At Brisbane, January 7. West Indies won by 14 runs. Toss: Australia.

This was West Indies' third successive win, but they were under no illusions that their problems had been solved; nor were the Australians unduly perturbed. Richardson appeared to have shaken off his hamstring injury, scoring 81, but it was Gibson who provided the vital impetus with bat and ball. His 52 off 40 balls included four fours and two sixes, and later he ended Australia's last fighting chance when he removed Healy in the 48th over.

Man of the Match: O. D. Gibson. Attendance: 21,632.

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