Australia lost the T20 series on the West Indies tour. However, the visitors have overcome the shock of Corona and have taken the ODI series on the field as their own. Australia is coming to Bangladesh with the joy of winning the series. The team will arrive in Bangladesh on Thursday (July 29) afternoon on a chartered flight. Australia will participate in its first bilateral series against Bangladesh in T20 from August 3. They will play five matches against the Tigers during the tour.
Australia defeated the West Indies by six wickets in the third and final ODI of the series on Monday night. Alex Carey's team won the series 2-1.
In Barbados, the West Indies were bowled out for 152 in 45.1 overs by the Australian bowlers. The bowlers laid the foundation for the visitors' victory. Evin Lewis scored 55, Darren Bravo 18, Shai Hope 14, Alzarri Joseph 15, Pollard 11. Among the Australian pacers, Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets for 43 runs. Hazlewood, Ashton Agar, Zampa took 2 wickets each and Turner took 1 wicket.
In reply, Australia won the match by scoring 153 runs for 4 wickets in 30.3 overs. After the loss of 4 wickets for 99 runs, Matthew Wade-Aston Agar took charge of the team. They shared an unbroken partnership of 54 runs to ensure the victory for the team. Wade was 51 not out, Ashton Agar was 19 not out, Mitchell Marsh scored 29, Alex Carey 35, Josh Phillippe 10 runs. For the Caribbean, Sheldon Cottrell, Aqil Hossain, Alzarri Joseph and Hayden Walsh took 1 wicket each.
Ashton Agar was named man of the match for his all-round performance. Starc won the man of the series award with 11 wickets in three matches.
