West Indies vs Australia 1st T20I 2021 Highlights

Watch the highlights of West Indies vs Australia 1st T20I 2021 - Australia tour of West Indies 5-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Australia and West Indies at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia in 09th July 2021.

Obed McCoy celebrates after taking a wicket © AFP

An maiden rapid half-century from Andre Russell before Obed McCoy's four-for, Hayden Walsh and Fabian Allen's combined 5-wickets helped to West Indies remarkable 18-run victory over Australia, despite a Matthew Wade's assault - Mitchell Marsh's all-round brilliance and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.

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Andre Russell hammered a 26-ball joint third fastest fifty by an West Indies batsman against Australia in T20 international, jointly with Chris Gayle. Obed McCoy's 4 for 26 was his second best bowling performance for West Indies in T20 international and the best bowling figures by an West Indies bowler against Australia in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 3 for 16 held by Ravi Rampaul at Colombo (RPS) in the 2012 World Twenty20. Australia lost their last six wickets for just 19-runs - which was their second worst last six-wicket collapse in T20 international and It is their worst last 6-wicket collapse against West Indies in T20Is. They went from 108 for 4 to 127 for all out. Their worst such collapse was six for 10-runs against Pakistan at Gros Islet in the 2010 World Twenty20.

West Indies scored 145-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Andre Russell hammered a career-best 51-runs knocked off facing 28-balls including 5-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 182.14.

Lendl Simmons scored 27 off 28-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours, Shimron Hetmyer 20 and Nicholas Pooran 17.

Australia best bowler by Josh Hazlewood picked up 3-wickets for 12-runs in 4-overs including a maiden and Mitchell Marsh took 2-wickets.

Australia scored 127 for all-out in 16 overs with top scorer by Mitchell Marsh blasted a 51 off 31-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 164.51.

Matthew Wade hammered a 33 off 14-balls including 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 235.71 and Moises Henriques 16.

West Indies best bowler by Obed McCoy 4-26, W

Hayden Walsh picked up 3-wickets for 23-runs in 4-overs, Fabian Allen took 2-wickets and one for Andre Russell.

Obed McCoy named Player of the match for his magnificent bowling performance to claimed a 4-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs.

                   

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