West Indies, Australia clash in tri-series final today

FEW at the start of the Tri Nation series would have predicted the West Indies would reach the finals, but that’s just what happened as the hosts booked a place for today’s finale at Kensington Oval , beating South Africa by 100 runs on Friday night.Darren Bravo was the star of the show for West Indies, scoring a match winning 102 runs off 103 balls to help his side post a challenging 285-run total.
Kieron Pollard gave him company with a fluent 62-run knock, with the pair putting on 156 runs for the fifth wicket after finding themselves at 21/4 as early as the fifth over.
Shannon Gabriel playing in only his second ODI, showed why he is rated so highly with his pace causing problems for the Proteas. He eventually finished with figures of 3/17 to help bowl out South Africa for a meagre 185 runs.
The team management will be concerned by an injury picked up by Gabriel, who at present is set to play in the final. Other than that, the West Indies will go into the final with a full strength squad at their disposal.
World champions Australia, come into this game on the back of some impressive performances with both bat and ball.
Their top-order have chipped in with useful contributions at various times, while skipper Steven Smith will be most pleased with Glenn Maxwell’s return to form after smashing 46 runs off 22 balls against West Indies on 21 June.
The Men from Down Under have chopped and changed their bowling line-up throughout the series, considering this is the final they would look to recall spinner Adam Zampa in place of Scott Boland. The conditions favour the quick bowlers, but Zampa has been impressive in the limited opportunities he has got.

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