Overview:
The Australians reached 173-2 and completed an eight-wicket win with almost five overs to spare to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series.
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Josh Inglis and Cameron Green combined in a record partnership for Australia to ensure “Dre Day” at Sabina Park didn’t end in a victory for West Indies Twenty20 cricket great Andre Russell.
After plundering four big sixes and scoring 36 off 15 balls before he skied a top edge that ended his last international innings, Russell had to wait and see if a total of 172-8 would be enough for West Indies to hold off Australia on Tuesday.
Not quite.
The Australians reached 173-2 and completed an eight-wicket win with almost five overs to spare to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series.
Inglis was unbeaten on 78 from 33 balls and Green was 56 off 32 balls, the pair sharing a 131-run stand, an Australian T20 record for the third wicket.
Green also scored a half-century on Sunday in Australia’s three-wicket win to open the series. The back-to-back wins at Sabina Park extended Australia’s streak to five in the Caribbean following the 3-0 test series sweep.
The Australian bowlers shared the wickets in the first innings, with Zampa taking 3-29, Glenn Maxwell returning 2-15, and Ellis finishing with 2-34. For the West Indies, some sloppy fielding, including at least five dropped catches, hurt their chances of defending the total.
The series moves to St. Kitts for the next three games on Friday, Saturday, and Monday.