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Australia won the toss and elected to bat first at The Oval, London.
Australia Innings
Over 0.3: He is Caught! J Taylor to S Watson, pitched up delivery, drives the outswinger uppishly to mid off where Sarwan holds onto that safely!
Over 0.4: Out LBW! J Taylor to R Ponting, pitched up delivery, strikes him plumb infront of the stumps with a full length inswinger, Ponting played right across the line to that.
Over 2.4: Boundary! J Taylor to David Warner, short of length delivery, strikes the slower one straight to Marshall at covers who lets the ball go through him for a boundary!
Over 2.6: Boundary! J Taylor to David Warner, pitched up delivery, drills the yorker to covers where Sarwan in his chase makes a complete mess of that to leak a boundary!
Over 3.3: He is Caught! F Edwards to M Clarke, short of length delivery, makes room and cuts it flat in the air towards square thirdman where the fielder takes a safe catch below his waist.
Over 3.4: Sixer! F Edwards to David Warner, bangs it short, picks the length in a flash and pulls it high over mid wicket for a monstrous six! That’s a 93-meter six!
Over 4.2: Boundary! Dwayne Bravo to David Warner, pitched up delivery, lifts that clean as a whistle over the bowler’s head for a boundary.
Over 5.2: Boundary! F Edwards to B Haddin , short of length delivery, makes room and slashes it fine of thirdman for a one bounce boundary.
Over 9.3: Boundary! C Gayle to David Warner, quicker and flatter in the air, thats down the legside and Warner helps it on its way to fine leg for an easy boundary.
Over 10.5: Sixer! Sulieman Benn to B Haddin , dragged way too short, that’s a long hop, goes back and pulls that one flat over wide mid wicket for a six.
Over 10.6: Boundary! Sulieman Benn to B Haddin , quicker and flatter in the air, makes a bit of room and plays a delicate steer past the keeper for a boundary, that was very innovative from Haddin.
Over 11.3: He is Caught! K Pollard to B Haddin , pitched up delivery, goes for the big shot and doesn’t connect it well at all, the ball hangs up in the air and the fielder at mid wicket takes that skier.
Over 13.2: Boundary! K Pollard to David Warner, good length delivery, stays back and cuts that wide one over backward point for a boundary.
Over 13.4: Sixer! K Pollard to D Hussey, pitched up delivery, launches into that with full force to loft that straight over the bowler’s head for a six.
Over 14.3: Sixer! Sulieman Benn to D Hussey, dragged way too short, that’s a long hop, rocks back and pulls it in the stands over mid wicket for a six.
Over 15.3: He is Caught! Dwayne Bravo to David Warner, full toss, creams that straight to the man at extra covers, Benn is the fielder who takes that catch.
Over 15.4: Boundary! Dwayne Bravo to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, bowls this from over the sticks and gets flicked away sweetly past wide mid wicket for a boundary!
Over 16.3: Sixer! J Taylor to D Hussey, good length delivery, gets hold of this one and launches that handsomely over straight long on for a superb six! That was 95 meters long hit!
Over 17.1: Four Leg Byes! Dwayne Bravo to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, thats down the legside and Hussey deflects it fine off his pad which beats Ramdin for a boundary.
Over 17.2: Boundary! Dwayne Bravo to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, clubs it flat in the air to Chanderpaul at wide long on who fails to hold onto that sharp chance.
Over 17.5: He is Caught! Dwayne Bravo to D Hussey, full toss, heaves that one up in the air and the ball doesn’t go the desired distance, the fielder at deep mid wicket, Fletcher covers a lot of ground and ends up with a brilliant forward diving catch.
Over 18.5: Boundary! J Taylor to M Johnson, pitched up delivery, makes room and lofts that slower one wide of sweeper covers for a boundary.
Over 19.1: He is Caught! F Edwards to M Johnson, pitched up delivery, lofts that straight to the throat of long on where Bravo takes the catch without any fuss.
Over 19.5: Boundary! F Edwards to M Hussey, full toss, heaves that in the air towards deep mid wicket where Marshall fails to take a catch to his left and ends up palming it away to the boundary.
Over 19.5: Boundary! F Edwards to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, swings across the line and gets an inside edge that beats short fine leg for a boundary! The last ball was called a no-ball for being above waist.
Over 19.6: Single. F Edwards to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, drags the yorker to mid wicket and can only get a single. West Indies need 170 runs to win from 20 overs.
West Indies innings
Over 0.1: Boundary! Brett Lee to C Gayle, pitched up delivery, drives that beautifully with sweet timing through extra covers for a boundary!
Over 0.3: Boundary! Brett Lee to C Gayle, short and wide, cuts that ferociously over point for a boundary.
Over 1.1: Boundary! M Johnson to Andre Fletcher, pitched up delivery, drags that from outside off to the left of mid on for a boundary.
Over 1.2: Sixer! M Johnson to Andre Fletcher, pitched up delivery, plays a stunning pick up shot over squareleg for a six, that was almost a one handed shot!
Over 2.1: Boundary! Brett Lee to Andre Fletcher, short of length delivery, makes room and cuts it superbly past point for a boundary!
Over 2.6: Boundary! Brett Lee to C Gayle, good length delivery, whips that gloriously off the backfoot to squareleg for a boundary.
Over 3.2: Boundary! M Johnson to Andre Fletcher, good length delivery, gives it a nice drop kick over mid off for a boundary. That was well struck by Fletcher!
Over 4.1: Sixer! Brett Lee to C Gayle, short of length delivery, picks the length early and pulls it high over mid wicket for a monstrous six!
Over 4.3: Sixer! Brett Lee to C Gayle, pitched up delivery, thats a slower one picked early by Gayle and he launches that a long way over wide long on for a six!! That went 105 meters away from the pitch!
Over 4.5: No ball + Boundary! Brett Lee to C Gayle, pitched up delivery, back to round the sticks and this is smacked over extra covers for a boundary. Freehit coming up for Gayle!!
Over 4.5: Boundary! Brett Lee to C Gayle, pitched up delivery, over the sticks now and this 149 kmph ball is clobbered over Fletcher’s head for a boundary! Fletcher did very well to get down on time from that murderous flat hit!
Over 4.6: Sixer! Brett Lee to C Gayle, bangs it short, thats at just 128 kmph and Gayle gives it a full swing in his pull to get another big six over mid wicket!
Over 5.1: Boundary! N Bracken to Andre Fletcher, half volley, thats down the legside and gets flicked away easily behind squareleg for a boundary!
Over 5.6: Boundary! N Bracken to C Gayle, good length delivery, cuts that slower one brilliantly past cover point for a boundary.
Over 6.5: Single. J Hopes to C Gayle, half volley, drives it to long off to bring up his fifty! Gayle took 23 balls to get to the 50!
Over 7.4: Boundary! N Bracken to Andre Fletcher, pitched up delivery, clears his frontfoot and flicks that near yorker gloriously wide of long on for a boundary!
Over 9.1: Sixer! D Hussey to C Gayle, flatter trajectory delivery, gets forward and lifts it cleanly with sweet timing straight down the ground for a six!
Over 9.4: Sixer! D Hussey to C Gayle, flatter trajectory delivery, goes inside out with a lofte drive to get an 87-meter long six over extra covers.
Over 10.5: Boundary! S Watson to Andre Fletcher, short of length delivery, cuts that infront of the stumps past point for a superb boundary.
Over 11.2: Boundary! M Johnson to Andre Fletcher, short of length delivery, stays on the backfoot and pulls it flat and wide of mid on for a boundary that takes him past a fifty!
Over 11.3: He is Caught! M Johnson to Andre Fletcher, bangs it short, doesn’t swivel back completely and goes for a pull shot, he can only miscue it towards covers to be caught.
Over 13.4: Sixer! M Clarke to C Gayle, flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and lofts it flat over the non striker’s head for a 91-meter long six.
Over 14.3: He is Caught! Brett Lee to C Gayle, pitched up delivery, launches into that but the ball goes only high up in the air and not that long enough, its a great catch taken by the man running from long on to take that skier.
Over 14.6: Four Leg Byes! Brett Lee to S Chanderpaul, good length delivery, shuffles across and gets a fine tickle off his thigh pad that runs away to the fine leg boundary. 8 to win from 30 balls.
Over 15.3: He is Caught! M Johnson to Xavier Marshall, good length delivery, scoops that straight to the man at mid off who holds onto a nice overhead catch does James Hopes.
Over 15.4: Boundary! M Johnson to R Sarwan, pitched up delivery, flicks it beautifully past mid on for a boundary. 4 needed to win from 26 balls.
Over 15.5: Boundary! M Johnson to R Sarwan, pitched up delivery, gets a thick edge in his attempted cover drive that flies past the lone slip for a winning boundary! West Indies win by 7 wickets.