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Australia 204/8 (50 ov) v West Indies 140 (32.2 ov) - Australia won by 64 runs
On Friday, March 16, 2012, Australia won the five-match One Day International (ODI) series opener against West Indies by 64 runs, at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, chose to bat first, aiming to post enough runs on the board to give the hosts a run for their money.
However, the hard-hitting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 when Australia had posted only 31 runs on the board.
With the skipper back in the pavilion, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Forrest-c2176 caused problems was the Windies bowlers as they hammered impressive shots and kept the score board ticking.
However, the partnership ended with 91 runs on the board as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-Jonathan-Walters-c91389 fell after playing a 26-run knock.
Australia then lost the wickets of Warner and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 in quick succession which affected the flow of runs, causing Australian batsmen to adopt a more cautious approach.
It was thus the innings between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 – playing in his first international game for Australia – that prevented an imminent batting collapse as the batsmen sought a revival of the Australia innings.
Later, Hussey walked back to the pavilion after amassing a knock of 32 runs while the debutant batsman smashed a resilient innings of 48 runs, helping the team post 204 runs on the board.
With a meagre tally to chase, West Indies needed to keep calm in order for a successful run chase, but lost their first wicket with only 15 runs on the board.
The overall batting from West Indies lacked the sting needed to counter a highly effective Australian bowling attack as apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 (35) none of the batsmen managed to play a worth mentioning innings.
The hosts could thus amass only 140 runs on the board after getting incinerated by a sensational bowling performance from left-arm spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804, who grabbed four wickets in eight overs.
Australian batsman GJ Bailey was later named as the Player of the Match.
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