Australia’s Mitchell Starc claimed five wickets as the West Indies were bundled out for just 70. PHOTO: FILE
Australia’s Mitchell Starc claimed five wickets as the West Indies were bundled out for just 70 on their way to an embarrassing nine-wicket defeat in the first One-Day International (ODI) yesterday.
Australia made light of the feeble score – the West Indies’ third-lowest ODI total – romping to victory in just 9.2 overs for the loss of one wicket.
Left-armer Starc took five wickets for 20 runs in a devastating spell as the tourists imploded in the middle.
The home side put their opponents’ performance into context when they came out to bat, with Glenn Maxwell smashing 51 off 35 balls as they raced towards their target.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy, with 16 runs, was the top-scorer with the bat.
“They came hard at us and we have to come back ever harder,” said Sammy. “We know we have the ability to bounce back. We will look to execute better tomorrow.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 2nd, 2013.
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