Australia win third successive ODI series versus West Indies: Stats
Australia demolished West Indies in the second ODI encounter to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Australia managed 258/9 in 50 overs, riding on Sean Abbott's 69 from 63 balls. Matthew Short and Cameron Green chipped in with scores of 41 and 33 respectively. For the Windies, Gudakesh Motie claimed a three-fer. In response, West Indies folded for 175.
Abbott hammers his second ODI fifty
Abbott scored a brilliant fifty amid tough circumstances as the hosts suffered a top-order collapse in the game. Abbott scored 69 off 63 balls (1 four, 4 sixes). Australia were in all sorts of trouble when Abbott arrived in the middle with the scorecard reading 142/6. With this knock, Abbott has raced to 297 runs in 20 ODIs at an average of 21.21.
Abbott joined these names
Abbott's 69 is now the third-highest ODI score by an Australian batter, while operating at number eight or lower, against West Indies. He is only behind Nathan Coulter-Nile (92 in Nottingham, 2019) and Mitchell Johnson (73* in Johannesburg, 2009). Overall, Abbott became the third Australian after James Faulkner (4) and Brett Lee (3) with multiple 50-plus scores while batting at number eight or lower.
Gudakesh Motie claims 3/28
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies. Playing his 12th ODI match, Motie has raced to 22 wickets at 19.36. The 28-year-old boasts an impressive economy of 3.91 as his best figures read 4/23. The spinner has now owns four wickets across two ODIs against Australia at 21.50. In List A cricket, he has raced to 77 scalps.
Abbott and Hazlewood claim three wickets
Abbott came in as a first-change bowler for Australia. He first dismissed Kjorn Ottley, reducing the Caribbeans to 34/3. Abbott then picked up the crucial wickets of Keacy Carty (40) and Roston Chase (25). The Australian pacer scalped three wickets for 40 runs in 10 overs. In 20 matches, Abbott owns 27 scalps at 32.59. Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood claimed 3/43. He has 135 scalps.
Abbott becomes fourth Australian player with this feat
As per Cricket Reporter Nic Savage, Abbott is the fourth Australian player to record a fifty, three-plus wickets, and two-plus catches in a men's ODI. He joins Greg Matthews, Darren Lehmann, and Glenn Maxwell on this list.
Key numbers with the bat in this match
Green scored 33 from 41 balls, slamming five fours and a six. He has raced to 552 runs at 36.8. Playing his fourth ODI, Short (41) slammed his career-best score. Short, who shined in the BBL 2023-24 season, has raced to 1,731 runs in List A cricket. For WI, Keacy Carty hit a 51-ball 40 (top scorer). He owns 568 runs at 35.5.
Joseph races to 148 wickets in List A cricket
Alzarri Joseph managed two wickets for 74 runs from his nine overs. He conceded at 8.20. In 67 matches he now owns 110 scalps at 28.43. In 89 matches in List A cricket, he owns 148 scalps at 26.73.
3rd successive bilateral ODI series win for the Aussies
Australia sealed a 3rd successive ODI series (bilaterals). Before this, they beat the Windies 2-1 in 2021 and 5-0 in 2013. Notably, Windies's last ODI series win over Australia came in 1995 (4-1).
