Australia End West Indies Tour Unbeaten After Completing T20 Series Clean Sweep

Australia completed a flawless circuit of nan Caribbean pinch a three-wicket triumph complete West Indies successful nan 5th T20 to seal a bid expanse successful St Kitts. For nan 5th clip successful arsenic galore matches, Australia won nan flip and elected to vessel first, past restricted nan West Indies to 170 and their lowest full successful nan series.

The white-ball expanse comes aft Australia besides won each 3 Tests connected nan circuit though they were fixed a scare arsenic West Indies recovered their measurement done nan heavy middle-order that has mostly proven nan quality crossed nan 5 T20s. Cameron Green, Tim David and Mitch Owen contributed valuable runs successful nan pursuit but it was near to Aaron Hardie (28 not out) to guideline Australia to 173-7 pinch 18 balls remaining.

Green (32 disconnected 18) continued to build connected his rich | vein of shape pinch a 4th important innings earlier attempting to deed spinner Akeal Hosein complete nan statement but picking retired Matthew Forde astatine long-off. The young allrounder juggled nan drawback to springiness nan location broadside a sniff earlier Hardie and Ben Dwarshuis (9) took control. Sean Abbott later helped complete nan rout.

David returned to nan broadside and picked up wherever he near disconnected aft hammering a record-breaking 102 not retired successful nan 3rd lucifer of nan series. The powerful middle-order hitter blasted 4 sixes arsenic he raced to 30 from 11 balls earlier uncovering Shimron Hetmyer connected nan limb broadside bound disconnected nan bowling of Alzarri Joseph.

Owen quickly took nan mantle from David arsenic he put together a 3rd eye-catching sound successful his debut bid to property his claims for a longer-term spot successful nan side. The 23-year-old compiled a controlled 37 while taking fewer risks earlier reaching for a wide transportation from Hosein and edging to Joseph astatine short 3rd man.

Mitch Marsh earlier called correctly arsenic Australia won an eighth of 8 tosses crossed 2 formats connected nan circuit and again elected for nan visitors to chase. A drawstring of wickets early and precocious successful nan West Indies’ innings meant nan hosts were incapable to station a large people connected nan mini crushed astatine Warner Park, Basseterre, earlier they were each retired for 170 successful nan past over.

Hetmyer (52 disconnected 31) helped assistance West Indies to a much competitory full earlier falling to a debased moving drawback by Abbott astatine long-off. Sherfane Rutherford (35 disconnected 17) besides showed signs of bully touch and smashed Abbott for a immense six earlier being bowled by Glenn Maxwell arsenic he attempted to cut.

Left-arm speedy Ben Dwarshuis (3-41) returned to nan broadside and bowled Shai Hope aft being struck for successive boundaries, past had Brandon King (11) caught astatine mid-on. Adam Zampa (1-20 disconnected three) celebrated his 100th T20I by bowling Joseph successful nan 19th over, arsenic nan West Indies again grounded to make nan astir of nan closing overs and mislaid their past 4 wickets for 15 runs.

The triumph sealed Australia’s first 5-0 expanse successful a T20I series, while nan West Indies had ne'er earlier gone winless crossed 5 matches successful nan format. Australia will activity to build connected their imperious shape successful nan Caribbean pinch six white-ball matches against South Africa connected location turf adjacent month.