West Indies captain Shai Hope was lost for words, unable to fathom what went wrong as the tourists suffered a humbling 8-wicket defeat in the 3rd and final ODI of their series in Australia in Canberra on February 6.
West Indies were bundled out for just 86 and Australia chased down the target in 6.5 overs, exposing the lack of fighting spirit from the Shai Hope-led touring side against the world champions.
The West Indies, having been put into bat after Australia won the toss, succumbed to a relentless Australian bowling attack. Xavier Bartlett, continuing his golden summer with the ball, was the chief architect of the visitors’ downfall, claiming an impressive 4 for 21.
His efforts contributed to the West Indies being bundled out for a paltry 86 runs in just 24.1 overs, marking their fifth-lowest ODI total and second-lowest against Australia in the 50-over format of the game. | AUS vs WI, 3rd ODI Scorecard |
“Not sure if we can make sense of it, our batters let us down. We need to do some real searching. Can’t put your finger on one thing, comes down to mindset. Few things we can look at but we didn’t bat as well as we should have. Keacy (Carty) played really well, he should take a lot of confidence, Roston Chase also played well. We must take the positives with us to negate the negatives,” Shai Hope said on Tuesday.