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Australia’s frontline speedster Mitchell Starc dominated the proceedings in the first One-Day Internationals (ODI) against West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, in Barbados on Tuesday. Starc’s impressive performance with the ball helped the visitors in registering a thu♋🌳mping victory to go 1-0 up in the ongoing three-match series.
Chasing 257 (DLS target), the hosts witnessed one of the worst batting collapses to eventually fold up for 123, losing the contest by a massive margin of 133 runs. Starc ran through the Caribbean batting unit to pick up a five-wicket haul for 48 runs in 8 overs, including a maiden. It was Starc’s eighth 5-fer in the 50-overs format. Apart from the left-armer, Josh Hazlewood also impressed with three scalps to his name in six overs whi🅘le conceding only 11 r😼uns.
Only Kieron Pollard was able to stand tall in front of a lethal Aussie bowling attack. The West Indies skipper scored 56 runs from 57 deliveries ꧟to save his side from the threat of a record low score as the Windies were struggling at 27/6 at one stageꦺ.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, Australia posted 252/9 on the scoreboard in 49 overs (the match got reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain). Stand-in captain Alex Carey shin♎ed with the bat and ended the innings as the top-scorer.
Carey made 67 off 87 balls and formed a crucial 104-run partnership with Ashton Turner (49) to help the touring party reach a competitive total. Josh Philippe (39), Ben McDermott (28) and Mitchell Marsh (20) also chipped in with valuable contributions.
For the home team, Hayden Walsh bagged his mai❀den five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. Walsh grabbed a fifer for 39 runs in his quota of 10 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Zampa takes the last wicket. Australia wins by 133 runs (DLS). What a win this is. Australia’s bowling unit decimating the WIndies batting lineup in t𝓰he first ODI. And Starcy’s five wicket haul 🔥 great to see he’s on.
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
A resounding victory for Alex Carey in 🐼his first match as captain 👨✈🍎️
Australia win the first ODI by 133 runs 🇦🇺
Scorecard 🧮
— ICC (@ICC)
Full list of cricketers with more ODI wꦡickets at a better bowling average𒁏 than Mitchell Starc:
Saqlain Mushtaq
Glenn McGrath
Allan Donald— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1)
Mitchell Starc's eighth five-wicket haul in ODIs gets our series off to the perfect start! 🔥
— Australian Cricketers' Association (@ACA_Players)
Starc has produced two brilliant spells of bowling ton𒊎ight
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
Alex Carey seems so much more comfortable changing gears while b🐓atting in ODIs as compared to T20Is as his career strike rate of 90+ suggests
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Alex Carey top scores in his first game as ODI captain, Mitch Starc takes five wickets…
Andꦡ Australia thump the West Indies by 133 runs in the first ODI 😮
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)
Big day for South Australia cricket:
Alex Carey captains🦄 Australia and Wes Agar makes his international debut
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket)
A big congratulations to former GIANT A🦩lex Carey who will become the 26th man to captain Australia in ODI cricket tomorrow!
— GWS GIANTS (@GWSGIANTS)
Mitchel🌼l Starc𓆏 blew WI away with his 5-48 as Australia won the 1st ODI by 133 runs!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
8th five-wicket haul for Mitchell Starc from 97 ODI matches, he also has 11 four-wicket hauls. The opening spell was just ℱtotal fire.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Mitchell Starc powers Australia to big win ov🍬er West Indies. Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)