T20 World Cup 38th Match: Warner & Marsh Power Australia To An 8 Wicket Win Against West Indies

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh powered Australia to an 8 wicket win against the West Indies in their final Super 12 match of this World Cup. Australia lost opener & captain Aaron Finch (9) in the 4th over but David Warner scored unbeaten 89 runs off 56 balls with 9 fours & 4 sixes while Mitchell Marsh, batting at #3, scored 53 runs off 32 balls with 5 fours & 2 sixes to seal the win.

For West Indies, Akeal Hosein picked up 1 wicket, while Universe Boss Chris Gayle, also picked up a wicket in what is expected to be his last international match. However, none of the bowlers had an economy of less than 7 which suggests it was all too easy for the two Aussie batters. With this loss, West Indies will go below Bangladesh in the T20 ranking and will have to play Round 1 in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. 

Meanwhile, with this win, Australia would be hoping for England to defeat South Africa in the next match and stop them at 6 points, so that Aussies can qualify with 8 points. On the other hand, this was the last international match for the T20 legend Dwayne Bravo who had officially annoucned his retirement. Chris Gayle is also expected to retire even though he hasn't announced it yet.

In the first innings, West Indies were able to post 157/7 against Australia. For Windies, captain Keiron Pollard remained the top scorer with 44 runs off 31 balls with 4 fours & 1 six. Apart from him, Evin Lewis (29) & Shimron Hetmeyer (27) contributed.

Andre Russell scored 18 off 7 with 1 four & 2 sixes to provide the finishing touch. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood picked up 4 wickets. Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc & Pat Cummins picked up a scalp each. 

Earlier, Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss & opted to bowl first against West Indies in the 38th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. This match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

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Australia win by 8 wickets in 16.2 overs and They have almost secured a spot in the semi-finals!
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