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Australia won the first ODI against West Indies by 113 runs. Winning the toss, Chris Gayle opted to field first. Australia managed to score 256/8 in their alloted fifty overs. Shane Watson scored 59(74) and captain Ricky Ponting scored 49(61). Kieron Pollard picked up 3 wickets for 45 runs. In reply, West Indies are all out for 143 runs. Ryan Harris and Nathan Hauritz picked up 3 wickets each. Australia leads the five match ODI series by 1-0
Australia: 256/8 (50 overs) - Shane Watson 59(74), Ricky Ponting 49(61), Kieron Pollard 3/45 (10 overs)
West Indies: 143 all out (34.2 overs) - Kieron Pollard 31(35), Lendl Simmons 29(62), Ryan Harris 3/24 (9 overs), Nathan Hauritz 3/28 (6.2 overs)
Toss: West Indies won the toss and chose to field first.
Result: Australia win by 113 runs and leads the series 1-0
Player of the match: Sjame Watson 59(74), 1/31 (6 overs)
Over 34.2: Hauritz to continue. And he picks up the final wicket. Ravi Rampaul is out for 3.
Australia win the first ODI by 113 runs and leads 1-0 in the five match series.
West Indies: 143 all out (34.2 overs) - Ravi Rampaul 3(10), Kemar Roach 0*(0), Nathan Hauritz 6.2-0-28-3
Over 34: Another wicket for Harris. Nikita Miller is out for 4. West Indies are 9 wicket down. They require 114 runs from 16 overs.
West Indies: 143/9 (34 overs) - Nikita Miller 4(10), Ravi Rampaul 3*(8), Ryan Harris 9-1-24-3
Over 33: Hauritz to continue. 4 runs from the over. 115 required from 17 overs.
West Indies: 142/8 (33 overs) - Nikita Miller 4*(7), Ravi Rampaul 2*(5), Nathan Hauritz 6-0-28-2
Over 32: Ravi Rampaul is the new man in. He is off the mark with a single off the fourth delivery of the over. 2 runs from the over.
West Indies: 138/8 (32 overs) - Nikita Miller 1*(2), Ravi Rampaul 1*(4), Ryan Harris 8-1-23-2
Over 31.1: Harris to continue and he gets his second wicket of the match off the first delivery. Ramdin is bowled for 17. West Indies are eight wickets down.
West Indies: 136/8 (31.1 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 17(14), Nikita Miller 0*(1), Ryan Harris 7.1-1-21-2
Over 31: Nikita Miller is the new man in. 4 runs and a wicket in the over. 121 runs required from 19 overs with 3 wickets in hand.
West Indies: 136/7 (31 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 17*(13), Nikita Miller 0*(1), Nathan Hauritz 5-0-24-2
Over 30.4: Hauritz comes back, and he picks up his second wicket in the match. Dwayne Smith is out for 7. 7 wickets down for West Indies.
West Indies: 135/7 (30.4 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 16*(12), Dwayne Smith 7(20), Nathan Hauritz 4.4-0-23-2
Over 30: Harris comes back. 2 runs from the over. 125 runs required from 20 overs.
West Indies: 132/6 (30 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 14*(10), Dwayne Smith 6*(18), Ryan Harris 7-1-21-1
Over 29: Johnson into his seventh over. Ramdin hits a four off the last delivery of the over. 7 runs from the over. 127 runs required from 21 overs.
West Indies: 130/6 (29 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 13*(9), Dwayne Smith 5*(9), Mitchell Johnson 7-0-31-1
Over 28: Watson to continue. Ramdin hits a four off the first delivery. Dwayne Smith hits a four off the fifth delivery. 9 runs from the over. 134 runs required from 22 overs.
West Indies: 123/6 (28 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 8*(7), Dwayne Smith 5*(9), Shane Watson 6-0-31-1
Over 27: Mitchell Johnson comes back. 3 runs from the over. 143 runs required from 23 overs.
West Indies: 114/6 (27 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 3*(5), Dwayne Smith 1*(5), Mitchell Johnson 6-0-24-1
Over 26: Dwayne Smith is the new man in. 2 runs and a wicket in the over. Two new batsmen at crease now.
West Indies: 111/6 (26 overs) - Denesh Ramdin 2*(2), Dwayne Smith 0*(3), Shane Watson 5-0-22-1
Over 25.3: Shane Watson comes back. And he strikes. Two wickets in two overs for Australia. Lendl Simmons departs for 29. West Indies are six wickets down.
West Indies: 111/6 (25.3 overs) - Lendl Simmons 29(62), Denesh Ramdin 1*(1), Shane Watson 4.3-0-22-1
Over 24.5: Denesh Ramdin is the new man in. 3 runs and a wicket in the over.
West Indies: 109/5 (25 overs) - Lendl Simmons 28*(60), Denesh Ramdin 0*(0), Nathan Hauritz 4-0-20-1
Over 24.5: Haritz to continue. And he strikes this time. Kieron Pollard departs for 31. That's the end of a fine innings from Pollard.
West Indies: 108/5 (24.5 overs) - Lendl Simmons 27*(59), Kieron Pollard 31(35), Nathan Hauritz 3.5-0-19-1
Over 24: Harris to continue. 5 runs from the over. 151 runs required.
West Indies: 106/4 (24 overs) - Lendl Simmons 26*(58), Kieron Pollard 30*(31), Ryan Harris 6-1-19-1
Over 23: Hauritz comes back. 5 runs from the over.
100 comes up for West Indies.
West Indies: 101/4 (23 overs) - Lendl Simmons 25*(55), Kieron Pollard 26*(28), Nathan Hauritz 3-0-17-0
Over 22: Ryan Harris comes back. 4 runs from the over.
West Indies: 96/4 (22 overs) - Lendl Simmons 22*(52), Kieron Pollard 26*(25), Ryan Harris 5-1-14-1
Over 21: Hauritz to continue. 5 runs from the over. 165 more runs required.
West Indies: 92/4 (21 overs) - Lendl Simmons 20*(48), Kieron Pollard 24*(23), Nathan Hauritz 2-0-12-0
Over 20: Bollinger to continue. A four off the last delivery for Pollard. 8 runs from the over. West Indies are 87/4 after 20 overs. They require 170 runs from 30 overs.
West Indies: 87/4 (20 overs) - Lendl Simmons 15*(42), Kieron Pollard 24*(23), Doug Bollinger 6-3-20-2
Over 19: Spin in play as Nathan Haurtz comes into the attack. Simmons hits a four off the fifth delivery, his first in the match. 9 runs from Hauritz's first over. Not a good start.
West Indies: 79/4 (19 overs) - Lendl Simmons 14*(41), Kieron Pollard 17*(18), Nathan Hauritz 1-0-7-0
Over 18: Doug Bollinger comes back. He bowls a maiden over. 187 runs required from 32 overs.
West Indies: 70/4 (18 overs) - Lendl Simmons 9*(37), Kieron Pollard 15*(16), Doug Bollinger 5-3-12-2
Over 17: Johnson to continue. 3 runs from the over. 188 runs required.
West Indies: 69/4 (17 overs) - Lendl Simmons 9*(32), Kieron Pollard 15*(15), Mitchell Johnson 5-0-21-1
Over 16: 8 runs from the over. Pollard hits his second four of the match. 191 runs required.
West Indies: 66/4 (16 overs) - Lendl Simmons 8*(29), Kieron Pollard 14*(12), Shane Watson 4-0-20-0
Over 15: Last over of the Bowling powerplay. Johnson to bowl. 7 runs from the over. West Indies are 58/4 after 15 overs. They require 199 runs from 35 overs at 5.68 runs per over.
West Indies: 58/4 (15 overs) - Lendl Simmons 5*(26), Kieron Pollard 9*(9), Mitchell Johnson 4-0-18-1
Over 14: 7 runs from Shane Watson's over. 50 comes up for West Indies.
West Indies: 51/4 (14 overs) - Lendl Simmons 4*(23), Kieron Pollard 6*(6), Shane Watson 3-0-12-0
Over 13: Johnson into his third over. Deonarine continues to attack Johnson. A four off the second delivery. And Johnson strikes. Deonarine is out for 19. Four wickets down for West Indies. Kieron Pollard is the new man in.
West Indies: 44/4 (13 overs) - Lendl Simmons 3*(22), Narsingh Deonarine 19(31), Mitchell Johnson 3-0-13-1
Over 12: Watson to continue. 2 runs from the over. 217 runs required from 38 overs.
West Indies: 40/3 (12 overs) - Lendl Simmons 3*(22), Narsingh Deonarine 15*(26), Shane Watson 2-0-5-0
Over 11: Australia takes the Bowling powerplay.
Johnson to continue. Deonarine hits a four off the fourth delivery. 4 runs from the over.
West Indies: 38/3 (11 overs) - Lendl Simmons 2*(17), Narsingh Deonarine 14*(25), Mitchell Johnson 2-0-9-0
Over 10: Double bowling change. Shane Watson comes into the attack. 3 runs from the over. West Indies are 34/3 after 10 overs. They require 223 runs from 40 overs at 5.57 runs per over.
West Indies: 34/3 (10 overs) - Lendl Simmons 2*(17), Narsingh Deonarine 10*(19), Shane Watson 1-0-3-0
Over 9: Mitchell Johnson comes into the attack. And he is greeted by Deonarine with a boundary over backward point. 5 runs from the over.
West Indies: 31/3 (9 overs) - Lendl Simmons 0*(12), Narsingh Deonarine 9*(18), Mitchell Johnson 1-0-5-0
Over 8: Harris bowls a maiden over. That's consecutive maidens for Australia.
West Indies: 26/3 (8 overs) - Lendl Simmons 0*(10), Narsingh Deonarine 4*(14), Ryan Harris 4-1-101
Over 7: Bollinger into his fourth over. 4 leg byes off the first delivery. Maiden over.
West Indies: 26/3 (7 overs) - Lendl Simmons 0*(4), Narsingh Deonarine 4*(14), Doug Bollinger 4-2-12-2
Over 6: Harris to continue. Harris bowls a wide down the leg side and it goes to the boundary (5 wides). 7 runs from the over (6 in wides)
West Indies: 22/3 (6 overs) - Lendl Simmons 0*(4), Narsingh Deonarine 4*(8), Ryan Harris 3-0-10-1
Over 5: Narsingh Deonarine is the new man in. He is off the mark with a double. 3 runs and a wicket in the over. West Indies are 15/3 after 5 overs.
West Indies: 15/3 (5 overs) - Lendl Simmons 0*(4), Narsingh Deonarine 3*(2), Doug Bollinger 3-1-12-2
Over 4.2: Bollinger to continue. He strikes again. Three wickets down for West Indies and Australia is on fire. Dowlin is out for 1, caught by White at second slip.
West Indies: 12/3 (4.2 overs) - Travis Dowlin 1(4), Lendl Simmons 0*(2), Doug Bollinger 2.2-1-9-2
Over 4: Lendl Simmons is the new man in. A run and a wicket in the over.
West Indies: 12/2 (4 overs) - Travis Dowlin 1*(2), Lendl Simmons 0*(2), Ryan Harris 2-0-3-1
Over 3.4: Harris to continue. And he continues his great form from the Pakistan series. Morton is caught behind for 3. Second wicket down for West Indies and they are in a bit of trouble here.
West Indies: 12/1 (3.4 overs) - Runako Morton 3(15), Travis Dowlin 1*(2), Ryan Harris 1.4-0-3-1
Over 3: Travis Dowlin is the new man in for West Indies. Maiden wicket for Bollinger.
West Indies: 11/1 (3 overs) - Runako Morton 3*(13), Travis Dowlin 0*(0), Doug Bollinger 2-1-9-1
Over 2.1: First strike for Australia. Chris Gayle goes for a pull, Johnson at mid-off catches the top-edge. Gayle departs for 7.
West Indies: 11/1 (2.1 overs) - Chris Gayle 7(5), Runako Morton 3*(8), Doug Bollinger 1.1-0-9-1
Over 2: Ryan Harris to bowl from the other end. A tidy over from Harris. 2 runs from the over.
West Indies: 11/0 (2 overs) - Chris Gayle 7*(4), Morton 3*(8), Ryan Harris 1-0-2-0
Over 1: Doug Bollinger to bowl the first over for Australia. Chris Gayle and Morton to open the innings for West Indies. Bollinger starts off with a wide. Gayle gets a single off the first delivery and is off strike. Morton is off the strike with a single off the third delivery of the over. First boundary for West Indies as Gayle hits a four off the last delivery. 9 runs from the first over.
West Indies: 9/0 (1 over) - Chris Gayle 7*(4), Morton 1*(2), Doug Bollinger 1-0-9-0
Over 50: Rampaul to bowl the final over for West Indies. Johnson departs off the fifth delivery for 21. 5 runs from the last over and Australia scores 256/8 in their 50 overs.
Australia: 256/8 (50 overs) - Mitchell Johnson 21(20), Nathan Hauritz 6*(6), Ryan Harris 2*(1), Ravi Rampaul 8-0-43-2
Over 49: 8 runs from Roach's over.
Australia: 251/7 (49 overs) - Mitchell Johnson 21*(17), Nathan Hauritz 3*(4), Kemar Roach 10-1-41-1
Over 48: Nathan Hauritz is the new man in. He is off the mark with a single. 4 runs from the over. 2 overs to go.
Australia: 243/7 (48 overs) - Mitchell Johnson 15*(14), Nathan Hauritz 1*(1), Ravi Rampaul 7-0-38-1
Over 47.4: Rampaul comes back. And he strikes. Hussey is caught behind for 28. Seven wickets down for Australia.
Australia: 241/7 (47.4 overs) - Michael Hussey 28(25), Mitchell Johnson 14*(13), Ravi Rampaul 6.4-0-36-1
Over 47: Roach to continue. A four off the last delivery for Johnson. 9 runs from the over. 3 overs to go and Australia are 239/6.
Australia: 239/6 (47 overs) - Michael Hussey 27*(23), Mitchell Johnson 13*(11), Kemar Roach 9-1-33-1
Over 46: Pollard to bowl his final over. A couple of fours in the over for Hussey. 14 runs from the over. Pollard finishes with 3/45 from 10 overs.
Australia: 230/6 (46 overs) - Michael Hussey 25*(21), Mitchell Johnson 6*(7), Kieron Pollard 10-0-45-3
Over 45: Roach comes back. 5 runs from the over. Not much from the Powerplay so far for Australia.
Australia: 216/6 (45 overs) - Michael Hussey 12*(16), Mitchell Johnson 5*(6), Kemar Roach 8-1-24-1
Over 44: Australia takes the Batting Powerplay. Haddin departs. Haddin is caught and bowled by Pollard. Third wicket for Pollard. Mitchell Johnson is the new man in. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 211/6 (44 overs) - Michael Hussey 11*(15), Brad Haddin 8(14), Mitchell Johnson 1*(1), Kieron Pollard 9-0-31-3
Over 43: Dwayne Smith comes back. 6 runs from the 43rd over. Australia are 206/5.
Australia: 206/5 (43 overs) - Michael Hussey 10*(12), Brad Haddin 8*(12), Dwayne Smith 8-0-43-1
Over 42: Pollard continues his spell. He starts the over with a wide. Haddin gets a single off the second delivery. 6 runs from the over. 200 comes up for Australia.
Australia: 200/5 (42 overs) - Michael Hussey 8*(10), Brad Haddin 4*(8), Kieron Pollard 8-0-27-2
Over 41: That's a good catch from Ramdin. He looks to be in pain. Brad Haddin is the new man in. 4 byes off the first delivery he faces. He is off the mark with a single off the last delivery of the over. 6 runs off it.
Australia: 194/5 (41 overs) - Michael Hussey 6*(8), Brad Haddin 1*(4), Kemar Roach 7-1-19-1
Over 40.2: Roach continues and he strikes. Cameron White departs for 22. Fifth wicket down for Australia.
Australia: 189/5 (40.2 overs) - Cameron White 22(35), Michael Hussey 6*(8), Kemar Roach 6.2-1-18-1
Over 40: Pollard into his seventh over. 3 runs from the over. Australia are 188/4 after 40 overs. The current run rate is 4.7 runs per over.
Australia: 188/4 (40 overs) - Cameron White 22*(34), Michael Hussey 5*(7), Kieron Pollard 7-0-21-2
Over 39: Kemar Roach comes back into the attack. 4 runs from the over.
Australia: 185/4 (39 overs) - Cameron White 21*(31), Michael Hussey 3*(4), Kemar Roach 6-1-17-0
Over 38: Pollard strikes again. Clarke is out for 18. 4 runs and a wicket in the over. Michael Hussey is the new man in.
Australia: 181/4 (38 overs) - Michael Clarke 18(30), Cameron White 19*(28), Kieron Pollard 6-0-18-2
Over 37: 5 runs from Miller's over. That's drinks. 13 overs to go.
Australia: 177/3 (37 overs) - Michael Clarke 17*(27), Cameron White 17*(26), Nikita Miller 8-0-40-0
Over 36: Pollard to continue. 5 runs from the over. Pollard is 1/15 from 5 overs.
Australia: 172/3 (36 overs) - Michael Clarke 14*(23), Cameron White 15*(24), Kieron Pollard 5-0-15-1
Over 35: Miller comes back. 4 runs from the over. Australia are 167/3 after 35 overs. The current run rate is 4.77 runs per over.
Australia: 167/3 (35 overs) - Michael Clarke 13*(22), Cameron White 11*(19), Nikita Miller 7-0-34-0
Over 34: Pollard into his fourth over. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 163/3 (34 overs) - Michael Clarke 11*(20), Cameron White 9*(15), Kieron Pollard 4-0-10-1
Over 33: Gayle to continue. 8 runs from the over. White hits his first boundary.
Australia: 160/3 (33 overs) - Michael Clarke 9*(17), Cameron White 8*(12), Chris Gayle 6-0-32-1
Over 32: Pollard into his third over. 2 runs from the over. That's good bowling from Pollard.
Australia: 152/3 (32 overs) - Michael Clarke 7*(14), Cameron White 2*(9), Kieron Pollard 3-0-7-1
Over 31: Gayle into his fifth over. 5 runs from the over. White is off the mark.
150 comes up for Australia.
Australia: 150/3 (31 overs) - Michael Clarke 7*(10), Cameron White 1*(7), Chris Gayle 5-0-24-1
Over 30: Cameron White is the new man in for Australia. He is greeted with a bouncer by Pollard and that is given wide. Just a single from the over. Australia are 145/3 from 30 overs. The current run rate is 4.83 runs per over.
Australia: 145/3 (30 overs) - Michael Clarke 3*(6), Cameron White 0*(5), Kieron Pollard 2-0-6-1
Over 29.1: Pollard into his second over. And he strikes! Ricky Ponting is bowled for 49. That's a big wicket for West Indies and Australia are three wickets down.
Australia: 144/3 (29.1 overs) - Ricky Ponting 49(61), Michael Clarke 3*(6), Kieron Pollard 1.1-0-5-1
Over 29: Gayle to continue. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 144/2 (29 overs) - Ricky Ponting 49*(60), Michael Clarke 3*(6), Chris Gayle 4-0-19-1
Over 28: And here comes Kieron Pollard into the attack. He has picked up 12 wickets from 16 matches so far. 5 runs from the over. Clarke is off the mark.
Australia: 141/2 (28 overs) - Ricky Ponting 47*(58), Michael Clarke 2*(2), Kieron Pollard 1-0-5-0
Over 27: Michael Clarke is the new man in. Wicket and 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 136/2 (27 overs) - Ricky Ponting 44*(54), Michael Clarke 0*(0), Chris Gayle 3-0-16-1
Over 27: Gayle to continue. And he strikes. Shane Watson is out for 59. Second wicket down for Australia. They are 135/2 after 26.5 overs.
Australia: 135/2 (26.5 overs) - Shane Watson 59(74), Ricky Ponting 43*(53), Chris Gayle 2.5-0-15-1
Over 26: Miller into his sixth over. Ricky Ponting comes down the track and hits it over long-off for a SIX. 10 runs from the over. A good over for Ponting and Australia.
Australia: 128/1 (26 overs) - Shane Watson 56*(71), Ricky Ponting 42*(52), Nikita Miller 6-0-30-0
Over 25: Gayle to continue. 5 runs from the over. Australia are 118/1 after 25 overs. The current run rate is 4.72 runs per over.
Australia: 118/1 (25 overs) - Shane Watson 52*(68), Ricky Ponting 34*(48), Chris Gayle 2-0-8-0
Over 24: A single off the first delivery and Shane Watson gets a fifty. Ponting hits a four over extra cover the next delivery. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 113/1 (24 overs) - Shane Watson 50*(65), Ricky Ponting 31*(45), Nikita Miller 5-0-20-0
Over 23: Gayle comes into the attack to bowl his off-breaks. He picked up 151 wickets from 206 matches so far. A tidy first over from Gayle. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 105/1 (23 overs) - Shane Watson 49*(64), Ricky Ponting 24*(40), Chris Gayle 1-0-3-0
Over 22: Miller to continue. A single from the first delivery brings up 100 for Australia.. That also brings up the fifty partnership between Watson and Ponting. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 102/1 (22 overs) - Shane Watson 46*(58), Ricky Ponting 24*(40), Nikita Miller 4-0-12-0
Over 20: Smith into his seventh over. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 99/1 (21 overs) - Shane Watson 44*(56), Ricky Ponting 23*(36), Dwayne Smith 7-0-37-1
Over 20: Miller into this third over. 4 runs from the over. Australia are 94/1 after 20 overs. The current run rate is 4.7 runs per over.
Australia: 94/1 (20 overs) - Shane Watson 41*(53), Ricky Ponting 21*(33), Nikita Miller 3-0-9-0
Over 19: Smith to continue. 6 runs from the over.
Australia: 90/1 (19 overs) - Shane Watson 39*(49), Ricky Ponting 19*(31), Dwayne Smith 6-0-32-1
Over 18: Miller to continue. 3 runs from the over. And that's drinks.
Australia: 84/1 (18 overs) - Shane Watson 35*(45), Ricky Ponting 17*(29), Nikita Miller 2-0-5-0
Over 17: Smith into his fifth over. Ponting gets a double off the first delivery. He clips the second delivery towards the deep square leg and gets another double. Smith bowls the sixth delivery way down the leg side and it runs to the boundary. (5 wides). 11 runs from the over. Good over for Australia.
Australia: 81/1 (17 overs) - Shane Watson 33*(43), Ricky Ponting 16*(25), Dwayne Smith 5-0-26-1
Over 16: Bowling change here. Nikita Miller comes into the attack. He has picked up 17 wickets from 21 matches so far. 2 runs from his first over.
Australia: 70/1 (16 overs) - Shane Watson 32*(42), Ricky Ponting 11*(20), Nikita Miller 1-0-2-0
Over 15: Smith to continue. 3 runs from the over. The Bowling Powerplay is over. Australia are 68/1 after 15 overs. The current run rate is 4.53 runs per over.
Australia: 68/1 (15 overs) - Shane Watson 30*(36), Ricky Ponting 11*(20), Dwayne Smith 4-0-15-1
Over 14: That Six in the previous over brings up 2000 runs at MCG for Ricky Ponting. Roach comes back. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 65/1 (14 overs) - Shane Watson 29*(35), Ricky Ponting 9*(15), Kemar Roach 5-1-13-0
Over 13: Smith to continue. And Ricky Ponting hits the first six in the match. He gets 2 leg byes off the next delivery. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 62/1 (13 overs) - Shane Watson 27*(33), Ricky Ponting 8*(11), Dwayne Smith 3-0-12-1
Over 12: Rampaul to continue. A shot for LBW, Umpire Billy Bowden doesn't think it's out. 2 runs from the over. Australia are 54/1 after 12 overs with a run rate of 4.5
Australia: 54/1 (12 overs) - Shane Watson 27*(33), Ricky Ponting 2*(5), Ravi Rampaul 6-0-34-0
Over 11: Captain Ricky Ponting is the new batsman for Australia. Ponting has 12437 runs from 336 matches with a highest score of 164 at an average of 42.88. He gets off the mark right away with a single towards midwicket. 2 runs and a wicket from the over.
Australia: 52/1 (11 overs) - Shane Watson 26*(31), Ricky Ponting 1*(1), Dwayne Smith 2-0-6-1
Over 10.3: West Indies takes the Bowling Powerplay. Dwayne Smith to continue. And he strikes first for West Indies. Shaun Marsh is caught behind the stumps by Ramdin for 20(34). That's good bowling from Dwayne Smith.
Australia: 50/1 (10.3 overs) - Shane Watson 25*(29), Shaun Marsh 20(34), Dwayne Smith 1.3-0-4-1
Over 10: Rampaul into his fifth over. Watson hits a four off the first delivery. He gets a single off the next delivery to give Marsh the strike. 8 runs from the over and that brings up 50 for Australia.. That's also the fifty run partnership between Watson and Marsh.
Australia: 50/0 (10 overs) - Shane Watson 25*(29), Shaun Marsh 20*(31), Ravi Rampaul 5-0-32-0
Over 9: Change in bowling as Dwayne Smith comes into the attack. He has taken 49 wickets from 72 matches so far with a best bowling of 5/45. He starts off well bowling five dot balls, but Marsh hits the last delivery for a four. 4 runs from the over.
Australia: 42/0 (9 overs) - Shane Watson 19*(26), Shaun Marsh 18*(28), Dwayne Smith 1-0-4-0
Over 8: Rampaul to continue. He has give 16 runs from 3 overs so far. 2 runs from the first delivery. And there comes a short cover and short midwicket for Watson. He gets another couple of runs off the third delivery. Pollard attempts a direct hit at the striker's end, but Watson is safe. Marsh gets a triple off the last delivery. 8 runs from the eighth over.
Australia: 38/0 (8 overs) - Shane Watson 19*(26), Shaun Marsh 14*(22), Ravi Rampaul 4-0-24-0
Over 7: Roach into his fourth over. Watson hits a four off the fifth delivery of the over. 7 runs from the over.
Australia: 30/0 (7 overs) - Shane Watson 14*(22), Shaun Marsh 11*(20), Kemar Roach 4-1-10-0
Over 6: Rampaul to bowl his third over. Marsh hits his first boundary of the match off the third delivery through cover and point. That's nice timing from Marsh. Another four past mid-on off the fifth delivery. 9 runs from the over.
Australia: 23/0 (6 overs) - Shane Watson 8*(18), Shaun Marsh 10*(18), Ravi Rampaul 3-0-16-0
Over 5: Roach to continue. 2 runs from the over. Australia are 14/0 after 5 overs. A slow start here for the hosts, but it's good bowling from West Indies, especially from Roach.
Australia: 14/0 (5 overs) - Shane Watson 7*(17), Shaun Marsh 2*(13), Kemar Roach 3-1-3-0
Over 4: Rampaul to continue. 2 runs off the last delivery of the over. Australia are 12/0 after 4 overs with a run-rate of 3.0 per over.
Australia: 12/0 (4 overs) - Shane Watson 6*(15), Shaun Marsh 1*(9), Ravi Rampaul 2-0-7-0
Over 3: Roach to continue after a good first over. Maiden over. That's good start from Roach. 1 run from 2 overs.
Australia: 10/0 (3 overs) - Shane Watson 4*(9), Shaun Marsh 1*(9), Kemar Roach 2-1-1-0
Over 2: Ravi Rampaul will bowl from the other end. He bowls the second delivery down the leg side and it goes to fine leg boundary for four leg byes. Watson hits a four between mid-off and cover and there comes the first boundary for Shane Watson. 9 runs from the over.
Australia: 10/0 (2 overs) - Shane Watson 4*(9), Shaun Marsh 1*(3), Ravi Rampaul 1-0-5-0
Over 1: One run from the first over. Good start for West Indies.
Australia: 1/0 (1 over) - Shane Watson 0*(6), Shaun Marsh 0*(0), Kemar Roach 1-0-1-0
Australia
Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Cameron White, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wicket keeper), Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Ryan Harris, Doug Bollinger
West Indies
Chris Gayle (captain), Runako Morton, Travis Dowlin, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin (wicket keeper), Nikita Miller, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach
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