Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | AUS: 183/9 (17 runs required, RR: 9.15)

  • Mitchell Swepson14 (12b)
  • Josh Hazlewood13 (5b)
  • Hayden Walsh4-0-43-1
  • Sheldon Cottrell4-0-28-3

West Indies win by 16 runs and take the series 4-1. Another solid all-round display from the home side. They were on track for a bigger total before they faded at the death and for a little while Australia gave the chase a good shake but they couldn't sustained it. Don't overlook the role played by Chris Gayle with the ball: 3-0-9-0. Plenty of the Australians made starts but couldn't kick on to match Evin Lewis' innings earlier in the evening. Very satisfying series for West Indies as they build towards the World Cup but, aside from the outstanding Mitchell Marsh, not a vast amount of gains for Australia.

Player of the Match is Evin Lewis. "I stayed still and watched the ball onto the bat. Always good to contribute to a win. I've been working extremely hard from 2017 to now. [This series] means a lot to me, when you score runs against these teams you feel very good. It's good for us, we have a lot of confidence going into Pakistan but want to keep playing smart cricket."

Aaron Finch. "Mitch Marsh stood out with his first opportunity at No. 3. Though the way we defended in the back 10 overs in this game was impressive and our Powerplay bowling has been pretty good in the other games. We just haven't backed it up with the bat. There's some guys there with not a huge amount of international experience so it can tough at times, not too critical of them, more experience at the top and we probably didn't do enough. Winning would have been nice but feel as though we have some more information.

Player of the Series is Hayden Walsh Jr. "This is very special, the first series back in West Indies colours. Relived all the hard work is paying off. When I get the opportunity I grabbed and ran with it. The guys are really happy to win this 4-1. We've been a little down against South Africa but the teamwork was really good coming into this series. [On the fielding crown] This series I'll hand it to him [Allen] and take the second.

Nicholas Pooran "Wonderful achievement not just myself but also the team. We wanted to come here and play proper cricket. Spin is very important, we know in T20 cricket legspinners are champs, you are also asking for wickets. We are very happy for Hayden, he works so hard and he's winning games for us. We'll take 4-1 and that has done a lot for West Indies cricket. Leadership is tough, especially when there's a lot of information to gather and you aren't sure what is best. I learnt different things. You have to have a thick skin and keep going forward. Can't single out anyone, there are so many leaders. Every meeting someone has positive to say. Trevor Penney has worked so much on our fielding. Allen took that catch and changed the game for us."

As the West Indies players gather with the trophy I'll wrap things up there for today. It's been an enjoyable series to bring to you. Myself and Peter will be back with you next week for the one-day series in Barbados but, for now, goodbye and thanks for joining us.

19.6
2
Walsh to Swepson, 2 runs, short and pulled out to deep midwicket and that's that
19.5
1
Walsh to Hazlewood, 1 run, drags a slog sweep down the ground to long-on
19.4
0
Walsh to Hazlewood, no run, pushed wider outside off, driven along the ground to cover
19.3
6
Walsh to Hazlewood, SIX, and another! That's huge over long-on...Hazlewood is batting like Lara

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9AJ FinchJR Philippe
2nd37AJ FinchMR Marsh
3rd49AJ FinchMC Henriques
4th5MC HenriquesAT Carey
5th19MS WadeAT Carey
6th18MS WadeAJ Tye
7th12AJ TyeMJ Swepson
8th16JP BehrendorffMJ Swepson
9th3A ZampaMJ Swepson
10th15JR HazlewoodMJ Swepson