ICC World Cup 2019
Match 10 - Australia Vs Windies
Remember they are "Champions"
Cricket is much interesting when a team recover from a big collapse. That too in world cups. We have already seen a match between India and Zimbabwe in 1983. Kapil Dev 175* innings saved India after a collapse of 17/5 wickets. But that historical incident didnt shoot at any cameras due to press strike at England. But 21st century people witness somewhat a similar innings today in a World Cup match at the same England pitch between Australia and Windies. Just imagine a team lost 5 wickets for just 79 runs. Almost all the top order and middle order batsmen left except one. Think how many runs they scored in the remaining 34 overs???? Remember one thing and that team won ICC world cup five teams including an hat trick and they are the defending champions too.
Yes, its about Australia. They have taken a cricket lesson to other teams how we need to approach a game from a big collapse.
Fans around world expecting a hot scorching match at Nottingham between Windies and Australia. Windies won the toss and decided to bowl first. Everyone thought Windies have taken a wrong decision in a good batting pitch. But within few minutes everyone come to know about the Windies team. Shelton Cottrell and Oshane Thomas bowled like hell. Aussie skipper Aaron Finch and David Warner went pavilion with in 4 overs. Usman Khawajah also left before fans recovering from the first two wicket shock. Destructive batsman Glenn Maxwell was sent to pavilion by cottrell for a duck. Australia lost 4 wickets from just 8 overs with 38 runs. Stoinis struggled for sometime and lost his wicket to holder. Aussie were 79/5. Everyone thought Aussie will not score more than 150 runs. Their only hope was Steve Smith. Alex Carey started a test innings like 3 runs from 25 balls and finally finished with 45 runs from 55 balls. Aussie lost their 6th wicket for 147 runs. Windies got some breathe, then decided to take off the tail enders as soon as quick. Steve smith played a innings building knock. But on the other side Nathan Coulter Nile erupted like a volcano. He is basically a fast bowler with little batting ability. His previous best was only 38 runs. But in this match he smashed every ball. Both put a partnership of 102 runs and smith gone for 73 runs. Cummins gone for 2 runs. Coulter unstoppable knock was stopped by Brathwaite at 49th over only. But he did his job more than expected. Coulter gone for 92 runs from 60 balls with 8 boundaries and 4 sixes. Thats it Australia went all out for 288 runs at the end of 49th over.
Windies didnt expect this much target. But somehow its chasable now. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis started the innings for Windies. Lewis worst form continuing in world cup too and went for 1 run. Chris Gayle started to hit few boundaries but taken lbw by Starc. He went for review, but third umpire gave it as umpire's call and Gayle gone for 21 runs. Then Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran played some beautiful partnership. Pooran gone for 40 runs. Hetmyer gone for 21 runs. Skipper Holder came to bat with hope. They raised score to 190 runs at 35th over. Cummins made a twist by removing Hope for 68 runs. Holder fight lonely and scored his half century. Expected Russell scored 2 boundary and six, satisfied with 15 runs only. Another all rounder Brathwaite who took 3wicket in bowling scored only 16 runs and left Holder alone to fight. Unlike Windies, Aussie didnt make any mistake to leave tail enders. They took Holder at 45th over for 51 runs. Mitchell Starc took all the three all rounders of Windies. Again starc came and took another tail ender Cottrell. Starc made his another five wicket haul in ODI. Thats it Windies innings end for 273 runs. Starc took 5 wickets were Cummins took 2. Windies lost the match by 15 runs. They never imagine this loss before Coulter nile came to bat.
Man of the Match: Nathan Coulter Nile
Steve Smith taken a lesson to other team how should play when team losing all their top order batsman. Their plan is like Smith has to build innings other end batsman has to score as much as he can. Actually they may target it for 200 runs. But Coulter Nile exceptional knock made their win easy by scoring 288 runs. West Indies bowlers top order effort goes in vain. West Indies played as a team. But Australians hold the match just with Smith, Carey, Coulter and Starc. Once again they proved they are Champions and they can come back how ever the situation may worst.
Hard Luck Windies.
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