West Indies’ Shai Hope bats through the third one-day worldwide cricket match between India and West Indies in Pune,India,Saturday Oct. 27, 2018.
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The 50-over world champions Australia, strolled to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies within the first One-day Worldwide at Melbourne Cricket Floor as three Australian batsmen scoring half-centuries and debutant quick bowler Xavier Bartlett taking 4 wickets.
The Australian staff, led by veteran Steve Smith gained the toss and despatched within the West Indies to bat first. The Caribbean facet was bowled out for 231 within the forty ninth over.
They have been at 59 for 4 within the sixteenth over after a a pointy outburst by Bartlett with 4 for 17, earlier than recovering half-way via from the partnership of Keacy Carty with 88 off 108 balls and Roston Chase with 59 off 67 balls, who placed on a a lot wanted 110 runs for the fifth wicket earlier than being taken by an Adam Zampa supply within the thirty seventh over.
Carty struck his third ODI half-century, bringing his 50 off 82 deliveries, placing six fours and two sixes however was run out on the finish of the forty first over by Sean Abbott when Hayden Walsh Jr. referred to as for an ill-advised run.
West Indies slipped to 193 for six at that stage and added simply 38 extra runs bringing their complete as much as 231 earlier than Walsh Jr. was caught off Abbott’s bowling.
Bartlett acquired his first wicket in solely his third ball when he bowled Justin Greaves for just one. His second wicket was Alick Athanaze for 5 in his following over after the ball was edged via to wicket-keeper Josh Inglis. Bartlett’s third wicket was West Indies captain Shai Hope for 12, who was caught within the slip.
Bartlett returned to take the wicket of Gudakesh Motie, falling for simply three. Abbott and Cameron Inexperienced additionally chipped in with two wickets apiece.
In reply, Travis Head fell for 4 within the first over to Matthew Forde. Smith led his staff with a run-a-ball 79,Inexperienced with 77 not out and Inglis with 65 off 43 deliveries.
After Head’s dismissal, Inglis went on scoring the majority of the runs in a 79-run partnership for the second wicket with Inexperienced. Inglis acquired to his 50 off simply 28 balls on the finish of the seventh over, earlier than he was dismissed by Motie within the twelfth over, leaving the rating on 83 for 2.
Smith struck eight boundaries, with Inexperienced hitting 4 fours and two sixes. Australia acquired to the goal with a whopping 69 balls to spare when Smith hit a large ball from Walsh Jr. to the third man boundary within the thirty ninth over.
