Australia vs. West Indies (Figure via x/@icc) Australia has improved its name into historical books by becoming the first team to run in a series of five T20i matches full of 5-0. The act was closed by a folded three-bridging victory over West Indies in the final game of their Caribbean tour. After the Australians have already secured the 3-0 test series, they packed their eight match tour undefeated by a strong 8-0 clean sweep that underlines their dominance across formats. Visitors won throwing in the eighth time in a row and first decided to mix. West Indies, despite the flashes of aggression by Shimron Hetmyer (52 OFF 31) and Sherfane Rutherford (35 out of 17), were connected after 170 at 19.4 overs. The Australian attack remained sharp, with Ben DwarShuis (3-41), Nathan Ellis (2-32) and Adam Zamba (1-20 in his 100th T20i) kept the host under control. The persecution was not smooth sailing. Australia was soon murdered by Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph and slipped to 29/3 inside three crossed. Holder hit twice in one, including the release of Glenn Maxwell for a gold duck, while Joseph knocked through Captain Mitch Marsha and later claimed the dangerous Tim David. However, the brisk 63-run stand between Mitchell Owen (37 out of 17) and Cameron Green (32 out of 18) changed the game. The duo triggered a counterattack with six -flying stands, including the one who broke Owen into a pavilion roof.
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Akeal Hosein briefly revived the hope of West Indies with the tidy spell 3/17, removed Owen, Green and Dwrshuis. But Aaron Hardie’s unbeaten 28 ensured that Australia crossed the border with three goals in hand and three crossed. The Sweep series not only emphasizes the Australian depth of the T20, but also sets a new scale in bilateral dominance of the T20i among the fully member nations.
