West Indies v Australia – 2nd T20I – Match Update
West Indies 160 (19.4/20 ov) v Australia 146/9 (20.0/20 ov) - West Indies won by 14 runs
In the second T20 International at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 clinched a sensational win over Australia by 14 runs as they successfully defended a meagre total of 160 runs on Friday, March 30, 2012.
With this insurmountable win, the Windies levelled the two-match T20 series and left the Australians something to ponder over before the first Test of the three-match series begins from Saturday, April 07.
After winning the toss, West Indies skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 led Australian outfit.
Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johnson-Charles-c69060 went ballistic right from the word go as they launched a resilient batting onslaught against the Aussies.
With 72 runs on the board, the partnership came to an end when Charles walked back to the pavilion after scoring 37 runs.
After this wicket, Smith opted to face maximum deliveries but the hosts ultimately suffered the loss of their second wicket with a tally of 80 runs on the board, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 after scoring just a run.
It was then time for all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379, to come out to bat and punish the Australians a tad more.
With Smith finally dismissed on 63 runs, the West Indies lost the sting in their batting line-up and the Australians gradually but steadily made a comeback in the match.
The hosts suffered a batting collapse as the lower-order completely failed to handle the resilient bowling attack from the Aussies.
While Lee grabbed three wickets, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 shared two wickets each.
Needing a small total to win the match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 confidently started their innings, hoping to reach the required target in a jiffy.
However, they had no idea that West Indies were not going to give in without a fight and this is what exactly happened as West Indies kept grabbing wickets at the right moments which helped them build pressure on the Kangaroos, making them falter on 146 runs as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 (3) and Dwayne Bravo (2) bowled their side to victory.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 was named as the Player of the Match from West Indies.
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