Fabian Allen confirmed acrobatic abilities and presence of thoughts to assist West Indies dismiss Australian captain Aaron Finch within the third match of the five-T20I collection.
In the twelfth over of the innings, Finch slopped off-spinner Hayden Walsh. The unsuitable shot went up within the air and landed between the long-on and deep mid-wicket fielders. Bravo got here below the ball comfortably however couldn’t cease the ball regardless of two unsuccessful makes an attempt. Allen, who was passing Bravo, stumbled, dived to his left to forestall the ball from falling to the bottom.
A struggling Finch was dismissed for 30 off 31 balls, due to an excellent catch from Allen within the outfield. Allen additionally took the wicket of Mitchell Marsh within the match and trapped him in entrance of the wickets. A struggling Australian facet was in a position to submit a modest complete of 141/6.
The hosts simply chased down the goal of 142 runs with 31 balls to spare. For West Indies, skilled Chris Gayle scored 67 runs in 38 balls with the assistance of 4 fours and 7 sixes. The 41-year-old additionally turned the primary batsman to finish 14,000 runs in T20 cricket. Gayle hit leg-spinner Adam Zampa for 3 consecutive sixes in his stormy innings.
The win within the third T20I helped West Indies take an unassailable lead within the T20I collection. Without the companies of its star gamers together with Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, David Warner, Steve Smith and others, Australia are fighting the bat particularly within the T20I collection towards West Indies. Barring Smith, who was battling an elbow harm, different Australian cricketers opted out of the Caribbean tour.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
