Australia began their quest for the ICC World Twenty20 title against the West Indies at the Oval on Saturday with Andrew Symonds been sent home.
The Group C which is termed as the Group of Death has Australia, West Indies and Sri Lanka. The first and crucial match for the Aussies ended with a big disappointment when Chris Gayle and Fletcher ruled the show with their blistering performances that led to an easy win for the West Indies.
Scoreboard:
Australia innings (20 overs maximum)
SR Watson c Sarwan b Taylor 0
DA Warner c Benn b Bravo 63
RT Ponting lbw b Taylor 0
MJ Clarke c Benn b Edwards 2
BJ Haddin c Benn b Pollard 24
DJ Hussey c Fletcher b Bravo 27
MEK Hussey not out 28
MG Johnson c Bravo b Edwards 9
B Lee not out 1
Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 7, nb 2) 15
Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 169
Fall of wickets:1-1, 2-3, 3-15, 4-81, 5-113, 6-143, 7-153
Bowling: JE Taylor:4-0-33-2-8.25, FH Edwards:4-0-34-2-8.50, DJ Bravo:4-0-31-2-7.75, SJ Benn:4-0-35-0-8.75, CH Gayle:2-0-13-0-6.50, KA Pollard:2-0-17-1-8.50
West Indies innings (target: 170 runs from 20 overs)
CH Gayle c Watson b Lee 88
ADS Fletcher c DJ Hussey b Johnson 53
XM Marshall c Hopes b Johnson 8
S Chanderpaul not out 0
RR Sarwan not out 8
Extras (lb 5, w 8, nb 2) 15
Total (3 wickets; 15.5 overs) 172
Fall of wickets:1-133, 2-157, 3-162
Bowling:B Lee:4-0-56-1-14.00, MG Johnson:3.5-0-36-2-9.39, NW Bracken:2-0-21-0-10.50, JR Hopes:2-0-13-0-6.50, DJ Hussey:1-0-16-0-16.00, SR Watson:2-0-13-0-6.50, MJ Clarke:1-0-12-0-12.00
Result: West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Man of the Match: Chris Gayle(West Indies)
