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West Indies and Australia in thrilling draw
West Indies bowler Andre Russell (C) dives to field the ball as Australian batsman David Hussey (L) and Michael Hussey try to take a run. PHOTO/Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
(Reuters) – Australia and West Indies played out a thrilling tie in the third one-day international at a packed Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown on Tuesday.
The stadium was full after the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines declared a public holiday following the West Indies’ win over Australia two days ago and the teams produced an epic match to fit the occasion.
From a seemingly hopeless position, West Indies clawed their way back to the brink of victory, only for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee to run out West Indian captain Darren Sammy with the scores locked on 220.
“We believed we could beat them. We should have won today,” Sammy told reporters.
“It shows the belief of the team. I won’t put the blame on anybody.”
Mike Hussey (67), named man of the match, and George Bailey (59) scored half-centuries for Australia before the touring side suffered a late batting collapse and were bowled out without using up their full 50 overs.
The Australians, who won the series opener by 64 runs but have struggled with the bat in the past two matches, looked set for a much bigger total when they passed 200 for the loss of just four wickets before the lower-order crumbled.
