Highlights: West Indies vs Australia 3rd T20I

West Indies vs Australia 3rd T20I Report:

West Indies went 3-0 up in the 5 match T20I series against Australia after chasing down the target of 142 with 31 balls to spare. Universe Boss Chris Gayle sprung back to form as issues mount for the new look Australia T20 unit.

Moises Henriques top scored for Australia with a 29 ball 33 as they could manage just 141 runs on the board. Windies lost both their openers at the score of 42 but it was the 67 run partnership between Gayle and Pooran in just 6.5 overs that dominated the proceedings.

Chris Gayle hit 3 consecutive sixes off Adam Zampa to bring up his 14th T20I half century in 33 balls. Captain Nicholas Pooran finished the match by scoring 2 consecutive boundaries off Riley Meredith. This is Pooran’s 3rd straight win as West Indies captain in T20I cricket.

West Indies vs Australia 3rd T20I – Match Summary

Australia: 141-6 in 20 overs

Matthew Wade 23 (16) – 4 fours

Aaron Finch 30 (31) – 2 fours

Moises Henriques 33 (29) – 2 sixes

Ashton Turner 24 (22) – 2 fours

Hayden Walsh 4-0-18-2

Obed McCoy 1-0-9-1

West Indies: 142-4 in 14.5 overs

Lendl Simmons 15 (13) – 3 fours

Chris Gayle 67 (38) – 4 fours & 7 sixes

Nicholas Pooran 32*(27) – 4 fours & 1 six

Riley Meredith 3.5-0-48-3

Mitchell Starc 4-0-15-1

West Indies won by 6 wickets

Player of the Match: Chris Gayle 67 in 38 balls

Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat first