Aussies in ODI tri-series with SA, Windies

[Donny]

Aussies 4/222. Smith 78.

Marsh 66*.

Need 61 from 48 balls.

[Donny]

Australia needs another 41 runs with 6 wickets and 30 balls remaining.

[Donny]

Maxy's amazing. 17 from that over. He's 36* (19).

Marsh 76* (82).

13 to win from 18 balls.

[Donny]

12 balls left. 3 runs needed. Maxy 44* (23).

[Donny]

Aussies win by 6 wickets and into the final.

Maxwell 46* (26), Marsh 79*.

[Pies4shaw]

Great effort, that!

[Donny]

Marsh speechless at Maxwell innings.

In the lead-up to Australia's must-win match against West Indies, acting coach Justin Langer spoke of how important Glenn Maxwell's experience and finishing ability could become at the business end of the tri-series. As if on cue, Maxwell produced a jaw-dropping 46 not out from 26 balls to deliver Australia into the tri-series final and left his batting partner Mitchell Marsh lost for words at the other end.

Australia needed 62 off 50 balls with six wickets in hand when Maxwell walked to the crease, a man who had failed to reach double figures in any of his past five ODI innings and had been dropped earlier in the series. But Maxwell found his x-factor and got Australia home with eight balls to spare, along the way reverse-sweeping Sunil Narine for six.

"I said give yourself a few balls mate and then go for it," Marsh said. "I was literally speechless at the other end watching an innings like that. Maxi has had a lot of doubt and hasn't been in the greatest of form but an innings like that tonight shows why he's one of the first picked in this side, because he's so dangerous and can win us games like that in a few overs. Really rapt for him.

"He actually told me we'll just take them for ones. Next thing he's playing a reverse-sweep for six. I absolutely loved it. Maxi is a free spirit, you've just got to let him go and do what he does. When it comes off like that it's unbelievable to watch."

Cricinfo.

[Donny]

Windies v. Proteas.

Played at Bridgetown. Toss won by South Africa and AB opted to bowl.

[Donny]

West Indies Team: J Charles, ADS Fletcher, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, D Ramdin†, KA Pollard, JO Holder*, CR Brathwaite, SP Narine, SJ Benn, ST Gabriel

South Africa Team:Q de Kock†, HM Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers*, JP Duminy, F Behardien, CH Morris, WD Parnell, K Rabada, M Morkel, Imran Tahir

[Donny]

2/12. Windies in trouble.

[Donny]

4/40 after 10 overs.

Rabada has 3/10.

[Pies4shaw]

WIndies recovered from being 4/21 to make 285, all out, from 49.5 overs. Bravo 102, Pollard 62, Holder 49 and Brathwaite 33; Rabada and Morris each took 3 wickets.

[Pies4shaw]

Sth Africa is 3/28 from 9 overs, chasing 285. The outs include Faf and AB. Amla is 15*.

[Pies4shaw]

4/44, now. Amla out for 16. A further 242 required from 37 overs, with no Doug Walters to come.

[Pies4shaw]

Make that 5/51. The South African batting is showing that it is brittle against soft, slowish pies. We should bear that in mind as part of our preparation for our next Test series against them.