AUS VS WI - 2nd T20I, West Indies tour of Australia, 2022

Australia vs West Indies

Australia won by 31 runs

WI -147/8 (19.6)

AUS -178/7 (19.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : David Warner

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
11
7
2
0
157.14
2
2
0
0
100

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
4
0
20
4
5

That's all from this series. West Indies are done with their preparations, they have a couple of warmups before taking on Scotland in their World Cup opener. Australia host England for a 3-match series and the first game is on Sunday. Do join us for that. Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..

Aaron Finch: The difference in the game was Davey and Tim David with the bat on a wicket that had its challenges. You are always learning, there is a method to everything that we do and it is not just you come out and change something on that particular day. There will be challenges (in the England series), few guys are flying out, few guys are staying behind and it is about managing ourselves before the World Cup.

Nicholas Pooran: Tough to lose. They played better cricket than us. Our bowlers did well to pull them back and keep them to below 180. The batsmen got starts but did not convert and we lost wickets in the middle overs. An important week coming up for us. As a group we are understanding how to play in these conditions and are playing like a team. By the time of the World Cup Qualifiers we will be ready.

David Warner | Player of the Match and Series: It was a fantastic all-round performance. Well executed by the bowlers, they bowled a nice line and length. I had a good little break and looking forward to going to Perth. Little bit like myself when I first started, he's (Green) going to have a big impact in the future.

21:53 Local Time, 11:53 GMT, 17:23 IST: West Indies always do this; they hold back their power-hitters and allow the asking rate to go up, sometimes their power-hitters bail them out but most of the time they are left with too much to do. This was a chaseable score but West Indies were never really in the game. Charles struggled right through, King could only provide a cameo and it was their partnership that was meaningful. Hosein and Powell tried their best but like aforementioned they were left with too much to do. Starc was the pick of the Australian bowlers and he recorded his career-best T20I figures - 4/20. The rest of them supported him well and they defended a par total rather comfortably. Presentations coming up..

END OF OVER 20

4 Runs

WI: 147 - 8

W 1 Wd 0 1 1 0

Alzarri Joseph

11 (7)

Yannic Cariah

2 (2)

Mitchell Starc

4-0-20-4

19.6

Starc to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Australia win by 31 runs. They take the series 2-0. Handshakes all around and it is a happy Australian unit. Starc ends with a slower short ball outside off, Joseph has a swat and does not connect, close to being a wide but the umpire deems it a legal delivery

19.5

Starc to Cariah, 1 run, fullish delivery on off-stump, Cariah knocks it to mid-on and quickly crosses over

19.4

Starc to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, low full toss at the stumps, Joseph flicks it to deep mid-wicket

19.3

Starc to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 137.2ks yorker delivery around off, Joseph digs it back to Starc

19.3

Starc to Alzarri Joseph, wide, misses the radar on the yorker and slips it down leg, Joseph ignores and collects the wide

19.2

Starc to Cariah, 1 run, good length ball around off, Cariah angles it with an open face to backward point

Yannic Cariah, left handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1

W

Starc to Odean Smith, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! This is a typical Starc wicket. He comes round the wicket and nails the yorker perfectly, Smith makes room and does not bring his bat down in time, the ball crashes into the base of leg-stump. Odean Smith b Starc 4(6)

Starc to Odean Smith, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Mitchell Starc [3.0-0-16-3] is back into the attack

Australia are one over behind in the over-rate and they will have to bring an extra fielder inside the ring. Only four fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Starc has plenty to defend and he won't mind having an extra man in

END OF OVER 19

14 Runs

WI: 143 - 7

4 W 4 2 4 0

Alzarri Joseph

10 (4)

Odean Smith

4 (5)

Pat Cummins

4-0-32-2

18.6

Cummins to Alzarri Joseph, no run, slower ball outside off, Joseph swings and misses

18.5

4

Cummins to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, off-pace delivery but plenty of width outside off, Joseph swings hard and the outside edge runs away fine of short third

18.4

Cummins to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Joseph slices the loft towards deep extra cover and Green takes the safer option to collect it on the bounce. He could have gone for the catch as it was in the air for a long time

18.3

4

Cummins to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, gift and Joseph does not miss out. Back of the hand slower ball down leg, Joseph gets inside the line and pulls it over short fine, one bounce and over the ropes