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10th over: West Indies 93-2 (Gayle 54, Pooran 13) Outside edge from Gayle. His charmed life continues. Doesn’t read Zampa’s googly, nicks it over the keeper and away for four. But Gayle reads the next one. Knows every micron. Belts the pull shot onto the hill for six. Australia’s substitute AJ Tye has to climb over there in the orange vest to fetch it.
The next six is even bigger. Zampa goes the googly again but it’s full, no time to turn. Gayle clears the front leg and hits straight, so long it hits the grandstand and bounces back onto the field.
10th over: West Indies 71-2 (Gayle 32, Pooran 13) Once again Gayle looks short of answers against Starc. Pokes at one and gets an outside edge to the keeper along the ground. Then survives a second DRS referral as Starc nails him in the ankle dead in front. Only problem is the ball isn’t swinging back enough, it’s going on straighter and just missing the leg stump. So that’s the second review gone for Australia, and an excellent decision from Umpire Wilson.
Starc goes to the bouncer next, unsurprisingly, then starts swinging it away outside off stump, making sure Gayle can’t go leg side. One wide, and a single guided to deep third – that’s it from the over.
Written by Geoff Lemon
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