Australia go 1-0 up, Rampaul sweeps without too much power behind the shot, the ball loops to Shaun Marsh at deep midwicket, simple catch and West Indies go down by 113 runs, Gayle's 4-1 prediction looks implausible now, Australia picked up their sixth straight ODI win this summer
Australia vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Melbourne, , Feb 07 2010 - Match Result
RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Melbourne, February 07, 2010, West Indies tour of Australia
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Scorecard summary
Australia • 256/8(50 overs)
59 (74)
3/45 (10)
49 (61)
2/43 (8)
West Indies • 143/10(34.2 overs)
31 (35)
3/24 (9)
29 (62)
3/28 (6.2)
Well, that was clinical from Australia, the bowling looked particularly good, especially with the new ball. The absence of the likes of Lee, Bracken and Siddle is hardly being felt, West Indies being rolled over for 143. Kieron Pollard showed us a glimpse of his all-round skills, and West Indies' spinners did a decent job but there was little else to hearten the visitors.
That's it from us at Cricinfo for today, thanks for all the mails, join us again on Tuesday to see how the second ODI in Adelaide turns out.
34.2
W
Hauritz to Rampaul, OUT
Ravi Rampaul c Marsh b Hauritz 3 (10b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 30
34.1
•
Hauritz to Rampaul, no run
Hauritz fires it into the pads, defended to the leg side
end of over 341 run • 1 wicket
WI: 143/9CRR: 4.20 • RRR: 7.12
Ravi Rampaul3 (8b)
Ryan Harris 9-1-24-3
Nathan Hauritz 6-0-28-2
33.6
W
Harris to Miller, OUT
third for Harris, and another catch for Haddin, no footwork at all from Miller as he wafts at the ball outside off, gets a thin edge which just about carries to Haddin, one more to wrap this one up
Nikita Miller c †Haddin b Harris 4 (10b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 40
33.5
•
Harris to Miller, no run
slower ball, 126kmh, full delivery just outside off, defended towards the off side
33.4
•
Harris to Miller, no run
pegging away at a short of length, on offstump, defended towards point
over the wicket now
33.3
1
Harris to Rampaul, 1 run
checks his shot this time, steering the ball towards third man
33.2
•
Harris to Rampaul, no run
similar delivery, Rampaul tries to make room and cuts it towards point
33.1
•
Harris to Rampaul, no run
homing into offstump, defended off the backfoot
Harris from round the wicket
end of over 334 runs
WI: 142/8CRR: 4.30 • RRR: 6.76
Ravi Rampaul2 (5b)
Nikita Miller4 (7b)
Nathan Hauritz 6-0-28-2
Ryan Harris 8-1-23-2
32.6
1
Hauritz to Rampaul, 1 run
full ball on off, swept towards square leg
32.5
1
Hauritz to Miller, 1 run
a quick single is stolen after the ball is pushed towards cover
32.4
•
Hauritz to Miller, no run
gets well forward and blocks the ball
32.3
•
Hauritz to Miller, no run
taps the ball towards the leg side
32.2
2
Hauritz to Miller, 2 runs
full and wide, Miller gets it away past backward point for two
32.1
•
Hauritz to Miller, no run
way outside the offstump, just within legal limits
end of over 322 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 138/8CRR: 4.31 • RRR: 6.61
Ravi Rampaul1 (4b)
Nikita Miller1 (2b)
Ryan Harris 8-1-23-2
Nathan Hauritz 5-0-24-2
31.6
•
Harris to Rampaul, no run
driven off the front foot towards point
31.5
1
Harris to Miller, 1 run
another outside edge, again to third man
Harris over the wicket now
31.4
1
Harris to Rampaul, 1 run
edged towards third man off the backfoot
31.3
•
Harris to Rampaul, no run
back of a length on off, guided towards backward point
Harris switches to round the wicket
31.2
•
Harris to Rampaul, no run
fullish ball on middle, driven towards the off side
31.1
W
Harris to Ramdin, OUT
Harris gets another wicket, that one stayed low after bouncing short of a length, Ramdin was taken by surprise, and couldn't get his bat in the way to let the ball crash into offstump
Denesh Ramdin b Harris 17 (14b 2x4 0x6 31m) SR: 121.42
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS
59 runs (74)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
22 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
87%
AUS
49 runs (61)
1 four2 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
29 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
89%
Match details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | West Indies, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2009/10 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia led the 5-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | ODI no. 2950 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.25 start, First Session 14.25-17.55 Interval 17.55-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10 |
| Match days | 7 February 2010 - daynight (50-over match) |
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