West Indies vs Australia 8th Match at Colombo, 22 Sep, 2012

Toss: West Indies, who choose to bat first
Australia won by 17 runs (D/L method)
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West Indies, who choose to bat first
Australia 100/1 in 9.1 Overs
Current Run rate: 10.91

AUS 100/1 (9.1)

Player of the Match: SR Watson
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
S/R
Mat
Runs
HS
Avg
41
24
2
3
170.83
58
1462
124*
29.24
28
19
3
1
147.37
38
721
60*
37.94
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Mat
Wkts
BBI
Avg
1.1
0
23
0
19.71
23
29
3/16
24.31
1
0
8
0
8
71
59
4/28
27.11
Recent Overs:
1
1
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.
1
4
1
1
4
6
6
4
1
1
4
.
1
1
1
Current Partnership: 73 runs, 7.1 overs, RR: 10.19 (MEK Hussey, SR Watson )
Last Wicket:

Over 10.0  

The final word from Colombo is that Australia have defeated West Indies by 17 runs (D/L Method).
Oops the drizzle has turned out into a heavy shower to stop play! There is an army of groundstaff quickly coming in with the giant covers. Australia are ahead on D/L par score by 17 runs! Over 9.1 R Rampaul bowls a good length delivery to SR Watson, 1 run, chips the slower one unintentionally towards long on and gets away with a single. There is a bit of drizzle in the air now! 
End of Over 9  
Over 8.6 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Watson, 1 run, drives the slower one back to the bowler who misfields to leak a single.
Over 8.5 DJ Bravo slips in a full toss to MEK Hussey, 1 run, drives the near yorker to long off for one.
Over 8.4 DJ Bravo bowls a short and rising delivery to MEK Hussey, no runs, makes room an defends the slower one to extra covers.
Over 8.3 DJ Bravo bowls a short and rising delivery to MEK Hussey, pulls it behind squareleg and finds a Boundary.
Over 8.2 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Watson, 1 run, flicks the slower one through mid wicket for one.
Over 8.1 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to MEK Hussey, 1 run, drives it to long off for one.
Over 7.6 MN Samuels bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, bends down and pulls it away behind squareleg for a Boundary.
Over 7.5 MN Samuels bowls it on the shorter side
to SR Watson, moves back and plays a flat pull towards deep mid wicket where Dwayne Smith leaps up and not only drops the overhead catch but also let it slip past him for a Six!!
Over 7.4 MN Samuels bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, lofts it inside out beautifully and clears the man at long off for a Six!
Over 7.3 MN Samuels drags it mid pitch and that's a long hop to SR Watson, drags a pull shot flat through wide mid wicket for a Boundary.
Over 7.2 MN Samuels bowls it flat in the air to MEK Hussey, 1 run, drags a paddle sweep behind squareleg for one.
Over 7.1 MN Samuels bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, 1 run, flicks it to long on for one.
End of Over 7  
Over 6.6 DJG Sammy bowls a good length delivery to MEK Hussey, shuffles across and whacks it away through squareleg for a Boundary.
Over 6.5 DJG Sammy bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Watson, 1 run, flicks it to deep mid wicket for one.
Over 6.4 DJG Sammy bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Watson, no runs, punches it back to the bowler.
Over 6.3 DJG Sammy bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Watson, no runs, this one kicks off alarmingly and Watson takes evasive action and the ball drops well short of point.
Over 6.2 DJG Sammy bowls it short of length to MEK Hussey, 1 run, punches the slower one to long off for one.