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Australia won by 8 wickets  
25.2 Banks to Ponting, no run
25.3 Banks to Ponting, one run, clipped away off the toes to midwicket
25.4 Banks to Hayden, OUT: Hayden, immediately after getting to his
fifty, prances down the wicket and tries to whack Banks over the
ropes, but he does not get to the pitch and the ball, spiralling
in the air, is finally caught by Collymore at long on

Australia 120/2, Partnership of 70
ML Hayden c Collymore b Banks 51 (87b 4x4 1x6)
RT Ponting 33* (40b 3x4 1x6) OAC Banks 5.4-0-24-1

25.5 Banks to Ponting, no run, pushed off the front foot to the cover
fielder
25.6 Banks to Ponting, one run, flicked away nicely to midwicket


End of over 26 (5 runs) Australia 121/2 (RR: 4.65 RRR: 43/24 = 1.79)

OAC Banks 6-0-25-1 - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 34* (42b 3x4 1x6) A Symonds 0* (0b)

26.1 Gayle to Ponting, no run, drifting to leg, clipped to square leg
26.2 Gayle to Ponting, one run, again straying on leg stump, and Ponting
keeps this one all along the carpet and plays it to midwicket
26.3 Gayle to Symonds, one run, Symonds off the mark straight away,
turning that one behind square on the legside
26.4 Gayle to Ponting, no run
26.5 Gayle to Ponting, no run, pushed wide of short midwicket
26.6 Gayle to Ponting, no run


End of over 27 (2 runs) Australia 123/2 (RR: 4.56 RRR: 41/23 = 1.78)

CH Gayle 3-0-14-0 (1w) - Headley Stand End
A Symonds 1* (1b) RT Ponting 35* (47b 3x4 1x6)

27.1 Banks to Symonds, no run
27.2 Banks to Symonds, no run

27.3 Banks to Symonds, no run, defended right back to Banks
27.4 Banks to Symonds, one run, patted towards long on for a single,
althouhg Ponting wants the second run too
27.5 Banks to Ponting, one run, turned behind square wide of the fielder
inside the circle
27.6 Banks to Symonds, no run


End of over 28 (2 runs) Australia 125/2 (RR: 4.46 RRR: 39/22 = 1.77)

OAC Banks 7-0-27-1 - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 36* (48b 3x4 1x6) A Symonds 2* (6b)

28.1 Gayle to Ponting, one run, worked away to midwicket
28.2 Gayle to Symonds, no run
28.3 Gayle to Symonds, no run
28.4 Gayle to Symonds, one run, tossed up, driven to long on
28.5 Gayle to Ponting, two runs, drifting down legside, and Ponting gets
some bat on that one, Collymore having to run around to his right
to field at fine leg
28.6 Gayle to Ponting, no run


End of over 29 (4 runs) Australia 129/2 (RR: 4.45 RRR: 35/21 = 1.67)

CH Gayle 4-0-18-0 (1w) - Headley Stand End
A Symonds 3* (9b) RT Ponting 39* (51b 3x4 1x6)

29.1 Banks to Symonds, three runs, short and wide, and Symonds slashes
this away into the offside, but Hurley at point as substitue is
quick and pulls it back
29.2 Banks to Ponting, no run
29.3 Banks to Ponting, FOUR, again Banks drops short, and Ponting drives
this further in front of the wicket than Symonds before him,
getting four to the cover fence
29.4 Banks to Ponting, no run
29.5 Banks to Ponting, no run, turned behind square to the short fine
leg
29.6 Banks to Ponting, FOUR, Ponting gets on one knee and heaves this
from outside off through the legside, past the short midwicket
fielder and to the fence at midwicket


End of over 30 (11 runs) Australia 140/2 (RR: 4.67 RRR: 24/20 = 1.20)

OAC Banks 8-0-38-1 - Blue Mountains End
A Symonds 6* (10b) RT Ponting 47* (56b 5x4 1x6)

30.1 Gayle to Symonds, one run, worked to leg
30.2 Gayle to Ponting, no run
30.3 Gayle to Ponting, one run, drifting on leg and short to boot, and
Ponting pulls this away to fine leg for one
30.4 Gayle to Symonds, no run, outside the off and Symonds leaves this
one to go into Baugh's gloves
30.5 Gayle to Symonds, one run, driven firmly to the right of Gayle to
long on
30.6 Gayle to Ponting, one run, tickled around the corner for one more


End of over 31 (4 runs) Australia 144/2 (RR: 4.65 RRR: 20/19 = 1.05)

CH Gayle 5-0-22-0 (1w) - Headley Stand End
RT Ponting 49* (59b 5x4 1x6) A Symonds 8* (13b)

31.1 Banks to Ponting, one run, shouts of "Catch it" as Ponting plays
this uppishly back towards the bowler, but the ball runs away to
long on for one to give Ponting his fifty
31.2 Banks to Symonds, legbye: FOUR, very close to the off stump, and
the ball hits the flap of the pad and runs away behind the wicket
keeper for four leg byes
31.3 Banks to Symonds, one run, heaved to midwicket
31.4 Banks to Ponting, no run
31.5 Banks to Ponting, no run, punched to cover
31.6 Banks to Ponting, no run


End of over 32 (6 runs) Australia 150/2 (RR: 4.69 RRR: 14/18 = 0.78)

OAC Banks 9-0-40-1 - Blue Mountains End
A Symonds 9* (15b) RT Ponting 50* (63b 5x4 1x6)

32.1 Gayle to Symonds, one run, driven to long on
32.2 Gayle to Ponting, wide: no run, drifting down leg, and a tad short
as well, Ponting tries to pull it away and misses, then looks for
the wide call
32.2 Gayle to Ponting, one run, full toss outside the off, and Ponting
drives this to mid off
32.3 Gayle to Symonds, one run, pushed to long on
32.4 Gayle to Ponting, one run, worked behind square for another single,
Australia steadily knocking these runs away
32.5 Gayle to Symonds, no run
32.6 Gayle to Symonds, one run, tossed up and on the leg stump, and
Symonds smashes that to long on


End of over 33 (6 runs) Australia 156/2 (RR: 4.73 RRR: 8/17 = 0.47)

CH Gayle 6-0-28-0 (2w) - Headley Stand End
A Symonds 12* (19b) RT Ponting 52* (65b 5x4 1x6)

Collymore comes back into the attack
33.1 Collymore to Symonds, one run, clipped behind square on the legside
for one to fine leg
33.2 Collymore to Ponting, three runs, drifting down leg, and Ponting
times this nicely, clipping the ball away in front of square on
the legside for three, Dillon running around from fine leg and
getting applause for his commitment to save a run when the game is
virtually lost!
33.3 Collymore to Symonds, no run
33.4 Collymore to Symonds, no run, pushed to mid on
33.5 Collymore to Symonds, no run, pushed defensively into the offside
33.6 Collymore to Symonds, no run


End of over 34 (4 runs) Australia 160/2 (RR: 4.71 RRR: 4/16 = 0.25)

CD Collymore 8-1-31-1 (1nb) - Blue Mountains End
RT Ponting 55* (66b 5x4 1x6) A Symonds 13* (24b)

34.1 Banks to Ponting, no run
34.2 Banks to Ponting, two runs, Ponting wants to finish the game off,
comes down the wicket and tries to pierce the gap on the midwicket
fence, does not time it too well but gets two
34.3 Banks to Ponting, no run, perfect forward defence from Ponting
34.4 Banks to Ponting, no run, extra nip off the pitch surprises
Ponting, rapping him on the fingers
34.5 Banks to Ponting, no run
34.6 Banks to Ponting, no run, pushed to mid on, and that completes
Banks' spell of 10 overs


End of over 35 (2 runs) Australia 162/2 (RR: 4.63 RRR: 2/15 = 0.13)

OAC Banks 10-0-42-1 - Headley Stand End
A Symonds 13* (25b) RT Ponting 57* (71b 5x4 1x6)

35.1 Collymore to Symonds, FOUR, and that was quite definitely coming.
Symonds rocks back and determines to pull the ball away to
midwicket come what may, and Collymore obliges with a short ball
on middle stump, so four to midwicket finishes matters for
Australia
With yet another masterful performance, Australia have notched up
their 19th ODI win in a row, as well as their second in two
matches in this seven-game series.
The West Indies never really got away from the Australian bowlers,

and the batting crumbled rapidly - bar one partnership between
Baugh and Banks - to reach only 163.
The target was never going to test Australia at all, and Matthew
Hayden and Ricky Ponting firmly set their side on the road to
victory with a partnership that dominated the West Indian bowlers
completely.
Australia's eight-wicket win gives them a 2-0 lead in this series,
and the next game - at St Lucia on Wednesday, May 21 at 1425 GMT -
will give the West Indies a chance to bounce back.
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