Australia loses their second ODI to the West Indies by four wickets. The third game of the series on Monday is now decisive; Aaron Finch is preparing for knee surgery after returning home, but the ‘optimistic’ white ball captain in Cricket Australia will be fit for the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman later this year Last Update: 07/25/21 8:24 AM West Indies beat Australia by four wickets in their second ODI to establish a playoff series In the West Indies, the West Indies boosted their ODI streak at home to Australia by winning four wickets in Saturday’s second postponed game in Barbados as Jason Holder and Nicholas Buran reached half a century. The second ODI match was scheduled for Thursday, but was postponed after a positive case of Covid-19 emerged from a non-playing member of the West Indies camp, and the series resumed 48 hours later than planned and it was the West Indies that finished first. They also recovered from a 133-time defeat to Duckworth Louis Stern in the opening game. The West Indies skated Australia for 187 in a 47.1 increase – Zari Tailor Joseph (3-39) and spinner Akeel Hussain (3-30) sharing six wickets – but then fell to 72-5 in the chase, with Darren Bravo (0), Evin Lewis (1) and Kieron Pollard (2) on the cheap. However, Buran (59 no from 75 balls) and Jason Holder (52 of 69) were involved in the sixth wicket position of the 93 and despite Holder being sent off with 23 rounds required, Boran saw the West Indies at home alongside Joseph (5 no) to ensure The final match is on Monday. Australia had also relied on its lowest ranking after slipping to 45-6, with No. 7 Matthew Wade (36) backed by bowlers Mitchell Stark (19), Adam Zampa (36) and Wes Agar (41) – placing Zampa and Agar 59th. Against the ninth wicket, Josh Phillippe was the A-League’s top six scorer with 16. Cricket Australia “optimistic” Finch would take a World Cup defeat, and the defeat in the second ODI was one of two strikes for Australia on Saturday with it. It was also announced that Captain Aaron Finch will be returning home with a knee injury. Aaron Finch is set for knee surgery, but cricket team Australia confident he will be fit for the T20 World Cup Finch missed the first two away matches against the West Indies and will now also miss the five-game T20 series in Bangladesh in August. The batsman is undergoing surgery after 14 days of quarantine and may face a race to be fit for the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman in October and November – although the 34-year-old Australian cricket team is “optimistic”, a CA statement said: The selectors and the Cricket Australia medical team are optimistic that Finch will recover in time for the ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, which will begin in mid-October.” I am very disappointed to be back home. “This was considered the best course of action rather than traveling to Bangladesh, not being able to play and losing recovery time.” I will have surgery if necessary and start the recovery process before the World Cup.”
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