04/07Result
4th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 4 2008
Australia won by 1 run
Player of the Match
Andrew SymondsAustralia
04/07Result
4th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 4 2008
Australia won by 1 run
Player of the Match
Andrew SymondsAustralia

END OF OVER:
50 | 6 Runs | WI: 281/6 (2 runs required, RR: 5.62)

  • Daren Sammy3 (3b)
  • Denesh Ramdin5 (9b)
  • Shane Watson7-0-33-1
  • Nathan Bracken10-0-50-1

Stay on for the quotes from the post-match ceremony.

Gayle: We thought we could have got it. I should have carried on and saw the team home. The support was very good. I apologise for the loss.

Clarke: Ricky can get it [captaincy] back! The guys did a fantastic job. Gayle played really well but full credit to the guys who hung in there. Every body who gets a chance to play to Australia love it and cherish it.

Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds : "It was a nice wicket to bat on. I thought we had 30 runs short but in the end we had one too many for them! The ball got scuffed up and the batting became a touch difficult in the end for us.

That's it from us. Good bye and Good luck.

49.6
1
Watson to Sammy, 1 run, Australia have won! just a single to covers. Low dipping full toss on the middle, hit straight to Clarke. Gayle is dejected and stares in to the distance. The Aussies are in a huddle. They break away and walk towards the pavilion. Gayle now stirs and walks down the staircase to shake hands with them, Fidel is downcast. He is hunched down on the staircase and he now slowly stands and follows his captain. Bravo is out there with Gayle. Game over.
49.5
1
Watson to Ramdin, 1 run, Ramdin can only get a single from a mistimed pull to square leg where Hopes makes a tumbling stop. Aussies hustle till the very end. Three from 1. Sammy looks up to the skies. Watson waits at the top of the run up
49.4
1
Watson to Sammy, 1 run, The slower one, full in length and pushed to mid-on region. The crowd check the scoreboard. Four from two.
49.3
1
Watson to Ramdin, 1 run, fuller, on the middle, clears the front foot and drives to long-on. Clarke has a chat with Watto. More advice from the crowd.
49.2
1
Watson to Sammy, 1 run, short in length and outside off stump ,cut to deep point for a single. Gayle is sitting on the staircase to the dressing room and looks at the action.
49.1
1
Watson to Ramdin, 1 run, homing in on the off stump, cut to cover point for a single.

8 from 6. The camera pans to the crowd. Some are very silent, some shout out advice to the players while a few are nervous. Watson rushes in.

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 275/6 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.61, RRR: 8.00)

  • Denesh Ramdin2 (6b)
  • Nathan Bracken10-0-50-1
  • Brett Lee10-0-64-3
48.6
W
Bracken to Chanderpaul, OUT, The death rattle. Chanderpaul goes down on his knee and tries to swing the slow off cutter, misses and the off stump is pegged back. Bracken roars. The crowd sigh. Darren Sammy walks out to join Ramdin. Game is on the knife edge.

S Chanderpaul b Bracken 53 (132m 71b 4x4 0x6) SR: 74.64

48.5
0
Bracken to Chanderpaul, no run, another one released with the scrambled seam, worked to midwicket. No run.
48.4
1
Bracken to Ramdin, 1 run, on a length, around off, cut down to left of backward point. Clarke fields this time and has a shy at the non-striker's end. Misses but the batsman was home anyway.
48.3
1
Bracken to Chanderpaul, 1 run, turns a slower one to fine leg. 9 from 9.
48.2
1
Bracken to Ramdin, 1 run, the captain Clarke misfields a delivery hit straight to him at backward point . Hmm...

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West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1CH GayleXM Marshall
2nd137RR SarwanCH Gayle
3rd50S ChanderpaulCH Gayle
4th59S ChanderpaulDJ Bravo
5th24S ChanderpaulSE Findlay
6th4S ChanderpaulD Ramdin
7th6DJG SammyD Ramdin