Australia vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Melbourne, Feb 07 2010, West Indies tour of Australia

RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Melbourne, February 07, 2010, West Indies tour of Australia
(34.2/50 ov, T:257) 143

Australia won by 113 runs

Player Of The Match
59 (74) & 1/31
shane-watson
Australia Innings
West Indies Innings
Match Flow
Info
Australia  (50 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Morton b Gayle59741023079.72
c †Ramdin b Smith2034423058.82
b Pollard4961691280.32
c †Ramdin b Pollard1830410060.00
c †Ramdin b Roach2235441062.85
c †Ramdin b Rampaul28254820112.00
c & b Pollard814160057.14
b Rampaul21202920105.00
not out 661200100.00
not out 21100200.00
Extras(b 4, lb 9, w 10)23
TOTAL50 Ov (RR: 5.12, 206 Mins)256/8
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Shaun Marsh, 10.3 ov), 2-135 (Shane Watson, 26.5 ov), 3-144 (Ricky Ponting, 29.1 ov), 4-179 (Michael Clarke, 37.4 ov), 5-189 (Cameron White, 40.2 ov), 6-210 (Brad Haddin, 43.5 ov), 7-241 (Michael Hussey, 47.4 ov), 8-254 (Mitchell Johnson, 49.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
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40.2 to CL White, good catch by Ramdin but he's in pain! Good anticipation rather, White tries to pull a slower ball dug in short, he swings too early and the ball clips the toe of the bat and heads towards Ramdin's right, the keeper moved to his left at first but quickly moved the other way keeping his eyes on the ball, takes it one handed on the dive. 189/5
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47.4 to MEK Hussey, another drive away from the body gives a catch to Ramdin, Husset makes a bit of room to slice it hard through the offside, may have been a slower ball, too early on the shot and the thick edge it taken by the keeper after diving forward. 241/7
49.5 to MG Johnson, makes room to dig it out to the on side but he misses it, beaten for pace and the yorker ball thuds on to his leg stump. 254/8
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10.3 to SE Marsh, careless shot really, Smith teases him with a wide delivery on a fullish length outside off, Marsh stays at the crease and chases it, drives away from the body and gets a thick edge, very straightforward take for Ramdin. 50/1
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26.5 to SR Watson, well bowled there, he bowled it much flatter and dropped it a bit short too on sensing Watson's intentions, he gave him the charge but didn't get to the pitch of the ball, lands down Morton's throat at long-on. 135/2
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29.1 to RT Ponting, Pollard strikes! a back of length ball that jags in and takes the inside-edge with the Australian captain looking to drive off the front foot, and takes out offstump. 144/3
37.4 to MJ Clarke, just after the drinks break! Pollard doesn't bowl that with much pace, lands it wide outside off and Clarke can't resist the drive, plays away from the body and everyone including Bowden thought there was an edge, replays aren't conclusive though. 179/4
43.5 to BJ Haddin, Pollard appeals for a return catch but Haddin's not sure so he stands his ground, Pollard bowls a slower ball almost on a yorker length and Haddin jams his bat on the pitch and spoons it back, Pollard moves to his right on his follow through and takes it one-handed, Bowden asks the third umpire and replays show that it was straightforward, the ball did not touch the pitch after it spooned off the bat. 210/6
West Indies  (T: 257 runs from 50 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Johnson b Bollinger751110140.00
c †Haddin b Harris315180020.00
c White b Bollinger14100025.00
c †Haddin b Watson2962961046.77
c Ponting b Johnson1931353061.29
c Johnson b Hauritz3135523088.57
b Harris17143120121.42
c Watson b Hauritz720211035.00
c †Haddin b Harris410150040.00
c Marsh b Hauritz310110030.00
not out 00100-
Extras(b 4, lb 7, w 11)22
TOTAL34.2 Ov (RR: 4.16, 155 Mins)143
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Chris Gayle, 2.1 ov), 2-12 (Runako Morton, 3.4 ov), 3-12 (Travis Dowlin, 4.2 ov), 4-44 (Narsingh Deonarine, 12.5 ov), 5-108 (Kieron Pollard, 24.5 ov), 6-111 (Lendl Simmons, 25.3 ov), 7-135 (Dwayne Smith, 30.4 ov), 8-136 (Denesh Ramdin, 31.1 ov), 9-143 (Nikita Miller, 33.6 ov), 10-143 (Ravi Rampaul, 34.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
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2.1 to CH Gayle, Bollinger has struck, that's the end of Gayle, yet another short ball, Gayle went for the pull, gets a top-edge and the ball swirls towards mid-off, Johnson was setting off to his right initially and had to change direction and run backwards before collecting the catch just outside the circle. 11/1
4.2 to TM Dowlin, Windies are collapsing, Dowlin joins the procession, it was a delivery angling across the batsman, pitching outside off and going away, the batsman gets well forward and wafts away from his body, gets the outside edge to second slip. 12/3
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3.4 to RS Morton, and Harris continues to find international cricket easy, another wicket for him, this one was in the channel outside off, Morton goes for the drive and gets a faint edge through to the keeper, he walks. 12/2
31.1 to D Ramdin, Harris gets another wicket, that one stayed low after bouncing short of a length, Ramdin was taken by surprise, and couldn't get his bat in the way to let the ball crash into offstump. 136/8
33.6 to NO Miller, third for Harris, and another catch for Haddin, no footwork at all from Miller as he wafts at the ball outside off, gets a thin edge which just about carries to Haddin, one more to wrap this one up. 143/9
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12.5 to N Deonarine, Deonarine has played some good cuts today, but this time he can only find Ponting at backward point, superb catch from Ponting, timing his jump perfectly as he latched onto that overhead chance, great captaincy as well, Ponting wasn't in that position at the start of the over, came in only after the previous cut for four. 44/4
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25.3 to LMP Simmons, and another big blow for West Indies, with that their slim hopes are gone, Simmons was looking to guide that length delivery towards third man but gets a thick edge to the keeper, the ball kept low but Haddin clings on to it after diving to his right. 111/6
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24.5 to KA Pollard, that's the end of Pollard, this shot would have been a six in many international ground, Pollard clubbed that one powerfully, but gets a bit too much height, Johnson is there at the long-on boundary, positioning himself nicely to take the catch a few metres inside the rope, that was in the air a long time. 108/5
30.4 to DR Smith, and that's the end of Smith, not the best shot form Smith, sweeps a ball uppishly from well outside off, finds Watson at deep midwicket. 135/7
34.2 to R Rampaul, Australia go 1-0 up, Rampaul sweeps without too much power behind the shot, the ball loops to Shaun Marsh at deep midwicket, simple catch and West Indies go down by 113 runs, Gayle's 4-1 prediction looks implausible now, Australia picked up their sixth straight ODI win this summer. 143/10
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MATCH FLOW
  • 12th Men: CJ McKay (Australia) and DJG Sammy (West Indies)
  • Australia innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (61 balls), Extras 5
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (SR Watson 25, SE Marsh 20, Ex 5)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Drinks: Australia - 84/1 in 18.0 overs (SR Watson 35, RT Ponting 17)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (129 balls), Extras 12
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (SR Watson 20, RT Ponting 23, Ex 7)
  • SR Watson: 50 off 65 balls (3 x 4)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 30.6 overs (190 balls), Extras 14
  • Drinks: Australia - 177/3 in 37.0 overs (MJ Clarke 17, CL White 17)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 41.6 overs (257 balls), Extras 20
  • Power Play 3: Overs 43.1 - 48.0
  • Australia: 250 runs in 48.6 overs (300 balls), Extras 23
  • Innings Break: Australia - 256/8 in 50.0 overs (NM Hauritz 6, RJ Harris 2)
  • West Indies innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • West Indies: 50 runs in 13.6 overs (87 balls), Extras 11
  • Drinks: West Indies - 58/4 in 15.0 overs (LMP Simmons 5, KA Pollard 9)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (LMP Simmons 18, KA Pollard 23, Ex 9)
  • West Indies: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (141 balls), Extras 20
  • Attendance: 25,463
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossWest Indies, elected to field first
Series
Season2009/10
Player Of The Match
Series resultAustralia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 2950
Hours of play (local time)14.25 start, First Session 14.25-17.55 Interval 17.55-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10
Match days7 February 2010 - daynight (50-over match)
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