Australia in commanding six-wicket win over Windies
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West Indies opener Johnson Charles is bowled all ends up by Mitchell Starc during Match 2 of the Ballr Cup Tri-Nation Series between West Indies and Australia at Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday. Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography
Australia surged to a commanding six-wicket win over the West Indies yesterday after their spinners strangled the home team’s batters in a lop-sided affair at the Providence National Stadium.
Australia’s Nathan Lyon makes a passionate appeal for an lbw decision against Marlon Samuels during Match 2 of the Ballr Cup Tri-Nation Series between West Indies and Australia at Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday. Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography
It was the Australian’s first match of the 2016 Day/Night Tri-Nations series.
After comfortably beating South Africa in the opening game, the hosts never looked into it and were gunned down in 32.3 overs for a measly 116, thanks mainly to Man-of-the-match off-spinner Nathan Lyon (3-39) and leg-spinner Adam Zampa (3-16) who spun webs around the
