Australia extended their 100 percent start to their World Cup title defence with a 15-run win against the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Nathan Coulter-Nile (92) hammered the best World Cup score by a number eight as Australia recovered from 38 for four to post 288 all out. Pace bowler Mitchell Starc took five wickets as Australia survived a tense run-chase, featuring 68 from Shai Hope, to restrict the West Indies to 273 for nine and make it two successive victories. (SCORECARD)
World Cup 2019 Match Highlights Between Australia vs West Indies, Straight from Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Nathan Coulter-Nile will bowl the last over. Ashley Nurse has hit four consecutive balls to the fence but these runs don't have any meaning as Australia win the match by 15 runs.
Mitchell Starc's twin blow has brought Australia back in the game, possibly even won them the game. Finch's decision to hand him the ball has worked wonders. Holder was taken by surprise as Starc bowled a pacy-bouncer and his top edge has been caught at short fine leg. He departs for 51.
Carlos Brathwaite fails to spot the slower ball from Mitchell Starc and hits it high in the air, Aaron Finch running in from mid-on completes a simple catch.
Andre Russell has thrown his wicket away by playing an unnecessary risky shot. Glenn Maxwell ran a long way backwards and completed a stunner. He made that look so easy.
Andre Russell for the first time time in this innings plays the ball all along the ground for a four. Strac missed his length as he was trying to bowl a yorker and Russell hammered it wide off mid-off.
Andre Russell lofts another one in the air, this time straight down the ground over bowler's head, for almost a six as the ball landed just inches before the rope.
Andre Russell gets into the groove. Facing just his second delivery of the innings doesn't bother him, he backs his ability and lofts it over midwicket for a six.
Andre Russell gets into the groove. Facing just his second delivery of the innings doesn't bother him, he backs his ability and lofts it over midwicket for a six.
Mitchell Starc bangs short, Jason Holder gets into the position quickly, looking to pull it over midwicket, but only gets a top edge. Even that much connection is good enough for him to send it over the fence for a six.
Jason Holder has once again reviewed umpire's decision and it has once again turned in his favour as the replay showed the ball would have missed the stumps.
Shai Hope succumbs to dot balls and he tries to hit to square leg but only manages an edge which goes straight to Khawaja at mid-on. His innings come to an end on 68.
Jason Holder is holding the innings well for the West Indies. Glenn Maxwell concedes two boundaries on consecutive balls. The first one came off a thick outside edge while the other one was played convincingly through covers.
Jason Holder has reviewed the umpire's decision, and guess what it has saved him. The ball pitched outside of leg stump and the on-field umpire has been asked to reverse his decision.
Shimron Hetmyer is playing on his own terms here. His last shot even surprised the bowler Dam Zampa due to it unconventional nature. Zampa tossed it up and Hetmyer plays an awkward looking shot for a four.
Adam Zampa bowls a half-tracker and Hope pulls it away to wide of midwicket but the biggest let down on that occasion was Nathan Coulter-Nile who slips and lets it through to the ropes.
Mitchell Starc once again trying to attack the stumps with his full deliveries, drifts down leg. The deflection off Hetmyer's pads helps the ball sail away to the fine leg fence.
Adam Zampa bowls a half-tracker, Hope judges the length early, rocks back in his crease, readies himself on the backfoot and in the end cuts it through extra cover for a four.
Marcus Stoinis drops the ball short to Nicholas Pooran and he tries to pull it and but only gets a top-edge which sails over the fence for first six of West Indies innings.
Nicholas Pooran hits Adam Zampa's ball straight to him and it goes on to strike out the bails at bowler's end after touching his hand and the umpire have gone upstairs for runout chance. The replay shows the batsman was well inside the crease.
West Indies Cricket Team
Australia Cricket Team
Aaron Finch
Jason Holder