Narine leads Australia into another tangle
March 20, 2012
25 overs Australia 99 for 3 (M Hussey 24*, Narine 1-5) v West Indies
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
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When he won the toss, Watson expected a similar surface to those previously encountered in Kingstown, but noted more evidence of dryness. In the first few overs he and Warner timed the ball more successfully than at any stage of the first two games, and it was with the score a promising 33 for 0 that Sammy called on Narine.
His first over saw the ball popping and spinning far more excitedly than the batsmen were expecting, and Watson's response in the next over was to chase a tight single that became fatal when Russell threw the stumps down.
The wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, back to No. 3 in the shuffle that had Peter Forrest dropped to make room for Nathan Lyon's spin, struggled mightily in his brief time against Narine, also narrowly avoiding a run-out. Shuffling too far across his crease, it was no great surprise when Narine spun a delivery around Wade's pads to bowl him for a fretful 2 from 11 balls.
Warner made his most fluent contribution of the tour so far, only to squander it by slicing Sammy to backward point. By this time the pace off the pitch had become a little less consistent, forcing Bailey and Hussey to be vigilant as they built a stabilising stand - but there are still another five overs of Narine to negotiate.
West Indies 1 Kieran Powell, 2 Johnson Charles, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Darren Bravo, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Carlton Baugh (wk), 9 Darren Sammy (capt), 10 Sunil Narine, 11 Kemar Roach.
Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Shane Watson (capt), 3 Matthew Wade (wk), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 David Hussey, 6 George Bailey, 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Brett Lee, 9 Clint McKay, 10 Xavier Doherty, 11 Nathan Lyon.
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