07/02Result
4th ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 8 2013
Australia won by 5 wkts (31b rem)
Player of the Match
Kieron Pollard
Kieron PollardWest Indies
07/02Result
4th ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 8 2013
Australia won by 5 wkts (31b rem)
Player of the Match
Kieron Pollard
Kieron PollardWest Indies

What an innings by Pollard! West Indies were in a terrible position early on and they were not really scoring runs either. Pollard found some support and constructed useful stands with the lower order to take West Indies to a very respectable 220. A very very uncharacteristic innings by the big man, but exactly what the Windies needed. Australia had things going there way in the first half when Mitchell Johnson ripped through the top order, but they were unable to clean the innings up. We will be back in the chase in about 35 mins.

Reuel: "This is the best inns that i have ever seen Pollard play, brilliant batting by him, certainly his best hundred thus far. happy that i stayed up to watch him bat, well played Polly."

* Apologies for not putting up any comments. There has been a technical snag with that.

Rohit Shankar: "By technical snag you mean that the guy doing the filtering in on leave :)" No Rohit, the time stamps on these comments are all jumbled up. So I get the comments, but they are not showing up in any order.

49.4
W
Faulkner to Pollard, 1 run, OUT, another short ball, it's pulled hard down to deep backward square leg, they think about a couple, and are late into it. In the end, the fielder fires a throw to the non-striker's end where Tino is well short.

TL Best run out 1 (15m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

49.3
0
Faulkner to Pollard, no run, a good yorker on the leg stump, it is blocked by Polly right in front.
49.2
4
Faulkner to Pollard, FOUR, and another one into the gap, he stays in the crease and pulls it hard in the gap at deep square leg
49.1
4
Faulkner to Pollard, FOUR, makes room and crashes the length ball over the bowler's head, no chance for the fielder in the deep

END OF OVER:
49 | 7 Runs | WI: 211/9 | RR: 4.30

  • Tino Best1 (3b)
  • Kieron Pollard100 (132b)
  • Clint McKay10-2-41-1
  • James Faulkner9-1-53-1
48.6
0
McKay to Best, no run, slower delivery wide outside off, Tino goes for a drive and it's uppish, flies past the right of point, there were at least a couple there, but they don't run
48.5
0
McKay to Best, no run, he defends it with perfect front-foot technique
48.4
1
McKay to Pollard, 1 run, now he takes a single! He gets to his century, very very well played in the context of the game. It was pushed to long-on, he punches the air with delight, gets a good standing ovation.

On 99.. Can he do it with a six? He is not taking the single anyway

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st53SR WatsonAJ Finch
2nd62SR WatsonPJ Hughes
3rd30MJ ClarkeSR Watson
4th53MJ ClarkeAC Voges
5th22MJ ClarkeMS Wade
6th1MS WadeGJ Maxwell