Australia vs West Indies 2nd Semi-Final at Colombo, 05 Oct, 2012

Toss: West Indies, who choose to bat first
West Indies 205/4 (20)
Australia 131/10 (16.4)
West Indies won by 74 runs
Man of the Match: CH Gayle
  • XJ Doherty 9 * (7)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 S Badreeto DA Warner, no runs

Gets forward and drives the quicker one to mid off.

Over 0.2 S Badreeto DA Warner, 1 run

Goes back and pulls it to backward squareleg for one.

Over 0.3 S Badreeto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and punches it to extra covers.

Over 0.4 S Badreeto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and late cuts the quicker one to short thirdman.

Over 0.5 S Badreeto SR Watson, 1 run

Moves back and cuts it to the diving cover point who keeps it down to one.

Over 0.6 S Badreeto DA Warner, Bowled Him!

Goes back for a cut and is beaten by a skidder one just outside off. There is a stumping appeal with the ball rolling off the keeper's gloves onto the stumps. Well slow motion replays show that Warner infact was bowled! The ball just seemed to have kissed the off stump before hitting the keeper's pad.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 MN Samuelsto SR Watson, 1 run

Drags a slog sweep flat in the air and it is stopped on the bounce by deep mid wicket.

Over 1.2 MN Samuelsto MEK Hussey, no runs

Goes back and chops his late cut to short thirdman.

Over 1.2 MN Samuels to MEK Hussey, 1 wide
Goes back and leaves the widish quicker one outside off.

Over 1.3 MN Samuelsto MEK Hussey, Boundary!

Flighted delivery and Hussey drives it in the air over mid off for a boundary.

Over 1.4 MN Samuelsto MEK Hussey, no runs

Goes back and mistimes his cut to point.

Over 1.5MN Samuels to MEKHusseyWide ball ...

Over 1.5 MN Samuelsto MEK Hussey, beaten, no runs

Gets forward to nudge it to point and is beaten by the turn.

Over 1.6 MN Samuelsto MEK Hussey, 3 runs

Goes back and cuts it away to deep backward point and picks up three runs.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 S Badreeto MEK Hussey, Boundary!

Goes back and cuts that quicker one through backward point for a boundary.

Over 2.2 S Badreeto MEK Hussey, Boundary!

Bends down and sweeps the full ball behind squareleg for a boundary.

Over 2.3 S Badreeto MEK Hussey, no runs

Goes back to a full ball and cuts it to cover point.

Over 2.4 S Badreeto MEK Hussey, no runs

Goes back and eases the quicker one to point.

Over 2.5 S Badreeto MEK Hussey, 2 runs

Flicks the quicker full delivery to deep wide mid wicket for a couple.

Over 2.6 S Badreeto MEK Hussey, 1 run

Stretches forward and drives it to mid off and runs with the shot.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 MN Samuelsto MEK Hussey, Caught!

Flighted delivery from Samuels and Hussey on a bent knee attempts the slog sweep but only top edges it high in the air and Samuels himself takes the catch to his left.

Over 3.2 MN Samuelsto SR Watson, 1 run

Goes back and tickles it off his pad to short fine leg for one.

Over 3.3 MN Samuelsto CL White, no runs

Gets forward and pushes it down with a leading edge to point.

Over 3.4 MN Samuelsto CL White, 1 run

Goes back and works it to the right of the bowler and steals a single.

Over 3.5 MN Samuelsto SR Watson, beaten, no runs

Bends down for a slog sweep and is beaten just outside off!

Over 3.6 MN Samuelsto SR Watson, Boundary!

Goes back and hammers it past covers for a boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 S Badreeto CL White, 1 run

Flicks it off his pad through wide mid on for one.

Over 4.2 S Badreeto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back to pull but gets hit on the pad outside leg by a flipper.

Over 4.3 S Badreeto SR Watson, Bowled Him!

Watson is gone and Australia as expected are struggling in this massive run chase! This wasn't short at all and Watson on a bent knee attempted the pull, but the ball skidded through low to hit the off stump.

Over 4.4 S Badreeto GJ Bailey, beaten, no runs

Goes back to pull and is beaten by a googly which went straight on and kept low outside off.

Over 4.5 S Badreeto GJ Bailey, no runs

Gets forward and inside edges it to short fine leg.

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