West Indian Captian Christopher Henry Gayles' no-holds barred approach and unadulterated innings of 88 of just 50 deliveries comprising of 6 boundaries and 6 sixes, one of them troubling pedestrians on the Harleyford Road along with Andre Fletcher's cracking innings of 33-baller 52 helped West Indies romp home an easy seven-wicket victory with 25 balls to spare. Gayles launched a violent attack on hapless Bret Lee bowling in excess of 145 kms where he was taken 27 runs of an over.
Earlier, Jerome Taylor started the proceedings where he sent Shane Watson and skipper Ponting to pavilion without troubling the scorers. However, David Warner anchored Australian innings with 63 of 53 balls along with some useful contributions from Brad Haddin and Hussey brothers and posted respectable score of 169.
This defeat has left Australians in a do-or-die situation where they will take on spirited Sri Lanka on Monday in Trent Bridge. Hopefully, they will come out with vengeance and stick to their repute of a professional team.
© 2009 Zafarulla Khan
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