West Indies vs Australia Score Card

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:58 am

West Indies vs Australia Score Card: Australian team outplayed the West Indies six wickets to top the group with three victories and enter the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 here on Tuesday night.

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Australia and Sri Lanka qualified for the last four stage from the Group.

The West Indies, requiring to defeat Australia by 24 runs to edge out Sri Lanka, was never in the hunt.

Once the West Indians had been blown away for 105, the verdict of the contest was never in question. Impressive leg-spinning all-rounder Steven Smith was adjudged Man of the Match.

The West Indies put up a fight on the field after its tame batting display but the Australians were always going to nail the chase.

There were some moments for the crowd to celebrate though. Left-handed opener David Warner – he smashed a flat-batted straight six off Jerome Taylor – was well held at slip by Chris Gayle off the paceman.

Shane Watson, attempting to sweep a delivery bowled from round-the-wicket by left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn, gloved the ball on to the stumps. And Dwayne Bravo, after making a sensational stop at short third man, fired in a precise throw to run out Michael Clarke.

And Brad Haddin (42 off 46) struck the ball in a manner that was pleasing before being prised out by seamer Darren Sammy at the doorstep of victory.

The West Indian batsmen, earlier, caved in meekly, leaving the vocal home supporters diappointed.

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Much hinged on Chris Gayle but the influential left-hander was walking back mid-way through the first over. Dirk Nannes got one to cut back off the seam and Gayle, playing with little feet movement, heard the rattle of the timber.

West Indies vs Australia Score Card

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