Mitchell Starc’s fifer dismantled West Indies in the opening game of the three-match ODI series at Kensington Oval
in Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday. Riding on Starc’s terrific bowling, the Aussies won the rain-hit encounter by 133 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the ODI leg.

Chasing the revised target (by DLS method) of 257 runs for victory after Australia scored 252/9 in 49 overs, the Men in Maroon suffered a collapse to fold for just 123 in 26.2 overs. Captain Kieron Pollard top-scored for the hosts with almost run-a-ball 56.

Starc dismissed Evin Lewis on the very first ball of the second innings, surprising the left-handed batsman with a half volley on leg stump and completing a brilliant catch on his follow-through. Starc then clean bowled Jason Mohammed with a classic in-swinger, sending the right-hander’s off-stump for a walk in the park.

Here’s the video:

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Nicolas Pooran next fell to Starc in the fifth over, given out lbw for a duck. Pollard and Akeal Hosein were the last two victims of Starc, and they both got out in the same over – 22nd of Windies innings.

“It was a special day, we had three debutants [Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott and Wes Agar]. I thought we did a fantastic job to get to 252,” the ‘Player of the Match’ Starc said at the post-match presentation.

When asked if the conditions in Barbados favoured him, Starc said, “A pretty good all-round performance from the group today. We thought there was variable bounce, but a little bit of swing earlier on helped us. My role is similar throughout the white-ball format.”

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Cricket West Indies (CWI) have announced their squads for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, which includes three ODIs and two Tests in Chattogram and Dhaka.

Jason Mohammed will captain the West Indies ODI side while Kraigg Brathwaite will be the skipper in Tests.

Ten Windies players have opted out of the month-long tour to the Asian country due to COVID-19 related concerns. These include the likes of Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Shamarh Brooks, Sheldon Cottrell and Nicholas Pooran.

Out of the 10 aforementioned players, skipper Holder had been in the bio bubble for the longest period as he featured in the CPL, IPL, New Zealand tour and is currently in Australia for the BBL.

Fabian Allen and Shane Dowrich have also pulled out of the tour citing personal reasons.

JUST IN: West Indies have named their squads for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh 🌴

Captain Jason Holder is one of 10 players to opt out of the tour, meaning Kraigg Brathwaite will lead the Test side, while Jason Mohammad will step in as captain for the ODI series.#BANvWI pic.twitter.com/prtzGAxZZV

— ICC (@ICC) December 29, 2020

The West Indies touring side is scheduled to land in Dhaka on January 10, and after completing the quarantine protocols, they will start their preparations with a one-day warm-up match in Savar.

The three-match ODI series will begin in Dhaka on January 20, with the Test leg starting on February 3.

West Indies ODI Squad:

Jason Mohammed (c), Sunil Ambris (vc), Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva, Jahmar Hamilton, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Andre McCarthy, Kjorn Ottley, Rovman Powell, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr

West Indies Test Squad:

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Jermaine Blackwood (vc), Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kavem Hodge, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Veerasammy Permaul, Kemar Roach, Raymon Reifer, Jomel Warrican.

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West Indies star all-rounder Andre Russell has ruled himself out of the first two T20Is against India in Florida. The 31i-year-old had only just returned to action after knee surgery, but a CWI press release on Friday said he experienced some discomfort while playing in the ongoing Global T20 Canada and has expressed his unavailability to the selectors.

Middle-order batsman Jason Mohammed will replace him in the 14-man squad.

“He [Mohammed] is a player with lots of experience in all three formats and – having done well for Trinidad & Tobago as well as Guyana Amazon Warriors,” Floyd Reifer, West Indies interim head coach, said.

“It is not easy to fill the shoes of someone like Andre Russell, who has dominated T20 cricket all over the world and helped West Indies win the ICC T20 World Cup on two occasions. We believe Jason is capable of good performances and we back him to perform at this level and win games as well,” Reifer added.

Russell last played for West Indies in the 2019 World Cup before persistent knee issues ruled him out of the tournament. His replacement, the 32-year-old Mohammed led a second-string Windies side in Pakistan last year, which was also his last T20I appearance.

The first two T20Is between West India and India are scheduled to be held at the Broward County Stadium in Florida on Saturday and Sunday. The third and final T20I will be played at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday.

West Indies squad for the first two T20Is:

Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Anthony Bramble, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Jason Mohammed, Oshane Thomas.

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