Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
CH Gayle
92(92) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %93%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 38 runs
- 2x4 - 2x6
04/07Result
4th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 4 2008
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
281/6 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
04/07Result
4th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 4 2008
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
281/6 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 5-match series 4-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
4 July 2008 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA 282/8 (50 OVERS)
- David Hussey50 (51)
- Andrew Symonds87 (78)
- Fidel Edwards2/53 (10)
- Daren Powell2/66 (10)
WEST INDIES 281/6 (50 OVERS)
- Chris Gayle92 (92)
- Ramnaresh Sarwan63 (79)
- Brett Lee3/64 (10)
- Shane Watson1/33 (7)
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.
Match Coverage
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