Australia 288 off 49 overs (Coulter-Nile 92, Smith 73, Brathwaite 3-67) defeated the West Indies 9-273 (Starc 5-46, Cummins 2-33, Hope 68, Holder 51) at Trent Bridge.
Nottingham: Nathan Coulter-Nile produced an innings of a lifetime and Mitchell Starc showed who was "boss" as Australia held on for a 15-run win over the West Indies in their World Cup match on Thursday.
Flattened by a bumper barrage which left the Australians at 4-32, Steve Smith (73 off 103 balls) and Alex Carey (45 off 55 balls) provided the initial pulse, before Coulter-Nile (92 off 60 balls) added the oxygen to lead the defending champions to 288 off 49 overs.
In reply, the West Indies also regrouped after a shaky start but Starc's sixth five-wicket haul in one-day international cricket, featuring four wickets in his final two spells, including 3-1 off his final two overs, proved crucial. He had the dangerous Andre Russell (15 off 11) brilliantly caught by Glenn Maxwell, who ran with his back to ball to end a short but threatening knock.
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The West Indies needed 68 off the final 10 overs and were in a position of strength when skipper Jason Holder (51 off 57), twice given a lbw reprieve off Adam Zampa by the decision review system, and allrounder Carlos Brathwaite (16 off 17) had momentum but Starc had other ideas, dismissing both.
His five-wicket haul was the first by any bowler so far in this tournament and it took him to 150 career wickets in record time (77 matches). It also reinforced why he was voted the best player of the 2015 World Cup.
Mitchell Starc celebrates the dismissal of West Indies' captain Jason Holder.Credit:AP
On a rugged day for the umpires, when four decisions were overturned when the West Indies batted, Starc twice thought he had dismissed Chris Gayle, the self-proclaimed "Universe Boss", in his second over. Umpire Chris Gaffaney had given Gayle, on five, out caught behind and two balls later lbw – but both decisions were overturned on video replay. The second found the ball had shaved off stump – not the pad – but incredibly the bails had not fallen.
The veteran slugger then went on the attack, crunching three boundaries off one Pat Cummins (2-33) over and, in doing so, passed 1000 World Cup career runs, edging Viv Richards to sit behind only Brian Lara for most runs by a West Indian. However, he fell in Starc's next over, this time a lbw review letting him down. But that was also shrouded in controversy, for the delivery should have been a free hit, for the ball prior was later shown to have been a no-ball, with Starc having clearly over-stepped.
It added to an intriguing day at Trent Bridge, but one that left Australia unbeaten after two games.
Coulter-Nile, with eight boundaries and four sixes, bested not only his previous top score of 34 but finished with the highest ever score by a No.8 in a World Cup, and the equal second highest ever in that spot or lower in an one-day international.
Australia's wicketkeeper Alex Carey, right, reacts after West Indies' Shai Hope, played a shot.Credit:AP
Bumpy road ahead
The headlines all week had been about how the West Indies were going to bounce out the Australians, reprising the intimidation they had used to dismantle Pakistan.
It should not have come as a surprise then when quicks Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell set the tempo but the Australians appeared startled, for the bumper led directly, or indirectly, to the demise of David Warner, Usman Khawaja and Glenn Maxwell, leaving them stumbling at 4-38 after 7.4 overs.
Warner, having watched a 141km/h bouncer from Cottrell whistle by, appeared to hold back to a back-of-a-length delivery next ball, square cutting to backward point. Cottrell – still a member of the army – celebrated a successful plan with his typical salute in a mark of respect to his commanders in the Caribbean.
Nathan Coulter-Nile, second right, became the highest scoring lower-order batsman in World Cup history.Credit:AP
Khawaja was roughed up almost from the moment he took guard. In the third over, he was struck by a nasty, short-of-a-length delivery from Thomas which brushed his glove and then smacked into his grill. There were immediate fears of a repeat of Southampton, where he had been hit in a warm-up game by the West Indies and sent to hospital for scans. He was again assessed but this time was allowed to bat on.
The West Indies continued their attack, and Khawaja mistimed another bouncer from Thomas, this time the delivery coming off the toe of his bat and falling short of second slip. He didn't last much longer, the pressure of two short balls from Russell prompting Khawaja to chase a wide ball angled across him, only to catch a thick edge and result in a sRead More – Source
Australia 288 off 49 overs (Coulter-Nile 92, Smith 73, Brathwaite 3-67) defeated the West Indies 9-273 (Starc 5-46, Cummins 2-33, Hope 68, Holder 51) at Trent Bridge.
Nottingham: Nathan Coulter-Nile produced an innings of a lifetime and Mitchell Starc showed who was "boss" as Australia held on for a 15-run win over the West Indies in their World Cup match on Thursday.
Flattened by a bumper barrage which left the Australians at 4-32, Steve Smith (73 off 103 balls) and Alex Carey (45 off 55 balls) provided the initial pulse, before Coulter-Nile (92 off 60 balls) added the oxygen to lead the defending champions to 288 off 49 overs.
In reply, the West Indies also regrouped after a shaky start but Starc's sixth five-wicket haul in one-day international cricket, featuring four wickets in his final two spells, including 3-1 off his final two overs, proved crucial. He had the dangerous Andre Russell (15 off 11) brilliantly caught by Glenn Maxwell, who ran with his back to ball to end a short but threatening knock.
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The West Indies needed 68 off the final 10 overs and were in a position of strength when skipper Jason Holder (51 off 57), twice given a lbw reprieve off Adam Zampa by the decision review system, and allrounder Carlos Brathwaite (16 off 17) had momentum but Starc had other ideas, dismissing both.
His five-wicket haul was the first by any bowler so far in this tournament and it took him to 150 career wickets in record time (77 matches). It also reinforced why he was voted the best player of the 2015 World Cup.
Mitchell Starc celebrates the dismissal of West Indies' captain Jason Holder.Credit:AP
On a rugged day for the umpires, when four decisions were overturned when the West Indies batted, Starc twice thought he had dismissed Chris Gayle, the self-proclaimed "Universe Boss", in his second over. Umpire Chris Gaffaney had given Gayle, on five, out caught behind and two balls later lbw – but both decisions were overturned on video replay. The second found the ball had shaved off stump – not the pad – but incredibly the bails had not fallen.
The veteran slugger then went on the attack, crunching three boundaries off one Pat Cummins (2-33) over and, in doing so, passed 1000 World Cup career runs, edging Viv Richards to sit behind only Brian Lara for most runs by a West Indian. However, he fell in Starc's next over, this time a lbw review letting him down. But that was also shrouded in controversy, for the delivery should have been a free hit, for the ball prior was later shown to have been a no-ball, with Starc having clearly over-stepped.
It added to an intriguing day at Trent Bridge, but one that left Australia unbeaten after two games.
Coulter-Nile, with eight boundaries and four sixes, bested not only his previous top score of 34 but finished with the highest ever score by a No.8 in a World Cup, and the equal second highest ever in that spot or lower in an one-day international.
Australia's wicketkeeper Alex Carey, right, reacts after West Indies' Shai Hope, played a shot.Credit:AP
Bumpy road ahead
The headlines all week had been about how the West Indies were going to bounce out the Australians, reprising the intimidation they had used to dismantle Pakistan.
It should not have come as a surprise then when quicks Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell set the tempo but the Australians appeared startled, for the bumper led directly, or indirectly, to the demise of David Warner, Usman Khawaja and Glenn Maxwell, leaving them stumbling at 4-38 after 7.4 overs.
Warner, having watched a 141km/h bouncer from Cottrell whistle by, appeared to hold back to a back-of-a-length delivery next ball, square cutting to backward point. Cottrell – still a member of the army – celebrated a successful plan with his typical salute in a mark of respect to his commanders in the Caribbean.
Nathan Coulter-Nile, second right, became the highest scoring lower-order batsman in World Cup history.Credit:AP
Khawaja was roughed up almost from the moment he took guard. In the third over, he was struck by a nasty, short-of-a-length delivery from Thomas which brushed his glove and then smacked into his grill. There were immediate fears of a repeat of Southampton, where he had been hit in a warm-up game by the West Indies and sent to hospital for scans. He was again assessed but this time was allowed to bat on.
The West Indies continued their attack, and Khawaja mistimed another bouncer from Thomas, this time the delivery coming off the toe of his bat and falling short of second slip. He didn't last much longer, the pressure of two short balls from Russell prompting Khawaja to chase a wide ball angled across him, only to catch a thick edge and result in a sRead More – Source
