A nightmarish start to the 5-match T20I series as they lost their last 7 wickets for just 38 runs to lose the first T20I against West Indies by a margin of 18 runs. At the halfway stage in Australia’s innings, they needed just 41 runs from 60 balls with 6 wickets in hand. However, Australia still found their ways to lose the game eventually!
After being electing to bowl first, Australia did all the right things with the ball picking the wickets at right intervals to put pressure on the home team! Josh Hazlewood was the pick of Aussie bowlers with 3 wickets from his 4 overs conceding just 12 runs including a maiden over! On the other hand, Andre Russell scored (51 runs off 28 balls, 3 fours, 5 sixes) his maiden half-century in this format and that helped Windies get to 145/6 in 20 overs.
Chasing 146 to win, Australia lost their captain Aaron Finch cheaply with just 8 runs on the board. Mitchell Marsh’s 31-ball 51 and Matthew Wade’s 14-ball 33 are the only highlights in Aussies innings! The next best in Australia’s innings is 16 by Henriques! They got to 89/3 in the 8th over but got bowled out for 127 in the 16th over losing the match by 18 runs.
West Indies pacer Obed McCoy has been adjudged as the ‘Player of the Match’ for his bowling figures of 4/26 in his 4 overs. West Indies are leading the 5-match T20I series by 1-0 with this 18-run victory. The second T20I of the series will be played on Saturday evening local time (11-Jul-2021 05:00 am IST).
Brief Scores: West Indies – 145/6 in 20 overs (Andre Russell – 51, Josh Hazlewood – 3/12) defeated Australia – 127 all out in 16 overs (Mitchell Marsh – 51, Obed McCoy – 4/26) by a margin of 18 runs.
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