Australia maintained their six-year unbeaten run against the West Indies when they cantered to a 64-run victory in the first one-dayer on Friday after the home side suffered an embarrassing batting collapse. Chasing a modest 205 target, West Indies, who had lost 14 of their last 15 one-dayers against the Australians coming into the match, were well set at 97 for three in the 24th over.
But they then lost their next six wickets for a paltry seven runs and despite a final-wicket flourish with skipper Darren Sammy hitting 35, with five fours and three sixes, the Windies were still left looking for a first win over Australia since 2006. A fourth-wicket partnership of 64 between Marlon Samuels, who made 35 with three huge sixes off one over by left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty, and Dwayne Bravo (32 off 43 balls with five fours and a six) had put the West Indies in the driving seat.
But once Bravo, bowled by Dan Christian, and Samuels had been dismissed in successive overs, West Indies were bowled out for 140 in the 33rd over with Doherty taking 4 for 49 off eight overs. "We knew it was an average score and knew it should be enough if we bowled well," said Australia captain Shane Watson. Twenty20 skipper George Bailey marked his one-day debut with the top score of 48 off 67 balls with five fours, a steady performance which earned him the man of the match award.
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Scoreboard Australia
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S. Watson lbw b Dwayne Bravo 21
D. Warner c Pollard b Samuels 40
P. Forrest st Baugh b Samuels 26
M. Hussey c Roach b Dwayne Bravo 32
D. Hussey c Baugh b Roach 0
G. Bailey c Narine b Roach 48
M. Wade c Dwayne Bravo b Narine 0
D. Christian not out 18
B. Lee c Charles b Dwayne Bravo 5
C. McKay not out 0
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Extras: (b3, lb6, w5) 14
Total: (8 wkts, 50 overs) 204
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Did not bat: X. Doherty
Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-91, 3-92, 4-99, 5-162, 6-162, 7-195, 8-203
Bowling: Roach 10-1-33-2, Dwayne Bravo 10-1-58-3 (3w), Russell 4-0-21-0 (1w), Sammy 8-0-30-0, Narine 10-0-24-1 (1w), Samuels 8-0-29-2.
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West Indies
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K. Powell c Bailey b Lee 8
J. Charles c M. Hussey b McKay 13
M. Samuels c Watson b Doherty 35
Darren Bravo run out (Lee) 4
Dwayne Bravo b Christian 32
K. Pollard c Bailey b Christian 4
C. Baugh lbw b Doherty 0
A. Russell st Wade b Doherty 1
D. Sammy c Christian b McKay 35
S. Narine c Bailey b Doherty 0
K. Roach not out 1
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Extras: (b4, w3) 7
Total: (all out; 32.2 overs) 140
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Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-23, 3-33, 4-97, 5-97, 6-97, 7-101, 8-103, 9-104, 10-140
Bowling: Lee 7-1-25-1 (2w), McKay 5.2-1-22-2 (1w), Watson 4-1-13-0, David Hussey 2-0-15-0, Doherty 8-2-49-4, Christian 6-2-12-2
Result: Australia won by 64 runs
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) and Peter Nero (WIS)
TV umpire: Shavir Tarapore (IND)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Reserve umpire: Gregory Brathwaite (WIS).
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