Opener Evin Lewis leads West Indies to 4th T20 win vs Australia
Up to date: July 17, 2021 10:10:35 am
West Indies stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran gained his first toss of the sequence and determined to bat in opposition to Australia within the remaining Twenty20 match on Friday. Then opener Evin Lewis took over.
Participant-of-the match Lewis scored 79 runs off 34 balls, together with 9 sixes, to place the Caribbean facet effectively on its option to its fourth win within the five-match sequence. Regardless of a late collapse, the West Indies scored its highest complete of the sequence _ 199 for eight.
Australia completed with 183-9 to provide the house facet a 16-run win. The guests have been wanting robust in reply after they misplaced two wickets for 5 runs, together with a spectacular one-handed diving catch at long-on by Fabian Allen to take away captain Aaron Finch for 34.
The Participant of the Match!🏆
9️⃣ sixes on this innings to prime the desk for the Quickest to 100 T20I Sixes! 🤯👏#WIvAUS #MissionMaroon pic.twitter.com/fLbBfNvZIL
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 17, 2021
Andre Russell and Sheldon Cottrell took three wickets every for the West Indies.
Pooran added 31 to Lewis’ dominant batting show and the West Indies have been at 168-4 after they misplaced 4-25 earlier than tailender Hayden Walsh Jr. hit a six to finish the house facet’s innings. Andrew Tye made his first look of the tour and led the Australian bowlers with 3-37 whereas Adam Zampa and Mitch Marsh added two wickets every.
Take a bow Walshy Jr.! 🏆👏👏
Hayden Walsh Jr. ended the sequence with 1️⃣2️⃣ wickets, the 2nd highest by any bowler in a bilateral T20I sequence! (behind Ish Sodhi’s – 13 vs Australia this yr)🔥#WIvAUS #MissionMaroon pic.twitter.com/vGquPXNUjo
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 17, 2021
Australia, which gained the fourth match after dropping the primary three, made 4 modifications. Leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson was additionally named for his first sport on tour whereas Josh Hazlewood and Josh Philippe returned to the facet. Mitchell Starc was rested and Riley Meredith, Dan Christian and Ashton Turner have been additionally neglected.
Phillipe opened and was out for 1 after 4 deliveries.
The groups will now play three one-day internationals at Bridgetown, Barbados. The primary match is scheduled for Tuesday.
