Match State: Match start scheduled for 9.35 local time (14.35 GMT)
Good day, and welcome to Wisden CricInfo's live coverage of the
first Australia-West Indies one-day international, at Sabina Park,
Kingston, Jamaica.
If there had to be a Test designed to spur the West Indies into
enough inspiration to make this seven-ODI series as competitive as
possible, the final Test at Antigua would have been it.
Brian Lara's men bounced back from three matches down to chase down
the highest fourth-innings victory total in history, with
Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul making centuries en
route to helping the West Indies to 418.
Chanderpaul will not be present today, but the West Indies will no
doubt take the field in fighting fettle.
They must not forget, however, that they will be going up against
Ricky Ponting's World-Cup-winning outfit, a side that dominates
when afforded even the slightest chance.
Australia's line-up reads as strong as ever, while the West Indies
will be fielding three debutants today - off-spinner Omari Banks,
wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh, and opening bat Devon Smith.
Brian Lara won the toss and chose to field first.
Teams:
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Brian Lara (captain),
Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Ricardo Powell, Carlton Baugh
(wk), Omari Banks, Vasbert Drakes, Merv Dillon, Corey Collymore
Australia: Adam Gilchrist (wk), Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting
(captain), Darren Lehmann, Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Ian
Harvey, Brad Hogg, Andy Bichel, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath
0.1 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, down the legside, and Gilchrist looks
to leave it and it flicks hip on the way through to the keeper
0.2 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, turned away to the legside, towards
square leg
0.3 Dillon to Gilchrist, (noball) no run, down the legside again, but
before that Dillon has overstepped, so no-ball signalled
0.3 Dillon to Gilchrist, one run, flicked away into the fine leg
region, and first runs off the bat for Australia
0.4 Dillon to Hayden, wide: no run, down the legside again, and Hayden
looks to work it away to fine leg, but the wicketkeeper has more
to do as a wide is called
0.4 Dillon to Hayden, (noball) no run, Dillon's erratic start continues
as he oversteps this time and Hayden plays the ball away to cover
0.4 Dillon to Hayden, wide: no run, outside the off stump this time,
much away from the batsman, and Hayden just have to leave it alone
for the wide to be called
0.4 Dillon to Hayden, two runs, worked away towards deep square leg for
a brace
0.5 Dillon to Hayden, no run, rising ball that squares Hayden up, the
batsman gets on his toes and delicately pushes it into the offside
0.6 Dillon to Hayden, no run, pushed to short midwicket
End of over 1 (7 runs) Australia 7/0 (RR: 7.00)
M Dillon 1-0-7-0 (2w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
AC Gilchrist 1* (4b) ML Hayden 2* (4b)
1.1 Drakes to Gilchrist, no run, around the wicket, the ball moves just
a touch off the seam away from Gilchrist, who lazily wafts at the
drive and misses
1.2 Drakes to Gilchrist, FOUR, pitched further up this time, and no
movement in the air, so Gilchrist gets this one away nicely
enough, stepping out and smashing through cover for four
1.3 Drakes to Gilchrist, no run, back to short of a length, and
Gilchrist steers this one to point
1.4 Drakes to Gilchrist, (noball) no run, a no ball from Drakes this
time
1.4 Drakes to Gilchrist, one run, struck away firmly to deep mid off
1.5 Drakes to Hayden, no run, pushed back just to the left of the
bowler
1.6 Drakes to Hayden, no run, pushed away to mid on, six runs from that
Drake over
End of over 2 (6 runs) Australia 13/0 (RR: 6.50)
VC Drakes 1-0-6-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
AC Gilchrist 6* (9b 1x4) ML Hayden 2* (6b)
2.1 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, pitched up, and Gilchrist jams down on
it and gets it back down the track to Dillon
2.2 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, pushed off the front foot to mid off,
too firmly for the single to be pinched
2.3 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, back of a length, right on Gilchrist's
middle and off stump, and the batsman gets squarely behind the
line and pushes it back towards Dillon
2.4 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, stroked into the legside towards mid
on, a much better over from Dillon
2.5 Dillon to Gilchrist, legbye: FOUR, short and on the legside, and
Gilchrist tries to pull that away to square leg, but the ball
strikes thigh pad instead and runsa way to fine leg for four
2.6 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, on the front foot, defended into the
covers
End of over 3 (4 runs, maiden) Australia 17/0 (RR: 5.67)
M Dillon 2-1-7-0 (2w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
ML Hayden 2* (6b) AC Gilchrist 6* (15b 1x4)
3.1 Drakes to Hayden, no run, short of a length, and Hayden steers the
ball away in front of square on the offside
3.2 Drakes to Hayden, no run, back of a lenght again, and this one is
further outside off, and Hayden has few problems in leaving it
alone
3.3 Drakes to Hayden, one run, glided away to wide third man for a
single
3.4 Drakes to Gilchrist, FOUR, much too full, and Gilchrist pounces,
getting to the pitch and driving the ball away sweetly between
point and cover to the fence for four
3.5 Drakes to Gilchrist, no run, another great short, but this one goes
just to the mid off fielder as Drakes overpitches yet again
3.6 Drakes to Gilchrist, no run, hit hard, but again right to the mid
off fieldsman, five from that Drakes over
End of over 4 (5 runs) Australia 22/0 (RR: 5.50)
VC Drakes 2-0-11-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
ML Hayden 3* (9b) AC Gilchrist 10* (18b 2x4)
4.1 Dillon to Hayden, no run, well bowled, Dillon pitches this on
middle and leg and gets it to rise off a good length, Hayden gets
on his toes and only just manages to drop the ball at his feet
4.2 Dillon to Hayden, one run, and Dillon follows up with a not so
great ball, drifting on leg and fuller in length, and Hayden clips
it away to midwicket for just a single
4.3 Dillon to Gilchrist, no run, punched between point and cover, the
point fieldsman is quick enough to prevent the single
4.4 Dillon to Gilchrist, one run, turned away in front of square on the
legside, and a single to Gilchrist
4.5 Dillon to Hayden, no run, on middle and leg, and this one seams
away down the legside, Hayden tries to touch it away to fine leg
and just misses, even as the ball just misses leg stump
4.6 Dillon to Hayden, no run, pushed to short midwicket
End of over 5 (2 runs) Australia 24/0 (RR: 4.80)
M Dillon 3-1-9-0 (2w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
AC Gilchrist 11* (20b 2x4) ML Hayden 4* (13b)
5.1 Drakes to Gilchrist, no run, full and wide, and Drakes is lucky to
get away with that as Gilchrist tries to slap the ball away and
can only get it back to Drakes on the bounce
5.2 Drakes to Gilchrist, FOUR, this one is better hit, Gilchrist
hitting straight and hard back down the ground, closing the face
of th ebat and getting the ball to long on for four
5.3 Drakes to Gilchrist, FOUR, four more! this one is short and wide,
Drakes overcompensating in length, and Gilchrist rocks back and
slashes the ball away through point to the fence for four more
5.4 Drakes to Gilchrist, one run, Gilchrist chances his arm once too
often, trying to hit that ball heaven-knows-where, the ball taking
a thick outside edge and being chipped wide of mid off
5.5 Drakes to Hayden, one run, pushed wide of mid on for a single
5.6 Drakes to Gilchrist, one run, cut away wide of third man for a
single
End of over 6 (11 runs) Australia 35/0 (RR: 5.83)
VC Drakes 3-0-22-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
AC Gilchrist 21* (25b 4x4) ML Hayden 5* (14b)
6.1 Dillon to Gilchrist, OUT: short ball, climbs on Gilchrist much too
quickly for his intended pull, the batsman gets a top edge that
goes high in the air and lands safely in Samuels' hands at square
leg just inside the circle
Australia 35/1, Partnership of 35
AC Gilchrist c Samuels b Dillon 21 (26b 4x4 0x6)
ML Hayden 5* (14b) M Dillon 3.1-1-9-1 (2w 2nb)
6.2 Dillon to Ponting, one run, off the mark gith away, worked wide of
mid on for one
6.3 Dillon to Hayden, one run, pushed away into the legside, and Hayden
takes off for a risky single, Powell swoops and gets in a direct
hit, but Hayden is ruled in by the third umpire
6.4 Dillon to Ponting, no run, outside the off stump, and Ponting goes
into his trademark forward lunge before shouldering arms
6.5 Dillon to Ponting, no run, on the front foot, defensively pushed to
mid off
6.6 Dillon to Ponting, wide: no run, speared down the legside, and
Ponting almost overbalances in trying to flick that away off the
toes to fine leg
6.6 Dillon to Ponting, no run, outside the off stump, Ponting leaves
that one alone, good over from Dillon
End of over 7 (3 runs) Australia 38/1 (RR: 5.43)
M Dillon 4-1-12-1 (3w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
ML Hayden 6* (15b) RT Ponting 1* (4b)
7.1 Drakes to Hayden, one run, placed between point and cover for a
single
7.2 Drakes to Ponting, two runs, back over the wicket to the right
handed Ponting, who flicks it away into the legside in front of
square
7.3 Drakes to Ponting, no run, slower ball, which Ponting pushes into
the offside off the front foot
7.4 Drakes to Ponting, no run, defended into the offside
7.5 Drakes to Ponting, no run, worked to square leg, and Hayden hollers
a loud "No" to deter Ponting from the single
7.6 Drakes to Ponting, one run, pushed towards the rather deep mid on,
and the single taken
End of over 8 (4 runs) Australia 42/1 (RR: 5.25)
VC Drakes 4-0-26-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 4* (9b) ML Hayden 7* (16b)
8.1 Dillon to Ponting, FOUR, beautiful shot, Dillon drifts down
legside, and Ponting crisply clips it away off his toes, behind
square on the legside for four
8.2 Dillon to Ponting, no run, pushed towards mid off on the front foot
8.3 Dillon to Ponting, one run, Ponting turns this one towards square
leg and does not want the single, but Hayden has already rushed
down the track, Samuels has a go at the non-striker's end and
Hayden is home. The ball rushes away for one overthrow.
8.4 Dillon to Hayden, OUT: very good delivery indeed, this ball on
middle and leg, angled across the left-hander and rising on him as
well, Hayden plays away from his body and gets an outside edge
that travels fast to Gayle's right at slip, who does well to hang
on to
Australia 47/2, Partnership of 12
ML Hayden c Gayle b Dillon 7 (17b 0x4 0x6)
RT Ponting 9* (12b 1x4) M Dillon 4.4-1-17-2 (3w 2nb)
Two slips and a short leg for Lehmann
8.5 Dillon to Lehmann, no run, short of a length, and Lehmann shuffles
to the offside and pushes the ball into the cover region
8.6 Dillon to Lehmann, no run, more shuffling to the offside from
Lehmann, this ball full and just outside the off, driven back to
Dillon, who completes a successful over
End of over 9 (5 runs) Australia 47/2 (RR: 5.22)
M Dillon 5-1-17-2 (3w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 9* (12b 1x4) DS Lehmann 0* (2b)
9.1 Drakes to Ponting, no run, driven to mid off
9.2 Drakes to Ponting, one run, full delivery that Ponting drives
towards mid on, where a fumble by Sarwan allows the single
9.3 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, around the wicket to the left hander,
short of a length, and Lehmann punches this into the offside
towards point
9.4 Drakes to Lehmann, two runs, slower ball and rather full, and
Lehmann deftly works this to the onside, where mid on fumbles and
Sarwan has to run after it to long on and pull it back as the
batsman gets two
Fifty up for Australia
9.5 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, short and outside the off seaming away
from Lehmann, who is quite happy leaving it alone
9.6 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, closer to the off stump this time, and
not so much away movement, but Lehmann shuffles to the off and
leaves this alone as well
End of over 10 (3 runs) Australia 50/2 (RR: 5.00)
VC Drakes 5-0-29-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 10* (14b 1x4) DS Lehmann 2* (6b)
10.1 Dillon to Ponting, no run, outside the off, and the ball goes on
with the arm, passing close to off stump as Ponting chooses to
shoulder arms
10.2 Dillon to Ponting, no run, on the off stump, and Ponting gets
behind the line of the ball and pushes to short extra cover
10.3 Dillon to Ponting, one run, a streaky single to fine leg, Ponting
getting an inside edge as he tries to drive through the offside
10.4 Dillon to Lehmann, one run, short of a length, on middle and leg,
and Lehmann shuffles to off and gets inside the line, playing the
ball away to fine leg for one
10.5 Dillon to Ponting, no run, pushed off the front foot into the
offside
10.6 Dillon to Ponting, FOUR, beautiful shot, pitched up on leg stump,
and Ponting is in perfect position to play the on drive, sending
the ball whistling away to long on for four
End of over 11 (6 runs) Australia 56/2 (RR: 5.09)
M Dillon 6-1-23-2 (3w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
DS Lehmann 3* (7b) RT Ponting 15* (19b 2x4)
11.1 Drakes to Lehmann, one run, struck into the offside, and Lara
fumbles at cover point but allows just the single
11.2 Drakes to Ponting, FOUR, another great shot from Ponting, the ball
full and outside the off, and Ponting gets into position quickly,
square-driving that one in front of point for four
11.3 Drakes to Ponting, no run, defended back to Drakes this time
11.4 Drakes to Ponting, one run, glided to third man off the front foot
11.5 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, Lehmann strides forward and flashes at
this one, the ball takes the outside edge with some extra bounce,
but the ball pitches just short of Gayle, to his left, and the
slip fielder does well to stop the ball
11.6 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, glided to point
End of over 12 (6 runs) Australia 62/2 (RR: 5.17)
VC Drakes 6-0-35-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 20* (22b 3x4) DS Lehmann 4* (10b)
Collymore into the attack now in place of Drakes
Collymore into the attack now in place of Dillon
Collymore into the attack in place of Dillon
12.1 Collymore to Ponting, no run
12.2 Collymore to Ponting, one run, trying to drive through the offside,
Ponting gets an inside edge to fine leg for one
12.3 Collymore to Lehmann, one run, pushed towards mid off for one
12.4 Collymore to Ponting, one run, worked wide of mid on for a single
12.5 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, outside the off, and Lehmann lets
that go past as Collymore gets some extra bounce from the pitch
12.6 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, driven firmly towards mid off, three
runs from Collymore's first over
End of over 13 (3 runs) Australia 65/2 (RR: 5.00)
CD Collymore 1-0-3-0 - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 22* (25b 3x4) DS Lehmann 5* (13b)
13.1 Drakes to Ponting, no run, pushing forward, Ponting drives he ball
just to the left of short extra cover
13.2 Drakes to Ponting, no run
13.3 Drakes to Ponting, one run, down the wicket, but Ponting cannot
quite get the elevation he wants to heave the ball over midwicket,
and he can only squirt it wide of mid on for one
13.4 Drakes to Lehmann, one run, placed wide of a diving point fielder,
and Lara at cover point gives chase and is sharp about getting the
ball back in time to prevent the second
13.5 Drakes to Ponting, FOUR, thumped through the midwicket region by
Ponting, waiting for the ball and then flicking it away with
wrists of steel to the fence
13.6 Drakes to Ponting, no run, worked to square leg, and Ponting wants
a single but the West Indies look sharp in the field, so Lehmann
calls out a loud "No"
End of over 14 (6 runs) Australia 71/2 (RR: 5.07)
VC Drakes 7-0-41-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 6* (14b) RT Ponting 27* (30b 4x4)
14.1 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, on middle and off, and Lehmann
defends back to the left of the bowler
14.2 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, loose shot from Lehmann, trying to
whip that ball away on the legside without really watching it,
struck on the pads
14.3 Collymore to Lehmann, (noball) no run, angled across the left
hander, Collymore overstepping on that occasion
14.3 Collymore to Lehmann, no run
14.4 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, slashed away to the point fielder,
Powell, and Collymore keeping a tight rein on the runs here
14.5 Collymore to Lehmann, no run
14.6 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, pushed wide of mid off, and the
single would have been on had Lehmann not slipped while setting
off
End of over 15 (1 run) Australia 72/2 (RR: 4.80)
CD Collymore 2-0-4-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 27* (30b 4x4) DS Lehmann 6* (21b)
15.1 Drakes to Ponting, FOUR, drifting down the legside, and Ponting
gets the little bat on it that he needs to flick it away to fine
leg, wide of the fielder on the ropes, for four
15.2 Drakes to Ponting, no run, driven back to Drakes
15.3 Drakes to Ponting, FOUR, full and outside the off, and Ponting
continues to extract full toll of these bad balls, driving through
the covers with minimum effort for four
15.4 Drakes to Ponting, one run, glided to third man for one
15.5 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, worked to the square leg fielder inside
the circle
15.6 Drakes to Lehmann, no run, cut away to backward point
End of over 16 (9 runs) Australia 81/2 (RR: 5.06)
VC Drakes 8-0-50-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 36* (34b 6x4) DS Lehmann 6* (23b)
16.1 Collymore to Ponting, no run, driven back past the bowler
16.2 Collymore to Ponting, no run
16.3 Collymore to Ponting, one run, flicked away, in the air but just
behind square on the legside, for one
16.4 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, outside the off, and an increasingly
frustrated-looking Lehmann tries to glide that away and misses,
the ball keeping a touch low on the way to Baugh
16.5 Collymore to Lehmann, one run, Lehmann gets this one away to third
man for a single
16.6 Collymore to Ponting, one run, placed between square leg and mid on
for another comfortable single
End of over 17 (3 runs) Australia 84/2 (RR: 4.94)
CD Collymore 3-0-7-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 38* (38b 6x4) DS Lehmann 7* (25b)
Marlon Samuels into the attack now
17.1 Samuels to Ponting, one run, drifting down leg, and Ponting turns
the ball around the corner for one
17.2 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, tossed up outside the off, and Lehmann
tries to hit that one too hard through the offside and only chops
it into the ground for a single to cover
17.3 Samuels to Ponting, no run, flicked away to square leg
17.4 Samuels to Ponting, one run, punched to Dillon at deep point
17.5 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, neatly turned to the square leg region
17.6 Samuels to Ponting, no run
End of over 18 (4 runs) Australia 88/2 (RR: 4.89)
MN Samuels 1-0-4-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 9* (27b) RT Ponting 40* (42b 6x4)
18.1 Collymore to Lehmann, two runs, quick runs as Lehmann glides the
ball to Lara, who has a shy at the striker's end, hits the stumps,
and concedes one overthrow
18.2 Collymore to Lehmann, one run, a shuffle to the off and clipped
away to square leg for one
18.3 Collymore to Ponting, one run, pushed to Sarwan at mid off, and
Lehmann is a touch slow to get off the blocks but gets there in
the end
18.4 Collymore to Lehmann, no run, that was sudden! short ball that
suddenly rises furiously out of nowhere, and Lehmann has to sway
out of the line of the ball to avoid getting hit!
18.5 Collymore to Lehmann, one run, clipped to midwicket for a single
18.6 Collymore to Ponting, no run
End of over 19 (5 runs) Australia 93/2 (RR: 4.89)
CD Collymore 4-0-12-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
DS Lehmann 13* (31b) RT Ponting 41* (44b 6x4)
19.1 Samuels to Lehmann, no run, slapped away to point for no run
19.2 Samuels to Lehmann, no run
19.3 Samuels to Lehmann, no run, again slapped to point
19.4 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, better played, down the ground to long
off for one
19.5 Samuels to Ponting, one run, worked between square leg and mid on
for one more
19.6 Samuels to Lehmann, no run
End of over 20 (2 runs) Australia 95/2 (RR: 4.75)
MN Samuels 2-0-6-0 - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 42* (45b 6x4) DS Lehmann 14* (36b)
20.1 Collymore to Ponting, one run, played to square leg
20.2 Collymore to Lehmann, one run, worked away to midwicket
20.3 Collymore to Ponting, one run, driven back past the bowler's
outstretched left hand wide of mid off for one
20.4 Collymore to Lehmann, two runs, just short of a length, and Lehmann
cracks that away behind square wide of third man for one, bringing
up the 100 for Australia
20.5 Collymore to Lehmann, one run, played away to midwicket, the runs
continuing to flow
20.6 Collymore to Ponting, one run, played in front of point for one
End of over 21 (7 runs) Australia 102/2 (RR: 4.86)
CD Collymore 5-0-19-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 45* (48b 6x4) DS Lehmann 18* (39b)
21.1 Samuels to Ponting, one run, worked to midwicket for one
21.2 Samuels to Lehmann, FOUR, dropped a touch short, and Lehmann rocks
back and pummels it away behind square on the offside for four
21.3 Samuels to Lehmann, no run
21.4 Samuels to Lehmann, two runs, stroked away wide of long off, and
another couple to Lehmann, who looks to be getting into his stride
now
21.5 Samuels to Lehmann, no run, punched back to Samuels
21.6 Samuels to Lehmann, no run, turned around the corner, and Gayle,
who has done some great work n the field today, throws himself to
his left and saves a certain boundary at fine leg inside the
circle
End of over 22 (7 runs) Australia 109/2 (RR: 4.95)
MN Samuels 3-0-13-0 - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 46* (49b 6x4) DS Lehmann 24* (44b 1x4)
Chris Gayle's off spin now into the attack
22.1 Gayle to Ponting, one run, turned between square leg and midwicket
for one
22.2 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, thumped to long off for one
22.3 Gayle to Ponting, wide: no run, Baugh comes up with a loud appeal
for caught behind as Ponting sweeps, but the umpire is not taken
in and signals a wide as appropriate
22.3 Gayle to Ponting, one run, driven away to long on for one
22.4 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, defended into the offside to the cover
fielder
22.5 Gayle to Lehmann, no run
22.6 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, absolute confusion! Lehmann dabs into the
offside and sets off, Ponting comes mid-pitch and the point
fielder tries at his end. Gayle collects the ball but does *not*
run Ponting out, throws it to Baugh instead, who fails to collect
and run Lehmann out
End of over 23 (4 runs) Australia 113/2 (RR: 4.91)
CH Gayle 1-0-4-0 (1w) - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 48* (51b 6x4) DS Lehmann 25* (48b 1x4)
Two missed opportunities there!
23.1 Samuels to Ponting, one run, pushed to deep point for one
The crowd at Sabina Park is abuzz after seeing the replay on the
big screen, and Gayle looks very dismayed indeed!
23.2 Samuels to Lehmann, no run
23.3 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, punched to long off for a single
23.4 Samuels to Ponting, one run, driven to long on, and Ponting gets to
his fifty with consummate ease
23.5 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, driven to the offside in front of
point for one
23.6 Samuels to Ponting, no run
End of over 24 (4 runs) Australia 117/2 (RR: 4.88)
MN Samuels 4-0-17-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 27* (51b 1x4) RT Ponting 50* (54b 6x4)
24.1 Gayle to Lehmann, wide: no run, drifting down the legside
24.1 Gayle to Lehmann, no run
24.2 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, worked behind square leg for a single
24.3 Gayle to Ponting, no run
24.4 Gayle to Ponting, no run, driven to cover
24.5 Gayle to Ponting, one run, swept away to fine leg for one more
24.6 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, dropped short, cut away to deep point
for a single
End of over 25 (4 runs) Australia 121/2 (RR: 4.84)
CH Gayle 2-0-8-0 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
DS Lehmann 29* (54b 1x4) RT Ponting 51* (57b 6x4)
25.1 Samuels to Lehmann, no run, punched wid eof mid off, who fields
well to his right to prevent the single
25.2 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, stroked away to long off
25.3 Samuels to Ponting, no run, turned to square leg, who is quick to
field and prevent the one
25.4 Samuels to Ponting, FOUR, very well timed indeed by Ponting, the
batsman picking up the faster ball and closing the face at the
last moment to play the ball past the bowler to the sightscreen
for four
25.5 Samuels to Ponting, no run
25.6 Samuels to Ponting, one run, glided wide of point for another
single
End of over 26 (6 runs) Australia 127/2 (RR: 4.88)
MN Samuels 5-0-23-0 - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 56* (61b 7x4) DS Lehmann 30* (56b 1x4)
26.1 Gayle to Ponting, no run
26.2 Gayle to Ponting, two runs, swept away to fine leg, Ponting getting
the front foot nicely in place and paddling the ball around the
corner
26.3 Gayle to Ponting, two runs, drifting down leg and rather short, and
Ponting turns this one again to fine leg for a brace
26.4 Gayle to Ponting, one run, and more runs to fine leg, Gayle's line
very erratic here indeed
26.5 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, stroked to long on for one
26.6 Gayle to Ponting, OUT: ordinary ball on off stump, and Ponting gets
on one knee and tries to clear Collymore on the midwicket ropes,
but the fielder runs to his right and does well to judge the
catch. Ponting stands baffled for a second before leaving the
crease
Australia 133/3, Partnership of 86
RT Ponting c Collymore b Gayle 59 (66b 7x4 0x6)
End of over 27 (6 runs) Australia 133/3 (RR: 4.93)
CH Gayle 3-0-14-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
DS Lehmann 31* (57b 1x4)
27.1 Samuels to Lehmann, one run, slapped into the offside, to deep
cover, for one
27.2 Samuels to Symonds, no run, pushed outisde the off, and Symonds
leaves it alone and then looks questioningly at the umpire for the
wide call
27.3 Samuels to Symonds, no run
27.4 Samuels to Symonds, one run, faster ball, which Symonds jams down
on in time and squirts into the offside
27.5 Samuels to Lehmann, no run
27.6 Samuels to Lehmann, one run
End of over 28 (3 runs) Australia 136/3 (RR: 4.86)
MN Samuels 6-0-26-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 33* (60b 1x4) A Symonds 1* (3b)
28.1 Gayle to Lehmann, two runs, slapped into the deep cover region,
where Collymore fumbles to allow the second to be pinched
28.2 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, driven abck to Gayle
28.3 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, Lehmann looks in considerable troubel at
the crease, his leg injury troubling him somewhat
28.4 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, pushed to cover
28.5 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, worked to the onside across the line for
one, Lehmann signals towards the pavilion for a runner
28.6 Gayle to Symonds, one run, struck away to long on
End of over 29 (4 runs) Australia 140/3 (RR: 4.83)
CH Gayle 4-0-18-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
A Symonds 2* (5b) DS Lehmann 36* (64b 1x4)
29.1 Banks to Symonds, no run
29.2 Banks to Symonds, one run
29.3 Banks to Lehmann, one run
29.4 Banks to Symonds, no run
29.5 Banks to Symonds, no run
29.6 Banks to Symonds, two runs
End of over 30 (4 runs) Australia 144/3 (RR: 4.80)
OAC Banks 1-0-4-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 37* (65b 1x4) A Symonds 5* (10b)
30.1 Gayle to Lehmann, one run
30.2 Gayle to Symonds, no run
30.3 Gayle to Symonds, no run
30.4 Gayle to Symonds, one run
30.5 Gayle to Lehmann, one run
30.6 Gayle to Symonds, no run
End of over 31 (3 runs) Australia 147/3 (RR: 4.74)
CH Gayle 5-0-19-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
DS Lehmann 39* (67b 1x4) A Symonds 6* (14b)
31.1 Banks to Lehmann, one run
Matthew Hayden now running for the crocked Darren Lehmann
31.2 Banks to Symonds, one run
31.3 Banks to Lehmann, no run, cut away hard but straight to th
ebackward point fielder
31.4 Banks to Lehmann, one run, stroked in front of square on the
offside, bringing up the Australian 150
31.5 Banks to Symonds, no run
31.6 Banks to Symonds, no run, short and outside the off, and Symonds
misses out on the cut, sending the ball to third man inside the
circle
End of over 32 (3 runs) Australia 150/3 (RR: 4.69)
OAC Banks 2-0-7-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 41* (70b 1x4) A Symonds 7* (17b)
32.1 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, worked to square leg for a single
32.2 Gayle to Symonds, no run
32.3 Gayle to Symonds, one run, pushed back past Gayle, who lets that
one slip through the fingers to long off for one
32.4 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, chopped into the ground towards backward
point
32.5 Gayle to Lehmann, no run
32.6 Gayle to Lehmann, FOUR, a thick outside edge from Lehmann, and this
one runs away quite fast to third man, eluding the diving fielder
to reach the fence
End of over 33 (6 runs) Australia 156/3 (RR: 4.73)
CH Gayle 6-0-25-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
A Symonds 8* (19b) DS Lehmann 46* (74b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
33.1 Banks to Symonds, one run, clipped away to deep square leg
33.2 Banks to Lehmann, no run
33.3 Banks to Lehmann, three runs, Lehmann drives this one over the
infield at midwicket and gets three as the fielder gives desparate
chase and pulls it back inside the ropes
33.4 Banks to Symonds, one run, played away down to long on
33.5 Banks to Lehmann, two runs, drifting down the leg, and Lehmann gets
some bat on that one, the two to fine leg getting him to his fifty
33.6 Banks to Lehmann, one run, swept away for a single to square leg
End of over 34 (8 runs) Australia 164/3 (RR: 4.82)
OAC Banks 3-0-15-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Lehmann 52* (78b 2x4) A Symonds 10* (21b)
34.1 Gayle to Lehmann, no run, pushed to mid off
34.2 Gayle to Lehmann, one run, a shimmy down the track, but only one to
long off
34.3 Gayle to Symonds, one run, worked to square leg
34.4 Gayle to Lehmann, no run
34.5 Gayle to Lehmann, no run
34.6 Gayle to Lehmann, no run
End of over 35 (2 runs) Australia 166/3 (RR: 4.74)
CH Gayle 7-0-27-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
A Symonds 11* (22b) DS Lehmann 53* (83b 2x4)
35.1 Banks to Symonds, no run, pushed back to Banks
35.2 Banks to Symonds, no run, defensively played back to Banks again
35.3 Banks to Symonds, one run, played away to long on, and Hayden wants
the second but is sent back by Symonds
35.4 Banks to Lehmann, two runs, tossed up, smashed through the covers
to the sweeper for a brace
35.5 Banks to Lehmann, no run, punched back to Banks, the West Indian
spinners getting in some quick and cheap overs here
35.6 Banks to Lehmann, OUT: Lehmann, hobbled in his footwork by his
injury, does not get to the pitch of this and tries to work it
across the line, gets a leading edge that spoons straight to
Powell at mid off, who takes a good catch in front of him
Australia 169/4, Partnership of 36
DS Lehmann c Powell b Banks 55 (86b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 36 (3 runs) Australia 169/4 (RR: 4.69)
OAC Banks 4-0-18-1 - Headley Stand End
A Symonds 12* (25b)
Omari Banks gets his first ODI wicket!
Corey Colymore coming back into the attack now
36.1 Collymore to Symonds, no run, Symonds gets behind the line of that
and pushes it defensively into the offside
36.2 Collymore to Symonds, no run
36.3 Collymore to Symonds, one run, pushed to mid on
36.4 Collymore to Bevan, no run, cut away, but straight to point
36.5 Collymore to Bevan, no run, pushed to mid off
36.6 Collymore to Bevan, no run
End of over 37 (1 run) Australia 170/4 (RR: 4.59)
CD Collymore 6-0-20-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
A Symonds 13* (28b) MG Bevan 0* (3b)
37.1 Banks to Symonds, one run, struck back towards Banks very hard, and
the bowler gets just a finger on it, deflecting it to mid on
37.2 Banks to Bevan, two runs, flicked away to midwicket, and Bevan,
quick runner that he is, calls for the second and gets it
37.3 Banks to Bevan, one run
37.4 Banks to Symonds, no run
37.5 Banks to Symonds, one run
37.6 Banks to Bevan, two runs, glided to fine leg for a couple
End of over 38 (7 runs) Australia 177/4 (RR: 4.66)
OAC Banks 5-0-25-1 - Headley Stand End
A Symonds 15* (31b) MG Bevan 5* (6b)
38.1 Collymore to Symonds, no run, an attempted pull goes nowhere,
Symonds missing the ball completely
38.2 Collymore to Symonds, one run, punched wide of mid on for a single
38.3 Collymore to Bevan, no run
38.4 Collymore to Bevan, no run
38.5 Collymore to Bevan, one run, turned to square leg for a single
38.6 Collymore to Symonds, two runs, cut away behind square on the
offside, and a couple more to Symonds
End of over 39 (4 runs) Australia 181/4 (RR: 4.64)
CD Collymore 7-0-24-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
MG Bevan 6* (9b) A Symonds 18* (34b)
39.1 Banks to Bevan, no run
39.2 Banks to Bevan, no run, pushed to cover
39.3 Banks to Bevan, wide: no run, drifting down the legside, and wide
called
39.3 Banks to Bevan, one run, stroked away to long on
39.4 Banks to Symonds, OUT: Banks drops this one a touch short, and
SYmonds tries to cut it away fiercely over the offside, but he
only finds Dillon at short third man, who pouches the top edge
comfortably
Australia 183/5, Partnership of 14
A Symonds c Dillon b Banks 18 (35b 0x4 0x6)
MG Bevan 7* (12b) OAC Banks 5.4-0-27-2 (1w)
39.5 Banks to Harvey, one run, struck away to deep point for one
39.6 Banks to Bevan, wide: no run, drifting down leg
39.6 Banks to Bevan, one run, struck to long off for one
End of over 40 (5 runs) Australia 186/5 (RR: 4.65)
OAC Banks 6-0-30-2 (2w) - Headley Stand End
MG Bevan 8* (13b) IJ Harvey 1* (1b)
40.1 Dillon to Bevan, one run
40.2 Dillon to Harvey, no run
40.3 Dillon to Harvey, FOUR, cut away past a diving backward point to
the fence for four, hard hit from Harvey
40.4 Dillon to Harvey, FOUR, short ball, and Harvey flashes into the
pull, getting the ball just behind square on the legside, wide of
fine leg, for four
40.5 Dillon to Harvey, one run, dabbed into the deep point for one
40.6 Dillon to Bevan, one run, touched down to point, and Bevan sprints
the single hard and gets it
End of over 41 (11 runs) Australia 197/5 (RR: 4.80)
M Dillon 7-1-34-2 (3w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
MG Bevan 10* (15b) IJ Harvey 10* (5b 2x4)
41.1 Banks to Bevan, no run
41.2 Banks to Bevan, two runs, a thickish edge that runs away to third
man, Sarwan gives chase and pulls it back inside the ropes as
Bevan runs two
41.3 Banks to Bevan, one run
41.4 Banks to Harvey, two runs
41.5 Banks to Harvey, FOUR, cut away hard, Harvey getting some quick
runs here for Australia, that one rocketing away to the deep point
fence
41.6 Banks to Harvey, no run
End of over 42 (9 runs) Australia 206/5 (RR: 4.90)
OAC Banks 7-0-39-2 (2w) - Headley Stand End
MG Bevan 13* (18b) IJ Harvey 16* (8b 3x4)
42.1 Dillon to Bevan, one run, dabbed down towards point, and Bevan
wants the quick single, Powell swoops and gets in a direct hit at
the striker's end, but Harvey is safely home
42.2 Dillon to Harvey, one run, pushed into the covers for a singlwe
42.3 Dillon to Bevan, one run, tickled away to fine leg for one
42.4 Dillon to Harvey, no run
42.5 Dillon to Harvey, one run, flicked away to midwicket for one
42.6 Dillon to Bevan, one run
End of over 43 (5 runs) Australia 211/5 (RR: 4.91)
M Dillon 8-1-39-2 (3w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
MG Bevan 16* (20b) IJ Harvey 18* (12b 3x4)
43.1 Banks to Bevan, one run, slashed away in front of square on the
offside for one
43.2 Banks to Harvey, one run
43.3 Banks to Bevan, no run
43.4 Banks to Bevan, no run
43.5 Banks to Bevan, two runs, flicked away behind square on the legside
for a couple
43.6 Banks to Bevan, one run
End of over 44 (5 runs) Australia 216/5 (RR: 4.91)
OAC Banks 8-0-44-2 (2w) - Headley Stand End
MG Bevan 20* (25b) IJ Harvey 19* (13b 3x4)
44.1 Gayle to Bevan, two runs, turned away in front of square on the
legside for a couple more
44.2 Gayle to Bevan, one run
44.3 Gayle to Harvey, one run, turned away to midwicket
44.4 Gayle to Bevan, no run
44.5 Gayle to Bevan, no run
44.6 Gayle to Bevan, no run
End of over 45 (4 runs) Australia 220/5 (RR: 4.89)
CH Gayle 8-0-31-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
IJ Harvey 20* (14b 3x4) MG Bevan 23* (30b)
45.1 Collymore to Harvey, one run, flicked away to midwicket
45.2 Collymore to Bevan, one run
45.3 Collymore to Harvey, one run, punched away into the offside, wide
of long off for a single
45.4 Collymore to Bevan, one run
45.5 Collymore to Harvey, no run
45.6 Collymore to Harvey, two runs, short of a length, and Harvey
shimmies down the track, and slashes at that one, getting it to
the cover fielder and getting two for the effort
End of over 46 (6 runs) Australia 226/5 (RR: 4.91)
CD Collymore 8-0-30-0 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
MG Bevan 25* (32b) IJ Harvey 24* (18b 3x4)
46.1 Gayle to Bevan, one run, swept away to midwicket for one
46.2 Gayle to Harvey, FOUR, full toss on leg stump, and Harvey
dispatches this promptly, heaving it away to the square leg fence
for four
46.3 Gayle to Harvey, FOUR, four more, and that brings up the fifty
partnership, Harvey cutting it fine and getting it to the fine leg
ropes for four
46.4 Gayle to Harvey, one run
46.5 Gayle to Bevan, no run
46.6 Gayle to Bevan, one run, worked away to midwicket for a single,
three overs to go
End of over 47 (11 runs) Australia 237/5 (RR: 5.04)
CH Gayle 9-0-42-1 (2w) - Blue Mountains End
MG Bevan 27* (35b) IJ Harvey 33* (21b 5x4)
47.1 Collymore to Bevan, wide: no run, short ball, and Bevan sways out
of the way, and umpire Shepherd calls it a wide
47.1 Collymore to Bevan, one run, Bevan glides this one to third man
with a thickish outside edge for a single
47.2 Collymore to Harvey, two runs, driven wide of long off, and Harvey
places it well enough for the batsmen to cross over a second time
47.3 Collymore to Harvey, no run
47.4 Collymore to Harvey, one run, driven wide of short extra cover, and
a quick single
47.5 Collymore to Bevan, one run
47.6 Collymore to Harvey, one run, trying to flick it away, Harvey gets
an inside edge that runs away to short fine leg for one
End of over 48 (7 runs) Australia 244/5 (RR: 5.08)
CD Collymore 9-0-37-0 (1w 1nb) - Headley Stand End
IJ Harvey 37* (25b 5x4) MG Bevan 29* (37b)
48.1 Dillon to Harvey, one run, down the track, and Harvey takes the
ball on the full and gets it on one bounce to Sarwan at long off
48.2 Dillon to Bevan, FOUR, spanked away by Bevan, heaving it from off
stump to the midwicket fence wristily for four
48.3 Dillon to Bevan, wide: no run, Bevan moves to leg, and Dillon tries
to spear it into the offside in response, ends up pushing it much
too wide
48.3 Dillon to Bevan, one run, cut away to third man for one
48.4 Dillon to Harvey, FOUR, another adnavce down the track, and Dillon
affords Harvey the width to have an almighty heave at the ball,
slashing it over the covers for four
48.5 Dillon to Harvey, one run, smashed to cover
48.6 Dillon to Bevan, two runs, flicked away to midwicket, and Bevan
calls for the second on the throw and gets it. 14 runs from the
over from Dillon.
End of over 49 (14 runs) Australia 258/5 (RR: 5.27)
M Dillon 9-1-53-2 (4w 2nb) - Blue Mountains End
IJ Harvey 43* (28b 6x4) MG Bevan 36* (40b 1x4)
49.1 Collymore to Harvey, one run, slower ball, which Harvey waits for
and then cuts away to point for one
49.2 Collymore to Bevan, no run
49.3 Collymore to Bevan, FOUR, Bevan moves to leg and drives this
powerfully towards Powell at long off, who jumps to try for the
catch, but the ball goes through his finers for four
49.4 Collymore to Bevan, two runs, flicked away to midwicket for a
couple more
49.5 Collymore to Bevan, one run
49.6 Collymore to Harvey, FOUR, and four off the final ball, Harvey
moving to leg and driving the full toss straight back over the
umpire to the sightscreen for four
End of over 50 (12 runs) Australia 270/5 (RR: 5.40)
CD Collymore 10-0-49-0 (1w 1nb) - Headley Stand End
MG Bevan 43* (44b 2x4) IJ Harvey 48* (30b 7x4)
So Australia end on an even 270, Harvey and Bevan doing well to put
together a partnership of quick runs to spur Australia's run-rate
forward towards the end.
The West Indies now chase a daunting 271 for a win in the first of
seven one-day internataionals. Do join us after the break to
resume the match with the West Indian chase.
Match State: Innings Break
Chris Gayle and surprise opener Ricardo Powell in the middle for
the West Indies
0.1 McGrath to Gayle, no run, outside the off, angled into the batsman
as McGrath goes around the wicket, and Gayle leaves the ball alone
0.2 McGrath to Gayle, no run, outside the off again, and Gayle shuffles
to the off and shoulders arms
0.3 McGrath to Gayle, no run
0.4 McGrath to Gayle, no run, Gayle finally puts bat on ball, defending
into the offsode
0.5 McGrath to Gayle, no run, Gayle goes back to leaving th eball
0.6 McGrath to Gayle, no run, trying to work it to leg, Gayle gets
rapped on the pads instead
End of over 1 (maiden) West Indies 0/0 (RR: 0.00 RRR: 271/49 = 5.53)
GD McGrath 1-1-0-0 - Blue Mountains End
RL Powell 0* (0b) CH Gayle 0* (6b)
Brett Lee to share the new ball with McGrath as expected
1.1 Lee to Powell, no run, on the off stump, and Powell gets behind the
ball and defends solidly to short extra cover
1.2 Lee to Powell, two runs, just short of a length, and Powell whacks
this one away into the midwicet for a region, getting off the mark
1.3 Lee to Powell, one run, short again, and Powell tries to chip-pull
this one away as well, the ball bobbling into the air near square
leg and falling safely enough
1.4 Lee to Gayle, no run
1.5 Lee to Gayle, no run, outside the off, and Gayle shoulders arms,
leaves that one to go through to Gilchrist
1.6 Lee to Gayle, no run, short of a length, and quite close to Gayle's
body, the batsman having to sway away from the line
End of over 2 (3 runs) West Indies 3/0 (RR: 1.50 RRR: 268/48 = 5.58)
B Lee 1-0-3-0 - Blue Mountains End
RL Powell 3* (3b) CH Gayle 0* (9b)
2.1 McGrath to Powell, one run, outside the off, and Powell drives
uppishly, getting a thick outside edge to third man
2.2 McGrath to Gayle, no run
2.3 McGrath to Gayle, FOUR, outside the off, and Gayle gets off the
mark with a good shot, getting to the pitch and steering the ball
down to third man past the slip fielder for four
2.4 McGrath to Gayle, one run, swatted away wide of mid on for one
2.5 McGrath to Powell, no run, outside the off, seaming away from
Powell, who looks at the umpire for a wide call but is not granted
it
2.6 McGrath to Powell, no run
End of over 3 (6 runs) West Indies 9/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 262/47 = 5.57)
GD McGrath 2-1-6-0 - Headley Stand End
CH Gayle 5* (12b 1x4) RL Powell 4* (6b)
3.1 Lee to Gayle, no run, pitched up, outside the off, and Gayle is
drawn forward and beaten
3.2 Lee to Gayle, no run, speared outside the off, and Lee really
flirting with a wide call there
3.3 Lee to Gayle, no run, quite well left in the end, Gayle watching
the ball till the end and then shouldering arms, the ball not too
far from the off stump
3.4 Lee to Gayle, no run
3.5 Lee to Gayle, no run, again outside the off, and again Gayle sways
away from that one, dropping his hands at the last moment to avoid
the ball
3.6 Lee to Gayle, no run
End of over 4 (maiden) West Indies 9/0 (RR: 2.25 RRR: 262/46 = 5.70)
B Lee 2-1-3-0 - Blue Mountains End
RL Powell 4* (6b) CH Gayle 5* (18b 1x4)
4.1 McGrath to Powell, no run, on middle and leg, worked away to square
leg
4.2 McGrath to Powell, FOUR, what a shot! pitched up, and Powell
pounces on that one promptly, striking the ball hard in driving it
wide of mid off for four
4.3 McGrath to Powell, no run, and a collective "Ooooh" goes up as
Powell strides forward in solid defence!
4.4 McGrath to Powell, no run, short of a length, but not enough to
pull, and Powell tries to drag it wide of midwicket but only finds
the mid on fielder
4.5 McGrath to Powell, no run, outside the off stump, and Powell
decides to let this one go past
4.6 McGrath to Powell, no run
End of over 5 (4 runs) West Indies 13/0 (RR: 2.60 RRR: 258/45 = 5.73)
GD McGrath 3-1-10-0 - Headley Stand End
CH Gayle 5* (18b 1x4) RL Powell 8* (12b 1x4)
5.1 Lee to Gayle, FOUR, short ball, and Gayle flashes into the pull,
gets a bottom edge that evades Gilchrist's gloves by just pace,
the ball hits glove and runs away to fine leg for four
5.2 Lee to Gayle, one run, a much more controlled pull shot this time,
the ball on the hips and pulled away behind square for one
5.3 Lee to Powell, no run
5.4 Lee to Powell, FOUR, pitched up, and Powell punishes this one,
flaying it through the offside between point and cover, to the
fence for four
5.5 Lee to Powell, no run, Powell shuffles to off and tries to work it
away to leg and misses, struck outside the off on the pads
5.6 Lee to Powell, FOUR, what a shot! pitched up again, and this one
Powell just pummels right back past the bowler, over the umpire's
head to his right and straight to the sighttscreen for four
End of over 6 (13 runs) West Indies 26/0 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 245/44 = 5.57)
B Lee 3-1-16-0 - Blue Mountains End
CH Gayle 10* (20b 2x4) RL Powell 16* (16b 3x4)
6.1 McGrath to Gayle, no run
6.2 McGrath to Gayle, no run
6.3 McGrath to Gayle, no run, outside the off, and Gayle leaves this
one alone
6.4 McGrath to Gayle, no run, dabbed into the offside, wide of cover
6.5 McGrath to Gayle, no run
6.6 McGrath to Gayle, one run, striding forward, Gayle steers it past a
diving backward point to third man for one
End of over 7 (1 run) West Indies 27/0 (RR: 3.86 RRR: 244/43 = 5.67)
GD McGrath 4-1-11-0 - Headley Stand End
CH Gayle 11* (26b 2x4) RL Powell 16* (16b 3x4)
And after Lee's rather expensive last over, Bichel is into the
attack now
7.1 Bichel to Gayle, one run, on middle and off, steered to third man
for one
7.2 Bichel to Powell, no run, short of a length, outside the off, and
Powell leaves the ball alone
7.3 Bichel to Powell, no run, punched to the mid off fielder
7.4 Bichel to Powell, one run, dropped! short of a length, and Powell
tries to pull it away to midwicket, gets into the stroke early and
hits it hard, the ball at square leg is dropped by Symonds,
leaping to his right
7.5 Bichel to Gayle, one run, and now Gayle goes for the big stroke,
trying to smash Bichel over long off and Lee from mid off over-
runs the ball over his shoulder!
7.6 Bichel to Powell, no run, and a defensive stroke this time, playing
th eball back to Bichel
End of over 8 (3 runs) West Indies 30/0 (RR: 3.75 RRR: 241/42 = 5.74)
AJ Bichel 1-0-3-0 - Blue Mountains End
CH Gayle 13* (28b 2x4) RL Powell 17* (20b 3x4)
8.1 McGrath to Gayle, no run, around the wicket, and angled into Gayle,
who shuffles to the off and leaves the ball alone
8.2 McGrath to Gayle, no run
8.3 McGrath to Gayle, no run
8.4 McGrath to Gayle, no run, defended back to McGrath
8.5 McGrath to Gayle, no run
8.6 McGrath to Gayle, one run, glided to third man, and the fielder
inside the circle dives to his right and prevents the four,
getting only one
End of over 9 (1 run) West Indies 31/0 (RR: 3.44 RRR: 240/41 = 5.85)
GD McGrath 5-1-12-0 - Headley Stand End
CH Gayle 14* (34b 2x4) RL Powell 17* (20b 3x4)
9.1 Bichel to Gayle, no run, short of a length, and Gayle rocks back
and plays the ball back to Bichel
9.2 Bichel to Gayle, one run, flicked to short fine leg, and a quick
single pinched
9.3 Bichel to Powell, one run, uppishly played past the gully position
to third man for one
9.4 Bichel to Gayle, no run, pushed back to Bichel
9.5 Bichel to Gayle, no run
9.6 Bichel to Gayle, no run
End of over 10 (2 runs) West Indies 33/0 (RR: 3.30 RRR: 238/40 = 5.95)
AJ Bichel 2-0-5-0 - Blue Mountains End
RL Powell 18* (21b 3x4) CH Gayle 15* (39b 2x4)
10.1 McGrath to Powell, no run, outside the off, short of a length, and
Powell leaves this one alone
10.2 McGrath to Powell, FOUR, outside the off, not really short of a
length, but Powell drags this one through midwicket to the fence
for four
10.3 McGrath to Powell, no run
10.4 McGrath to Powell, no run
10.5 McGrath to Powell, no run
10.6 McGrath to Powell, two runs, drifting down leg, and Powell flicks
it away to fine leg, where the fielder fumbles and enables the
batsmen to cross over for two
End of over 11 (6 runs) West Indies 39/0 (RR: 3.55 RRR: 232/39 = 5.95)
GD McGrath 6-1-18-0 - Headley Stand End
CH Gayle 15* (39b 2x4) RL Powell 24* (27b 4x4)
11.1 Bichel to Gayle, FOUR, full delivery on the off, and Gayle drives
this one sweetly past the diving bowler, wide of the mid off
fielder for four
11.2 Bichel to Gayle, no run
11.3 Bichel to Gayle, FOUR, pitched up and wide outside the off, and
Gayle takes up the temptation, smashing the ball through the
covers and over the infield for four more
11.4 Bichel to Gayle, two runs, whipped off the stumps to midwicket for
a couple
11.5 Bichel to Gayle, one run, pitched up, and Gayle drives uppishly and
gets a thick edge that flies past Ponting at slip to third man for
one
11.6 Bichel to Powell, two runs, Powell flashes hard again at th eball,
and yet again Lee overruns it, this time at point, running towards
the deep
End of over 12 (13 runs) West Indies 52/0 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 219/38 = 5.76)
AJ Bichel 3-0-18-0 - Blue Mountains End
CH Gayle 26* (44b 4x4) RL Powell 26* (28b 4x4)
12.1 Lee to Gayle, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
smashed straight to the mid-off fielder
12.2 Lee to Gayle, FOUR, short delivery on the middle and leg, pulled
away to the mid-wicket fence, long chase for the fielder but the
ball wins the race
12.3 Lee to Gayle, FOUR, take that! pitched up delivery outside the off
stump, Gayle stands tall and lofts it over the cover fielder, ball
races away to the fence
12.4 Lee to Gayle, two runs, played away to the deep mid-wicket region
12.5 Lee to Gayle, one run, fuller length delivery, touch outside the
off stump, played wide of the cover fielder, quick single taken
12.6 Lee to Powell, one run, pitched up delivery on the middle and leg,
played wide of the mid-on fielder, easy single taken
End of over 13 (12 runs) West Indies 64/0 (RR: 4.92 RRR: 207/37 = 5.59)
B Lee 4-1-28-0 - Headley Stand End
RL Powell 27* (29b 4x4) CH Gayle 37* (49b 6x4)
13.1 Bichel to Powell, (noball) no run, short delivery on the middle and
angling down the leg side, Powell goes for the wild shot but
misses, bal hits the pad and falls down on the on side
13.1 Bichel to Powell, SIX, good length delivery on the middle and leg,
Powell moves forward and lofts it over the square leg fence, good
clean hit!
13.2 Bichel to Powell, no run
13.3 Bichel to Powell, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
off, driven straight to the cover fielder, mis-field there but the
batsmen decide not to run
13.4 Bichel to Powell, no run, good length delivery touch outside the
off stump, Powell has a wild go at it but misses by miles
13.5 Bichel to Powell, FOUR, take that! good length delivery touch
outside the off stump, angling in a bit, Powell moves forward a
bit and smashes it down the track to the long-off fence
13.6 Bichel to Powell, no run
End of over 14 (11 runs) West Indies 75/0 (RR: 5.36 RRR: 196/36 = 5.44)
AJ Bichel 4-0-29-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
CH Gayle 37* (49b 6x4) RL Powell 37* (36b 5x4 1x6)
14.1 Lee to Gayle, OUT: first strike! short delivery on the off and
angling in, Gayle moves away and has a wild go at it, ball takes
the top edge and balloons up towards the cover region, Hoog runs
after it and takes a superb catch
West Indies 75/1, Partnership of 75
CH Gayle c Hogg b Lee 37 (50b 6x4 0x6)
RL Powell 37* (36b 5x4 1x6) B Lee 4.1-1-28-1
Devon Smith is the new batsman
14.2 Lee to Powell, OUT: and Lee, charged up with that first wicket,
digs in another short ball, Powell flashes into an unnecessary
pull, the ball takes a top edge that finds the safe gloves of
Gilchrist behind the stumps
West Indies 75/2, Partnership of 0
RL Powell c Gilchrist b Lee 37 (37b 5x4 1x6)
DS Smith 0* (0b) B Lee 4.2-1-28-2
Lee on a hat-trick!
14.3 Lee to Lara, one run, and Lara averts the hat-trick by dabbing th
eball into the offside and getting the quick single to the cover
fielder
14.4 Lee to Smith, no run
14.5 Lee to Smith, (noball) no run, another short delivery from Lee, and
Smith has to duck into and away from the line to avoid getting hit
14.5 Lee to Smith, FOUR, short and outside the off, and Smith guides
that one through the offside beautifully for four to the cover
fence
14.6 Lee to Smith, no run, and in response, another short ball from Lee
to end the over
End of over 15 (6 runs) West Indies 81/2 (RR: 5.40 RRR: 190/35 = 5.43)
B Lee 5-1-34-2 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
BC Lara 1* (1b) DS Smith 4* (4b 1x4)
15.1 Bichel to Lara, no run, on the legstump, and Lara plays it away to
square leg
15.2 Bichel to Lara, no run
15.3 Bichel to Lara, no run, smashed away, but straight to the point
fieldsman
15.4 Bichel to Lara, no run
15.5 Bichel to Lara, no run
15.6 Bichel to Lara, no run
End of over 16 (maiden) West Indies 81/2 (RR: 5.06 RRR: 190/34 = 5.59)
AJ Bichel 5-1-29-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
DS Smith 4* (4b 1x4) BC Lara 1* (7b)
16.1 Lee to Smith, no run, short of a length, and that goes right
through Smith, the batsman playing outside the line of the
delivery angled into him
16.2 Lee to Smith, no run
16.3 Lee to Smith, no run
16.4 Lee to Smith, no run
16.5 Lee to Smith, no run, short of a length, played to mid on
12 balls have passed since the last run for the West Indies
16.6 Lee to Smith, no run, short of a length. outside the off, and Smith
leaves that one alone to go through to Gilchrist
End of over 17 (maiden) West Indies 81/2 (RR: 4.76 RRR: 190/33 = 5.76)
B Lee 6-2-34-2 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
BC Lara 1* (7b) DS Smith 4* (10b 1x4)
17.1 Bichel to Lara, no run
17.2 Bichel to Lara, one run, pushed softly back towards the mid off
fielder, and a single quickly taken
17.3 Bichel to Smith, no run
17.4 Bichel to Smith, no run, outside the off, and Smith is rather early
on the shot, pushing it wide of cover
17.5 Bichel to Smith, no run
17.6 Bichel to Smith, one run, worked into the gap on the offside for
one
End of over 18 (2 runs) West Indies 83/2 (RR: 4.61 RRR: 188/32 = 5.88)
AJ Bichel 6-1-31-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
DS Smith 5* (14b 1x4) BC Lara 2* (9b)
Ian Harvey into the attack
18.1 Harvey to Smith, no run, clipped away to the short midwicket fielde
18.2 Harvey to Smith, two runs, outside the off, and Smith slaps this
one past the mid off fielder, who gives chase and pulls it back to
keep it down to two
18.3 Harvey to Smith, no run
18.4 Harvey to Smith, one run, steered to third man for one
18.5 Harvey to Lara, no run, dabbed into the offside
18.6 Harvey to Lara, no run
End of over 19 (3 runs) West Indies 86/2 (RR: 4.53 RRR: 185/31 = 5.97)
IJ Harvey 1-0-3-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Smith 8* (18b 1x4) BC Lara 2* (11b)
19.1 Bichel to Smith, FOUR, good shot, Bichel overpitches and Smith
dispatches this stylishly through the mid on position, to the
fence for four
19.2 Bichel to Smith, one run
19.3 Bichel to Lara, one run, clipped away off the hips to fine leg for
one
19.4 Bichel to Smith, no run, glided to point
19.5 Bichel to Smith, one run, Smith almost overbalances as he works
this one away to square leg for a single
19.6 Bichel to Lara, no run
End of over 20 (7 runs) West Indies 93/2 (RR: 4.65 RRR: 178/30 = 5.93)
AJ Bichel 7-1-38-0 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
DS Smith 14* (22b 2x4) BC Lara 3* (13b)
20.1 Harvey to Smith, no run, on the front foot, steered to point. Smith
and Lara really not allowed to get away by Australia's bowlers
here
20.2 Harvey to Smith, one run, flicked away to square leg for one
20.3 Harvey to Lara, one run, clipped away to square leg again for a
single
20.4 Harvey to Smith, no run
20.5 Harvey to Smith, one run, pushed into the deep cover region
20.6 Harvey to Lara, no run
End of over 21 (3 runs) West Indies 96/2 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 175/29 = 6.03)
IJ Harvey 2-0-6-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Smith 16* (26b 2x4) BC Lara 4* (15b)
Andrew Symonds into the attack now
21.1 Symonds to Smith, one run, short and wide, and Maher, the 12th man
on for Lehmann, at point misfields to allow the single
21.2 Symonds to Lara, one run, touched away to fine leg for one
21.3 Symonds to Smith, two runs, two more to Smith as Symonds drops
short and the batsman pulls it away wide of square leg for a
couple
21.4 Symonds to Smith, one run
21.5 Symonds to Lara, one run, turned away behind square for one more
21.6 Symonds to Smith, no run
End of over 22 (6 runs) West Indies 102/2 (RR: 4.64 RRR: 169/28 = 6.04)
A Symonds 1-0-6-0 - Blue Mountains End
BC Lara 6* (17b) DS Smith 20* (30b 2x4)
22.1 Harvey to Lara, FOUR, cracking shot, Lara rocks back as Harvey
drops short, rolling his wrists to keep the cut stroke down,
placing it between point and the sweeper cover to get four
22.2 Harvey to Lara, no run, pushed back to Harvey
22.3 Harvey to Lara, no run, glided to short third man
22.4 Harvey to Lara, FOUR, on the legs, and Lara touches it away to fine
leg for four more, even as a slight drizzle starts to descend on
Sabina Park
22.5 Harvey to Lara, two runs, two more to Lara as the batsman plays ita
way to midwicket
22.6 Harvey to Lara, no run, angled across Lara, who tries to cut it
away and is beaten
End of over 23 (10 runs) West Indies 112/2 (RR: 4.87 RRR: 159/27 = 5.89)
IJ Harvey 3-0-16-0 - Headley Stand End
DS Smith 20* (30b 2x4) BC Lara 16* (23b 2x4)
23.1 Symonds to Smith, one run, short ball, which Smith swivels on his
back foot and pulls away to square leg for one
The umpires looking around as the rain starts to get heavier
23.2 Symonds to Lara, one run, worked to fine leg for one
The umpires now confer and take the players off even as the
groundsmen drag heavy covers onto the field
Match State: Delay - Rain
23.3 Symonds to Smith, no run
23.4 Symonds to Smith, two runs, sliced to third man, and two quick
singles stolen
The West Indies now need to make 92 from 80 balls to win this
match, according to the Duckworth-Lewis rain-reduced target.
23.5 Symonds to Smith, no run
23.6 Symonds to Smith, two runs, heaved away into the midwicket, and
another couple to Smith
End of over 24 (6 runs) West Indies 118/2 (RR: 4.92 RRR: 90/13 = 6.92)
A Symonds 2-0-12-0 - Blue Mountains End
BC Lara 17* (24b 2x4) DS Smith 25* (35b 2x4)
24.1 Harvey to Lara, two runs, pitched up outside the off, and Lara
drives this one wide of the sweeper cover for a couple
24.2 Harvey to Lara, no run, outside the off, and Lara plays and misses
at that one
24.3 Harvey to Lara, FOUR, short of a length, and Lara rocks back and
simply slaps that one away in front of square on the legside for
four
24.4 Harvey to Lara, OUT: Lara comes down the track and towards leg,
Harvey pitches it short and away from Lara, who has a waft at it
anyway and only succeeds in edging it behind the stumps to
Gilchrist
West Indies 124/3, Partnership of 49
BC Lara c Gilchrist b Harvey 23 (28b 3x4 0x6)
DS Smith 25* (35b 2x4) IJ Harvey 3.4-0-22-1
24.5 Harvey to Sarwan, no run, outside the off, rising off a good
length, and Sarwan thinks about playing at it before leaving it
alone
24.6 Harvey to Sarwan, one run, clipped behind square for one
End of over 25 (7 runs) West Indies 125/3 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 83/12 = 6.92)
IJ Harvey 4-0-23-1 - Headley Stand End
RR Sarwan 1* (2b) DS Smith 25* (35b 2x4)
25.1 Symonds to Sarwan, no run, on the off, seaming into the right
hander, who plays it to leg
25.2 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, worked wide of short mdiwicket for one
25.3 Symonds to Smith, one run, short ball, and Smith awkwardly pulls it
away wide of mid on, where Bevan half-stops it and keeps it down
to one
25.4 Symonds to Sarwan, no run, outside the off, and Sarwan has a waft
at it and misses
25.5 Symonds to Sarwan, FOUR, short ball, and Sarwan rocks back and
pulls it dangersouly close to Lee at fine leg, who dives over the
ball and concedes the four
25.6 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, pushed to cover, and Sarwan would have
been gone had Bevan hit the stumps at the non-styriker's end
End of over 26 (7 runs) West Indies 132/3 (RR: 5.08 RRR: 76/11 = 6.91)
A Symonds 3-0-19-0 - Blue Mountains End
RR Sarwan 7* (7b 1x4) DS Smith 26* (36b 2x4)
26.1 Harvey to Sarwan, one run, worked to square leg for one
26.2 Harvey to Smith, no run
26.3 Harvey to Smith, OUT: short of a length and angled across the
batsman, and Smith tries to cut it away and is defeated by the
extra bounce, the ball catching the edge through to Gilchrist
West Indies 133/4, Partnership of 9
DS Smith c Gilchrist b Harvey 26 (38b 2x4 0x6)
RR Sarwan 8* (8b 1x4) IJ Harvey 4.3-0-24-2
26.4 Harvey to Samuels, no run, pushed back towards Harvey
26.5 Harvey to Samuels, no run, outside the off, seaming back away from
Samuels, who plays an expansive drive and plays all over the ball
26.6 Harvey to Samuels, one run, worked behind square for one, and
Samuels gets off the mark
End of over 27 (2 runs) West Indies 134/4 (RR: 4.96 RRR: 74/10 = 7.40)
IJ Harvey 5-0-25-2 - Headley Stand End
MN Samuels 1* (3b) RR Sarwan 8* (8b 1x4)
27.1 Symonds to Samuels, one run
27.2 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, smacked to deep point
27.3 Symonds to Samuels, no run, outside the off, left alone
27.4 Symonds to Samuels, no run, left alone again, Symonds cannily
pitching it wide enough outside the off stump to make Samuels
think twice about playing it
27.5 Symonds to Samuels, no run
27.6 Symonds to Samuels, no run
End of over 28 (2 runs) West Indies 136/4 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 72/9 = 8.00)
A Symonds 4-0-21-0 - Blue Mountains End
RR Sarwan 8* (9b 1x4) MN Samuels 2* (8b)
28.1 Harvey to Sarwan, no run
28.2 Harvey to Sarwan, one run
28.3 Harvey to Samuels, OUT: Samuels plays this one uppishly into the
offside, the ball slides off the bat face and goes towards gully,
where Symonds merely has to hop in the air to pouch the catch
West Indies 137/5, Partnership of 4
MN Samuels c Symonds b Harvey 2 (9b 0x4 0x6)
RR Sarwan 9* (11b 1x4) IJ Harvey 5.3-0-26-3
28.4 Harvey to Banks, no run, that one goes through Banks, seaming off
the wicket
28.5 Harvey to Banks, no run, driven back to Harvey
28.6 Harvey to Banks, one run, slower ball, worked to square leg
End of over 29 (2 runs) West Indies 138/5 (RR: 4.76 RRR: 70/8 = 8.75)
IJ Harvey 6-0-27-3 - Headley Stand End
OAC Banks 1* (3b) RR Sarwan 9* (11b 1x4)
29.1 Symonds to Banks, one run, dabbed into the offside, and Sarwan
calls decisively to get to the striker's end
29.2 Symonds to Sarwan, two runs, pitched up, and Sarwan slaps this over
the cover infield to the deep, where a slipping and sliding Bevan
collects to keep it down to two
29.3 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, driven to long off
29.4 Symonds to Banks, no run
29.5 Symonds to Banks, no run, inside edged onto his pad
29.6 Symonds to Banks, no run
End of over 30 (4 runs) West Indies 142/5 (RR: 4.73 RRR: 66/7 = 9.43)
A Symonds 5-0-25-0 - Blue Mountains End
RR Sarwan 12* (13b 1x4) OAC Banks 2* (7b)
30.1 Harvey to Sarwan, one run, turned to leg
30.2 Harvey to Banks, one run
30.3 Harvey to Sarwan, one run, flicked to long on
30.4 Harvey to Banks, SIX, maximum! Banks appears to just throw his bat
at that one, but he has hit it hard and timed it well, even if the
placement is a touch random, and the ball sails over the mdiwicket
ropes
30.5 Harvey to Banks, wide: no run, drifting down the legside
30.5 Harvey to Banks, no run
30.6 Harvey to Banks, one run, pushed to mid off, who fumbles to allow
the single
End of over 31 (11 runs) West Indies 153/5 (RR: 4.94 RRR: 55/6 = 9.17)
IJ Harvey 7-0-38-3 (1w) - Headley Stand End
OAC Banks 10* (11b 1x6) RR Sarwan 14* (15b 1x4)
31.1 Symonds to Banks, one run, worked to mid on
31.2 Symonds to Sarwan, three runs, pulled away past the diving
midwicket fielder, and long on has to race around to field as the
slow outfield prevents the ball from going all the way
31.3 Symonds to Banks, one run
31.4 Symonds to Sarwan, two runs, in the air but safe, Sarwan playing
that one inb front of square on the offside for a brace
31.5 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, pushed to long on
31.6 Symonds to Banks, no run, Banks dabs this one into the offside, and
Sarwan calls for the single, point dives well and relays the ball
back to Symonds, who whips the bails off before Banks is home
End of over 32 (8 runs) West Indies 161/5 (RR: 5.03 RRR: 47/5 = 9.40)
A Symonds 6-0-33-0 - Blue Mountains End
RR Sarwan 20* (18b 1x4) OAC Banks 12* (14b 1x6)
West Indies 161/6, Partnership of 24
OAC Banks run out (Hayden) 12 (14b 0x4 1x6)
The run-rate required climbs to 9.40!
Lee bqack into the attack
32.1 Lee to Baugh, no run, good ball first up, a yorker-length delivery
that Baugh just digs out and sends to point
32.2 Lee to Baugh, no run, a shorter ball this time, rising on the
diminutive Baugh, who plays it towards point
32.3 Lee to Baugh, one run
32.4 Lee to Sarwan, FOUR, cleverly played, a short ball that Sarwan
backs off to and then just lets it come onto the splice of his bat
and over the slip position to third man for four
32.5 Lee to Sarwan, legbye: one run, struck on the pad, the ball
dribbling away to third man
32.6 Lee to Baugh, no run
End of over 33 (6 runs) West Indies 167/6 (RR: 5.06 RRR: 41/4 = 10.25)
B Lee 7-2-39-2 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
RR Sarwan 24* (20b 2x4) CS Baugh 1* (4b)
33.1 McGrath to Sarwan, two runs, backing to leg, Sarwan thrashes that
to deep cover
33.2 McGrath to Sarwan, one run
33.3 McGrath to Baugh, FOUR, full delivery, which Baugh tries to flick
to leg and gets a thick outside edge on, the ball running away
fast to third man for four
33.4 McGrath to Baugh, two runs, squeezed away behind the point fielder
on the offside for a couple more
33.5 McGrath to Baugh, no run
33.6 McGrath to Baugh, OUT: full and straight, exactly the type of ball
for this situation, and Baugh backs to leg and tries to hit that
yorker to point and misses, middle stump is knocked out of the
ground
West Indies 176/7, Partnership of 15
CS Baugh b McGrath 7 (8b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 34 (9 runs) West Indies 176/7 (RR: 5.18 RRR: 32/3 = 10.67)
GD McGrath 7-1-27-1 - Blue Mountains End
RR Sarwan 27* (22b 2x4)
34.1 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, tonked to long on for one
34.2 Symonds to Drakes, one run, hit to point for a quick single
34.3 Symonds to Sarwan, two runs, drifting down leg, and Sarwan clips
this away behind square on the legside for two more
34.4 Symonds to Sarwan, FOUR, full toss on middle and leg, and Sarwan
hits this one easily enough over the head of short mdiwicket - but
only just - and to the fence for four
34.5 Symonds to Sarwan, one run, down legside again, but this one is
only flicked away to the square leg fielder
34.6 Symonds to Drakes, OUT: and Drakes tries for the big hit and
misses, Symonds gets this one straight, and it clips the top of
off and middle stumps
West Indies 185/8, Partnership of 9
VC Drakes b Symonds 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 35 (9 runs) West Indies 185/8 (RR: 5.29 RRR: 23/2 = 11.50)
A Symonds 7-0-42-1 - Headley Stand End
RR Sarwan 35* (26b 3x4)
35.1 McGrath to Sarwan, two runs, driven to long on, and Dillon dashes
back for the second run to get Sarwan back on strike, and his
reach means he is a long way in
35.2 McGrath to Sarwan, one run, worked wide of mid on, where Ponting
does well to keep the runs down to one
20 to win from 10 balls
35.3 McGrath to Dillon, one run, a yorker, well bowled, that Dillon
manages to dig out and squirt away to square leg for one
35.4 McGrath to Sarwan, one run, just the single to Ponting at short
midwicket
35.5 McGrath to Dillon, one run, again Dillon cannot get past Ponting,
who fields and could have had Dillon run out had Mcgrath been
behind the stumps to collect
35.6 McGrath to Sarwan, one run, smacked to long on, and Sarwan keeps
strike for the vital last over
End of over 36 (7 runs) West Indies 192/8 (RR: 5.33 RRR: 16/1 = 16.00)
GD McGrath 8-1-34-1 - Blue Mountains End
RR Sarwan 40* (30b 3x4) M Dillon 2* (2b)
Lee brought into the attack, a gamble from Ponting now
36.1 Lee to Sarwan, FOUR, a bouncer to start off, and Sarwan tries for
the hook and gets the flash hard enough for the top edge to go
over Gilchrist's head for four!
36.2 Lee to Sarwan, no run, Sarwan backs to leg, and Lee keeps this just
outside the off, slower ball too, well thought out
36.3 Lee to Sarwan, two runs, Sarwan comes down the wicket and tries to
whack it over midwicket, just clears Hayden at short mdiwicket,and
decides to stop at two to retain strike
10 to win off three balls
36.4 Lee to Sarwan, one run, Sarwan shuffles to off and tries a cheeky
paddle to fine leg, gets a leading edge that dribbles to mid off
for a single
36.5 Lee to Dillon, two runs, Dillon flicks this high and far, the ball
spirals in the air and drops towards Hogg at square leg - who
drops it!
36.6 Lee to Dillon, FOUR, slogged away to fine leg for four by Dillon,
but that is not enough for the West Indies to win this match
End of over 37 (13 runs) West Indies 205/8 (RR: 5.54 RRR: 3/0 = 0.00)
B Lee 8-2-52-2 (1nb) - Headley Stand End
RR Sarwan 47* (34b 4x4) M Dillon 8* (4b 1x4)
Australia, then, barely keep their nerve, courtesy some tight
bowling from Harvey and Symonds, to see their way to a two-run win
in the first of seven ODIs in this series.
The rain interruption set the West Indies a target of 208 in 37
overs, after the Australians had racked up 270 in their allotted
50 overs.
After a rollicking start from Powell and Gayle, things went awry,
and the pressure of the mounting run-rate proved too much for the
West Indians.
Australia's bowlers proved miserly and difficult to get away,
especially after the rain interruption, and when Brian Lara got
himself out, the major challenge was removed. Sarwan posed some
resistance, but he could not see his side through to a win.
So Australia take a 1-0 lead in this series. Join Wisden CricInfo
again tomorrow for live coverage of the second ODI, also at Sabina
Park, Kingston, Jamaica. That ODI starts at 14:25 GMT, so until
then, goodbye.