Wi vs AUS: Australia defeated West Indies in 5th T20I and created history, became the first team to make such a maharkord
West Indies vs Australia, 5th T20I Highlights: Australia cricket team defeated West Indies by 3 wickets in the fifth and last T20 International match played at Warner Park in St. Kitts on Tuesday (July 29). With this, Australia won the series 5–0. This is the first time a team has defeated a full member country 5–0 in the five-match T20 series. At the same time, for the first time Australia won a series by this margin.
The West Indies team started poorly after receiving the first batting invitation but returned to the batting of Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfen Rutherford and scored 170 runs in 19.4 overs. Hetmyer scored 52 runs in 31 balls, Rutherford scored 35 runs in 17 balls. Five players of the hosts could not reach the double figures.
For Australia, Ben Dwarashuis took 3 wickets, Nathan Ellis took 2 wickets, Sean Abbott, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Jampa took 1 wicket.
Chasing the target, Australia also started poorly, but the team won by the brilliant batting of the middle order. For Australia after losing 3 wickets on a total score of 25 runs, Mitchell Owen scored 37 runs in 17 balls, Cameroon Green 32 in 18 balls, Tim David scored 30 runs in 12 balls and Aaron Hardy scored an unbeaten 28 runs in 25 balls. Due to which Australia won by losing 7 wickets in 17 overs.
For the West Indies, Akil Hussain took 3 wickets, Jason Holder and Aljari Joseph took 2-2 wickets.
Divarshuis was held by Player of the Match for excellent bowling, while Cameron Green was adjudged Player of the Series for the most runs in the series.
