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Arab News
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Arab News
West Indies suffer Test, T20 humiliation against Australia ahead of Pakistan series
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Australia completed a sweep of the Twenty20 international cricket series with a three-wicket victory over West Indies on Monday to finish its Caribbean tour with an 8-0 record. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Australia went into the last game on a 7-match winning streak following the 3-0 test series sweep and victories in the first four of the T20 internationals. It was Australia's first sweep of a five-game T20 series and only the second at the most elite level after India's in New Zealand in 2019-20. 'To be honest, I didn't expect 5-0,' Australia captain Mitchell Marsh said. The sweep 'was something we spoke about after the fourth game. We knew no Australian team had done it. 'It'll be something we're very proud of. Across the board over the five games, we played some really good cricket.' After winning the toss for the eighth straight time, Australia sent the home team in to bat and dismissed West Indies for 170 two balls short of the allotted 20 overs. Shimron Hitmyer's 52 from 31 balls and Sherfane Rutherford's 35 off 17 propped up the innings but the target wasn't big enough to put genuine pressure on the Australian batters. Ben Dharshuis took 3-41 and Nathan Ellis finished with 2-32, while spinner Adam Zampa returned 1-20 in his 100th T20 international after taking a wicket and having a chance dropped off his bowling in the penultimate over. The Australians reached 173-7 with 18 balls to spare, with a 63-run fifth-wicket partnership between Mitchell Owen (37 off 17 deliveries) and Cameron Green (32 off 18) stabilizing the innings. Aaron Hardie finished not out on 28. West Indies had Australia in trouble in the opening powerplay with Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph taking two wickets apiece, but the runs kept flowing. Holder dismissed Glenn Maxwell for a golden duck, the first ball of the second over, when the Australian allrounder swung at a ball that shaped away and edged to short third-man where Jediah Blades juggled the catch but held the second grab. Holder also removed Josh Inglis (10) at the end of the second over. Joseph bowled Marsh (14) as Australia slipped to 29-3 after 2.2 overs and, after on onslaught of sixes, he had Tim David (30 from 12 balls) caught in the deep as Australia slipped to 60-4 in the fifth over. From there, Owen and Green dominated with a succession of sixes, including one by Owen that landed on the roof on a pavilion. Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein was finally introduced to the attack to change the pace, and had an immediate impact with his second delivery to dismiss Owen and break up the important partnership. Hosein also dismissed Green and Ben Dwarshuis to return 3-17. Australia had a three-wicket win to open the T20 series before Josh Inglis and Cameron Green spearheaded an eight-wicket victory that spoiled Andre Russell's last game for West Indies in the second game at Kingston, Jamaica. The tourists then clinched the series on the back of a 37-ball century by Tim David in St. Kitts on Friday before Inglis and Green again combined to help them win the fourth game. 'A lot of guys had great series,' Green, who batted at No. 4 and was voted player of the series, said. 'We've got about half a team who're allrounders. That's the beauty of what we're trying to build here. A lot of depth.' The sweep, he said, was a 'massive' boost ahead of next year's T20 World Cup. 'You always want to win every game you can. T20 can be a bit of a lottery at times, so to build a bit of consistency is important,' he said. 'Good signs.' The Australians will host South Africa in a T20 series next month, and West Indies takes on Pakistan in another home series involving three T20s and three one-day internationals.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aussies make history with Windies demolition
A T20 'transition' is happening in real time and tracking towards World Cup success, according to spin star Adam Zampa, as Australia completed a first-ever 5-0 series clean sweep against the West Indies in Basseterre. In the absence of key fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Ben Dwarshius and Nathan Ellis combined for five wickets to roll the home team for just 170 batting first in the final encounter. A golden duck to fill-in opener Glenn Maxwell as a part of a top-order collapse that reduced the tourists to 3-25 put the chase in jeopardy. But then Tim David smashed 30 runs off 12 balls and the powerful Australian middle order, including revelation Mitch Owen (37 off 16) and man of the series Cameron Green (32 off 17), pushed hard to set up the history-making, three-wicket win with three overs to spare. 'I didn't expect 5-0 at the start of the series,' captain Mitch Marsh said. 'But we played some great cricket. It was something we spoke about after the fourth game. We knew no Australian team had completed a clean sweep. 'We've had guys come in and played different roles for us. We spoke pre-tour about having flexibility and fluidity as a group. 'The way T20 is going teams just keep going now and it's exciting and hopefully we can continue our power hitting.' Owen and Green smashed 22 runs off the eighth over, the biggest haul of the game, with the duo and David combining for nine fours and seven sixes, including one Owen smashed out of the ground as the new power-hitting Aussies showed the way. 'I'm still trying to work T20 batting out. I had some great partnerships during the series,' said Green, who hopes to be back bowling soon. Playing in his 100th T20 international, becoming just the fourth Australian to reach the mark, Zampa said the team's rebuilding had taken a huge step in the West Indies. The emergence of Green in the batting order, debuts for Owen and spinner Matt Kuhnemann, as well as an increased presence from all-rounder Aaron Hardie and more game time for left-arm quick Dwarshius, were all standouts. Zampa, who hasn't missed a T20 international for 18 months, said it all pointed the team in the right direction ahead of the next World Cup in 2026 in India. 'We've been playing really good cricket; our World Cups haven't gone to plan the last couple, but there's a lot of new guys, new faces and new roles, so getting ready for whatever pops up in that T20 World Cup. It's all (about) the build up to that,' he said. 'I've seen a transition in the way that T20 is played in particular and the depth that we've got. 'Guys like Mitch Owen, (have) a lot of power (and there's) a lot of dynamic players through the middle, guys that can hit it out of the ground. 'That's just the way T20 is going and it's the way that we're playing our game as well and it's really exciting.' SPINNER JOINS 100 CLUB Zampa became the fourth Australian, but first bowler, to play 100 T20 internationals, joining Maxwell (120), David Warner (110) and Aaron Finch (103), and is his country's most prolific wicket-taker in the format with 124 wickets. He's also played 100 ODIs and his combined 221 white-ball appearances puts him in the same company as Aussie bowling greats Glenn McGrath (250 ODIs and two T20Is) and Brett Lee (221 ODIs and 25 T20Is). 'A proud moment to play 100 T20 internationals, not many of us have done it,' Zampa said. 'I've played a lot more than I thought I would … it's a nice achievement, it goes to show the longevity and I've just tried to make this spot mine. 'I love playing for Australia and I've always tried to put that first. I've always made sure that I'm tip-top for these games, it's something I pride myself on.'
The Australian
17 hours ago
- Sport
- The Australian
Historic T20 sweep: Australia crushes West Indies in Basseterre
A T20 'transition' is happening in real time and tracking towards World Cup success, according to spin star Adam Zampa, as Australia completed a first-ever 5-0 series clean sweep against the West Indies in Basseterre. In the absence of key fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Ben Dwarshius and Nathan Ellis combined for five wickets to roll the home team for just 170 batting first in the final encounter. A golden duck to fill-in opener Glenn Maxwell as a part of a top-order collapse that reduced the tourists to 3-25 put the chase in jeopardy. But then Tim David smashed 30 runs off 12 balls and the powerful Australian middle order, including revelation Mitch Owen (37 off 16) and man of the series Cameron Green (32 off 17), pushed hard to set up the history-making, three-wicket win with three overs to spare. 'I didn't expect 5-0 at the start of the series,' captain Mitch Marsh said. 'But we played some great cricket. It was something we spoke about after the fourth game. We knew no Australian team had completed a clean sweep. Cameron Green continued to smash the West Indies attack. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP 'We've had guys come in and played different roles for us. We spoke pre-tour about having flexibility and fluidity as a group. 'The way T20 is going teams just keep going now and it's exciting and hopefully we can continue our power hitting.' Owen and Green smashed 22 runs off the eighth over, the biggest haul of the game, with the duo and David combining for nine fours and seven sixes, including one Owen smashed out of the ground as the new power-hitting Aussies showed the way. 'I'm still trying to work T20 batting out. I had some great partnerships during the series,' said Green, who hopes to be back bowling soon. Playing in his 100th T20 international, becoming just the fourth Australian to reach the mark, Zampa said the team's rebuilding had taken a huge step in the West Indies. The emergence of Green in the batting order, debuts for Owen and spinner Matt Kuhnemann, as well as an increased presence from all-rounder Aaron Hardie and more game time for left-arm quick Dwarshius, were all standouts. Zampa, who hasn't missed a T20 international for 18 months, said it all pointed the team in the right direction ahead of the next World Cup in 2026 in India. 'We've been playing really good cricket; our World Cups haven't gone to plan the last couple, but there's a lot of new guys, new faces and new roles, so getting ready for whatever pops up in that T20 World Cup. It's all (about) the build up to that,' he said. Alzarri Joseph was bowled by Adam Zampa. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP 'I've seen a transition in the way that T20 is played in particular and the depth that we've got. 'Guys like Mitch Owen, (have) a lot of power (and there's) a lot of dynamic players through the middle, guys that can hit it out of the ground. 'That's just the way T20 is going and it's the way that we're playing our game as well and it's really exciting.' SPINNER JOINS 100 CLUB Zampa became the fourth Australian, but first bowler, to play 100 T20 internationals, joining Maxwell (120), David Warner (110) and Aaron Finch (103), and is his country's most prolific wicket-taker in the format with 124 wickets. He's also played 100 ODIs and his combined 221 white-ball appearances puts him in the same company as Aussie bowling greats Glenn McGrath (250 ODIs and two T20Is) and Brett Lee (221 ODIs and 25 T20Is). 'A proud moment to play 100 T20 internationals, not many of us have done it,' Zampa said. Adam Zampa in his 100th T20 international for Australia. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP 'I've played a lot more than I thought I would … it's a nice achievement, it goes to show the longevity and I've just tried to make this spot mine. 'I love playing for Australia and I've always tried to put that first. I've always made sure that I'm tip-top for these games, it's something I pride myself on.'
News.com.au
19 hours ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Australia recorded a first five-match T20 clean sweep with victory in the final match in the West Indies
A T20 'transition' is happening in real-time and tracking towards World Cup success according to spin star Adam Zampa as Australia completed a first-ever 5-0 series clean sweep against the West Indies in Basseterre. In the absence of key fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Ben Dwarshius and Nathan Ellis combined for five wickets to roll the home team for just 170 batting first in the final encounter. A golden duck to fill-in opener Glenn Maxwell as a part of a top-order collapse which reduced the tourists to 3-25 put the chase in jeopardy. But then Tim David smashed 30 runs off 12 balls and the powerful Australian middle order, including revelation Mitch Owen (37 off 16) and man of the series Cameron Green (32 off 17) pushed hard to set up the history-making, three-wicket win with three overs to spare. Owen and Green smashed 22 runs off the eighth over, the biggest haul of the game with the duo and David combining for nine fours and seven sixes, including one Owen smashed out of the ground as the new power-hitting Aussies showed the way, Playing in his 100th T20 international, becoming just the fourth Australian to reach the mark, spin star Adam Zampa said the rebuilding of the team had taken a huge step in the West Indies. The emergence of Green in the batting order, debuts for Owen and spinner Matt Kuhnemann, as well as an increased presence from all-rounder Aaron Hardie and more game time for left-arm quick Dwarshius were all standouts. Zampa, who hasn't missed an international T20 for 18 months, said it all pointed the team in the right direction ahead of the next World Cup in 2026 in India. 'An Australian team has never won a five-match T20 series five-nil so that would be a nice achievement for this group, particularly with some young guys that have come in and guys playing different roles, it's been a really exciting last week or so,' he said. 'We've been playing really good cricket; our World Cups haven't gone to plan the last couple but there's a lot of new guys, new faces and new roles, so getting ready for whatever pops up in that T20 World Cup, it's all (about) the build up to that. 'I've seen a transition in the way that T20 is played in particular and the depth that we've got. 'Guys like Mitch Owen, (have) a lot of power (and there's) a lot of dynamic players through the middle, guys that can hit it out of the ground. 'That's just the way T20 is going and it's the way that we're playing our game as well and it's really exciting.' SPINNER JOINS 100 CLUB Zampa became the fourth Australian, but first bowler, to play 100 T20 internationals joining Glenn Maxwell (120), David Warner (110) and Aaron Finch (103) and is his country's most prolific in the format with 124 wickets. He's also played 100 ODIs and his combined 221 white-ball appearances puts him in the same company as Aussie bowling greats Glenn McGrath (250 ODIs and two T20Is) and Brett Lee (221 ODIs and 25 T20Is). 'A proud moment to play 100 T20 internationals, not many of us have done it,' Zampa said. 'I've played a lot more than I thought I would … it's a nice achievement, it goes to show the longevity and I've just tried to make this spot mine. 'I love playing for Australia and I've always tried to put that first, I've always made sure that I'm tip top for these games, it's something I pride myself on.'
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Australia send West Indies in to bat in final T20
Australia have made two changes to their T20I team after keeping their perfect toss record as they pursue a clean sweep on their eight-match cricket tour of the Caribbean It is the fifth straight time West Indies have been sent in after Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss on Monday (Tuesday AEST). Paceman Ben Dwarshuis and game-three century-maker Tim David have been recalled in place of quick Xavier Bartlett and batter Cooper Connolly for the match in Basseterre, St Kitts. West Indies have also made two changes, with quick Alzarri Joseph and batter Keacy Carty coming in for Roston Chase and the injured Rovman Powell. Australia have won the four previous T20 games after taking out all three Tests against West Indies. Legspinner Adam Zampa is playing his 100th T20I, just the fourth Australian to reach that milestone. Australia have won 11 of their past 12 T20I matches, while West Indies have suffered 10 losses from their past 11 games. WEST INDIES: Brandon King, Shai Hope (capt), Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jediah Blades AUSTRALIA: Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh (capt), Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Aaron Hardie, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
