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Nathan Lyon picks six as Australia beat West Indies by 164 runs, boost WTC final chances
Cummins took to the field on day five but did not bowl after experiencing mild quadricep soreness on day four. But Lyon starred for Australia, picking 6/128 off 42.5 overs. He claimed the last two West Indies wickets off successive balls at the fag end of the second session for Australia to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
1st Test, Day 3: Australia extend lead to 344 runs, maintain pressure over West Indies
Australia were 29/1 at stumps on Day 3 with David Warner (17), and Marnus Labuschagne (3) unbeaten at the crease after bowling out West Indies for 283 in their first innings, taking a 315-run lead. Beginning the day, Tagenarine Chanderpaul got to his maiden fifty but his joy was short-lived as Josh Hazlewood dismissed him in the opening over.
1st Test, Day 2: Labuschagne, Smith's double tons keep Australia on top against West Indies
With this, Perth witnessed the rare occurrence of two double hundreds in a single team innings. This was only the 17th instance of two double hundreds coming in a team innings in Test cricket history and also the first such instance since January 2012 when Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke made double hundreds against India in Adelaide.
Australia confirm XI to feature in first Test against West Indies
There are no major surprises in the final XI for the first home Test of the Australian summer, with Cummins confirming one change to the team that featured in the most recent Test match in Sri Lanka. Experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood returns to Australia's line-up, with back-up spinner Mitchell Swepson making way following Australia's demoralising loss to Sri Lanka in Galle in July. Swepson picked up figures of 3/103 in that match, but the 29-year-old was not selected in the squad for the West Indies series as Australia reverted to their standard line-up with three seamers and the solitary spinner.
T20 World Cup: West Indies were tactically quite poor; didn't nail the power-plays, says Daren Sammy
Before the start of the tournament in Australia, Sammy had written in his column for the ICC that one could expect something special from a young West Indies side led by Nicholas Pooran. But the side were a pale shadow of their illustrious past self, losing to Scotland and Ireland in Hobart to make an early exit from the showpiece event.
West Indies' tour of Pakistan: T20I series postponed to 2024
As per PCB, the decision was taken with the view to get more preparation for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, which is set to be played in the West Indies and the USA in 2024. "The Pakistan Cricket Board and Cricket West Indies have agreed to postpone the three-match T20I series, which was due to take place in January 2023 in Pakistan, to the first quarter of 2024," the PCB said in a statement.
T20 World Cup: West Indies stay alive in race to Super 12s with 31-run win over Zimbabwe
After making 153/7 in their 20 overs, with Sikandar Raza's brilliant 3/19 causing a middle-order meltdown, West Indies didn't have a good start to their defence as Zimbabwe's stand-in captain Regis Chakabva hit three fours in an 18-run opening over off Kyle Mayers. Joseph, who took career-best figures of 4/14 in his four overs, struck in his second over after conceding 11 runs in the opening over as Chakabva chopped on to his stumps.
1st T20I: Bowlers, Finch, Wade guide Australia to 3-wicket win over West Indies
Captain Finch's surprise demotion down the order paid off as the home team chased down the target of 146 with just a ball to spare. Chasing a modest target, Australia didn't have a smooth sailing. They lost the wickets of David Warner, Green, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell and Tim David were dismissed inside the first eight overs of the innings.
Hayley Matthews' efforts in vain as bowlers, Green give New Zealand T20I series lead over West Indies
West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews top scored for the West Indies with 30 and then returned to take four crucial wickets while conceding 12 runs with the ball, but ended up on the losing side. Hayley had got the West Indies innings off to a flyer, smashing four boundaries on the way to 30 off 28 balls, but Fran deceived her with the left-arm spin and had her skying a comfortable catch to Suzie.
West Indies announce T20 World Cup squad, Evin Lewis returns
The 30-year-old Lewis has been recalled for the first time since the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. Apart from the veteran, he squad also has two uncapped players in - right-arm leg-spinner allrounder Yannic Cariah and left-arm batting allrounder Raymon Reifer.
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