West Indies vs Australia, 2nd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Australia tour of West Indies, 2021 Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia Date & Time: Jul 10, 07:30 PM LOCAL

West Indies took a 1-0 lead after a amonumental collapse from Australia. © AFP

That was quick - WI pick up a 56-run win.West Indies go up 2-0 in the five-match series after Australia were bundled out for 140in the final over. West Indies's 56-run win was comprehensive, outplaying Australia with both with bat and ball. It was a forgettable day really for Australia who were bowled out for a second consecutive game for the first time since 2010.

Nothing really went right for Australia except the toss. They didn't execute their bowling plans well, conceding 67 in the final five overs, allowing West Indies to reach 196. They were faced with familiar batting woes with none of the batsmen getting a start and making it count. They have lots of thinking to do before the next few games, especially with the World Cup later in the year.

In contrast, West Indies were outstanding. Shimron Hetmye and Dwayne Bravo's 103-run stand set the game up for them. They were circumspect at first but switched gears eventually. The dropped catches hurt Australia as the bowlers lacked sting and were left mere spectators as the ball sailed over the boundary line. Hayden Walsh Jr and Fabian Allen stood up once again as West Indies cruised to a clinical win.

It's obvious which way this series is headed unless Australia can make a quick turnaround in the remainder of games. Thank you for your company today. Do join us for the third T20I on Monday.

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OUT! This time Agar's cleaned him up. You miss, I hit.Agar strikes in his first over! It was the quicker one that skidded into Fletcher, who backed a long way to cut it. He misses and the ball crashes into middle stump.

REVIEW!Fletcher's given out by the on-field umpire. But he reviews immediately. Ah, smart, because it did look high and ball-tracking confirms the same.

Mitchell Starc will kickstart proceedings for Australia.

Teams:

West Indies XI: Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Andre Russell, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards

Australia XI: Matthew Wade(w), Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques, Ben McDermott, Daniel Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

TOSS:Australia win toss, will bowl. No changes for Australia; WI make two changes. Evin Lewis and Obed McCoy are rested, they're replaced by Andre Fletcher and Sheldon Cottrell.

Hello and welcome to the second T20I between West Indies and Australia. The turnaround time in the series is as good as nothing with the second game being played between the sides in 24 hours.

Australia would have been disappointed with the poor collapse yesterday that saw them concede the game. Especially, after having been in control of the chase for half the innings. In the final half an hour of play, they lost 6 wickets for 19 runs with their ultra aggressive style of play costing them pretty.

Can they bounce back from that defeat? West Indies, meanwhile, would've been thrilled with that bowling performance. Although the bowlers won them the game, it was due to Andre Russell's maiden T20I fifty that they even stood a chance.

We'll find out in a bit.