World T20 live! Windies thrash Australia to reach final

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October 05, 2012

22:15 World T20 live! Windies thrash Australia to reach final: Scorecard:

Rampaul shatters Doherty's (9) stumps to end the Australian innings at 131 in just 16.4 overs.

West Indies win by 74 runs to move to a final clash with hosts Sri Lanka.

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21:57 World T20 live! Pollard helps WI inch closer to final: Scorecard:

Bailey's brilliant innings comes to an end when Pollard has him caught by Russell.

The Australia captain's 29-ball 63 was inclusive of six hits to the fence and four over it. He put on 68 (in 36 balls) for the seventh wicket with Cummins.

Pollard has Cummins (13) caught by Charles at extra cover in the next ball.

Australia 113 for eight after 14 overs.

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21:49 World T20 live! Bailey fights it out for Australia: Scorecard:

Andre Russell replaces Rampaul (2-0-5-2) in the attack in the 11th over. It's the first big over for Australia, 21 runs coming off it with Bailey helping himself to two boundaries and an equal number of sixes.

Cummins also gets a boundary as 25 runs come from the over.

Badree ends with figures of two for 27 and is replaced by Narine. The 50-run partnership for the seventh wicket is achieved in the over.

Bailey also reaches his fifty in the over.

Australia 107 for six after 12 overs.

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21:37 World T20 live! Bowlers put West Indies in command: Scorecard:

Darren Sammy gives Badree a third over and the bowler rewards his trust by rattling Watson's (7) timber with his third ball.

It's probably all over for Australia, their three top batsmen all back in the hut.

Captain George Bailey comes out to join Cameron White. He starts with a couple of boundaries off Samuels.

Ravi Rampaul replaces Badree (3-0-16-2) in the attack and strikes first ball, having White (5) caught behind. Two balls later a short ball accounts for David Hussey (0). Two wickets in the opening over for Rampaul.

Sunil Narine replaces Samuels (3-0-26-1) in the attack in the eighth over and strikes second ball, having Wade (1) caught by Badree at short long leg.

Australia 64 for six after 10 overs.

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21:33 World T20 live! Bolwers put West Indies in command: Scorecard:

Darren Sammy gives Badree a third over and the bowler rewards his trust by rattling Watson's (7) timber with his third ball.

It's probably all over for Australia, their three top batsmen all back in the hut.

Captain George Bailey comes out to join Cameron White. He starts with a couple of boundaries off Samuels.

Sunil Narine replaces Samuels (3-0-26-1) in the attack in the eighth over and strikes second ball, having Wade (1) caught by Badree at short long leg.

Australia 53 for four after nine overs.

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21:07 World T20 live! Quick wickets put West Indies on top: Scorecard:

Mike Hussey (18) looked good during his short stay, hitting three boundaries.

However, a momentary lapse of concentration cost him his wicket, Samuels catching him off his own bowling.

Australia 28 for two after four overs.

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20:56 World T20 live! Badree provides WI an early breakthrough: Scorecard:

David Warner and Shane Watson open the batting for Australia. They have to ensure their side a good start.

West Indies start with Samuel Badree. He strikes with his final over rattling Warner's (1) stumps.

Australia two for one after the first over.

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20:41 World T20 live! West Indies set Australia a stiff target: Scorecard:

Gayle hits teh first ball of Starc's final over, the penultimate of the innings, for a six over midwicket.

Pollard helps him to successive boundaries in the over as well as Starc ends with figures of one for 32.

Four sixes in Doherty's final over, three by Pollard (38), helps West Indies pile up a mammoth 205 for four in their 20 overs.

Gayle remains unbeaten on 75 and Pollard is dismissed off the last ball, the duo having put in 65 runs, off just 25 balls, for the fourth wicket.

It will take a herculean effort from Australia to win the match now.

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20:29 World T20 live! Gayle puts West Indies on top: Scorecard:

Bravo hits Cummins for a six but the bowler has his revenge in the next ball, having the for former caught by Bailey at extra cover .

Bravo's (37) 31-ball knock was inclusive of a boundary and three sixes and he helped Gyle put on 83 runs for the third wicket, off just 51 balls.

West Indies 163 for three after 18 overs.

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20:13 World T20 live! Gayle's fifty puts West Indies on top: Scorecard:

The third wicket stand between Gayle and Bravo has propelled West Indies to a good score.

While Bravo is scoring at a run a ball, Gayle is going at a strike rate of 200.

In David Hussey's second over, Gayle takes 16 runs to reach his half century.

West Indies 132 for two after 15 overs.

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19:50 World T20 live! Gayle, Bravo help Windies consolidate: Scorecard:

Dwayne Bravo comes in to joins Gayle and begins with a boundary over long-off off Hogg.

A rather uncharacteristic Gayle hits a six off Doherty in the next over.

West Indies 74 for two after 10 overs.

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19:42 World T20 live! Cummins helps Australia hit back: Scorecard:

Marlon Samuels joins Gayle and plays a cameo, his 20-ball 26 inclusive of two boundaries and an equal number of sixes.

He also puts on 41 runs for the second wicket with Gayle.

However, Pat Cummins returns to uproot his middle stump.

West Indies 59 for two after eight overs.

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19:17 World T20 live! Starc strikes early for Australia: Scorecard:

Mitchell Starc strikes early for Australia again.

He has Charles (10) caught behind.

West Indies 17 for one after three overs.

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19:17 World T20 live! Starc strikes early for Australia: Scorecard:

Mitchell Starc strikes early for Australia again.

He has Charles (10) caught behind.

West Indies 17 for one after three overs.

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19:10 World T20 live! West Indies off to a steady start vs Aus: Scorecard:

Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles open the batting for West Indies and it is Mitchell Starc starting with the ball for Australia.

Two runs come of the opening over, including an extra. Shane Watson to share the new ball.

Charles smashes the fourth ball over midwicket for a boundary. The final ball is also hit to the fence.

West Indies 12 without loss after two overs.

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18:51 World T20 live! West Indies win toss, opt to bat vs Aus: West Indies have won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC World T20 in Colombo on Friday.

"We would like to set the target," reasoned captain Darren Sammy.

Goerge Bailey, his Australian counterpart, remained unperturbed at the toss loss.

"The wicket won't change too much," he quipped.

18:44 World T20 live! West Indies win toss, opt to bat vs Aus: West Indies have won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC World T20 in Colombo on Friday.

"We would like to set the target," reasoned captain Darren Sammy.

Goerge Bailey, his Australian counterpart, remained unperturbed at the toss loss.

"The wicket won't change too much," he quipped.

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