Thanks to the lethal bowling of Xavier Bartlett (4 wickets) and the blistering batting of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Josh Inglis, Australia recorded a historic win in the third ODI against West Indies. Kangaroos won the third ODI with 259 balls remaining. With this, Australia defeated the West Indies in the three-match ODI series.
This is the seventh biggest victory in terms of most balls remaining in ODI cricket history. England hold the record for reaching the goal with the most balls remaining. England won the 1979 game with 277 balls remaining. This is followed by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the match against Zimbabwe in 2001 with 274 balls remaining.
The West Indies team, which came to bat first, managed just 86 runs in 24.1 overs. Australia then reached the target of 87 runs in just 6.5 overs. Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 41 runs in 18 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. Josh English scored an unbeaten 35 runs in 16 balls. English hit four fours and a six.
Earlier, the West Indies, who came to bat first after losing the toss, got off to another poor start. West Indies got their first blow in the third over for a total of 13. Kjorn Otley was out after scoring eight runs in seven balls with the help of two fours. There was then a 25-run partnership between Alec Athanje and Casey Carty, but as soon as the second wicket fell, the West Indies team fell apart like a pack of cards.
After losing the second wicket for 38 runs, the West Indies lost wickets at regular intervals. Casey Carty was on 10, captain Shai Hope on 04, Teddy Bishop on 00, Romario Shepherd on 01, Alick Athanje on 32, Matthew Ford on 00, Alzarri Joseph on 06 and Gudakesh Moti on 00. Looking at the West’s scorecard Looking at Indies teams, it seemed like there was an STD code.
Xavier Bartlett, bowling for Australia, took 4 wickets for 21 runs. Lance Morris and Adam Zampa also took two wickets each. Apart from that, Sean Abbott got a wicket. A West Indies player was ejected and brought back to the pavilion.