Starc and Hazlewood decimate West Indies as Australia dominates opening ODI By Sports Desk
Pace pair Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have fired Australia to a 133-run Duckworth-Lewis victory in the opening One Day International (ODI) of the three-game series against the West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday.
Player of the Match Starc claimed 48-5 from eight overs while the economical Hazlewood finished with 11-3 from six overs as the tourists responded after their 4-1 T20I series defeat.
Missing captain Aaron Finch, the Australians had managed 252-9 from 49 overs with the bat, led by stand-in skipper Alex Carey s 67 and Ashton Turner s 49 from 45 balls.
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captain Kieron Pollard scored 56 from 57 balls for the West Indies.
Pace pair Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have fired Australia to a 133-run Duckworth-Lewis victory in the opening One Day International (ODI) of the three-game series against the West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday.
Player of the Match Starc claimed five for 48 from eight overs while the economical Hazlewood finished with three for 11 from six overs as the tourists responded after their 4-1 T20I series defeat.
Missing captain Aaron Finch, the Australians had managed 252 for nine from 49 overs with the bat, led by stand-in skipper Alex Carey s 67 and Ashton Turner s 49 from 45 balls.
Starc and Hazlewood destroy Windies top order as Australia win series opener
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Australia’s opening bowlers have given Alex Carey a dream debut as national captain with his cobbled-together side thrashing the West Indies in the opening one-day match at Barbados on Wednesday.
Having cruised to a 4-1 Twenty20 series victory in St Lucia, the West Indies were bowled out for just 123 in reply to Australia’s 9-252 from 49 overs amid several short rain breaks.
Australia won by 133 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method, their third largest win against the West Indies, whose innings total was their second lowest at home to Australia.
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