Walsh to David Warner, SIX! Tossed up, in the slot. David Warner with a big swing of the bat, muscles this one over the wid-wicket fence for a huge hit. Moves to 49 now. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Roston Chase to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Finch does not take time to pounce on the width offered. Fuller, outside off. Finch stays back and punches it to cover. The fielder dives to his right and gets a hand to it, but the power with which the ball was hit takes it into the boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Andre Russell to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! On the pads, a poor delivery and Mitchell Marsh takes full advantage. Marsh whips it over the backward square leg fence for a biggie and Australia in command at the moment. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Andre Russell to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Just to add insult to injury, a poor misfield. Full toss, on the pads and clipped away towards deep square leg. The fielder over ther completely misjudges the ball and it goes into the fence after hitting the hands of the fielder. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Andre Russell to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! This is turning out to be a massive over now. Full and wide, squeezed through backward point for another boundary. Mitchell Marsh looking dangerous now. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Andre Russell to David Warner, FOUR! How did that end up in the fence? Well-directed short ball, around leg. Warner looks to duck but leaves his bat dangling and half-pulls it. The ball flies towards the fine leg region and goes into the boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Dwayne Bravo to David Warner, FOUR! Nicely played! A full-length ball, outside off. Warner reaches out and carves it through point for a boundary. Placement perfect! |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! EDGY! A length ball, on off. Marsh throws his bat at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards third man for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Marsh. He moves to 49. Full-length ball, on off. Marsh looks to heave it away. The ball takes the outside edge and flies towards third man to bag a boundary. |
| 14.4: Dwayne Bravo to David Warner, FOUR! Nicely played. A length ball, around middle and leg. Slower one. Warner gets behind the line and reverse hits it through point for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Dwayne Bravo to David Warner, SIX! David Warner wants to finish things quickly. A length ball, on off. Warner stands back and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Chris Gayle to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! The universe boss strikes and gets a wicket. Marsh looks to go over mid off but does not get the elevation. Floated, full, around off. Marsh stays back and lifts it straight to mid off. Jason Holder takes an easy catch. Gayle has a big smile on his face. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Roston Chase to David Warner, FOUR! There it is! Australia have done all that they can in staying alive in this tournament. Down the leg side, Warner flicks it to the left of leg slip. Chris Gayle is there but he barely reacts and just laughs. Warner charges down for the single but Maxwell smartly reminds him to not complete the single as a boundary would only help their net run rate. And now, the two Aussies hug each other as the ball touches the fine leg fence. Had they completed the si |
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