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Final-over shambles save Aussies in T20 opener - CtrlF.XYZ

Final-over shambles save Aussies in T20 opener

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Australia scraped home successful the archetypal T20 against the West Indies and has a unspeakable final-over showing successful the tract to thank.

Aaron Finch's men escaped with a three-wicket triumph connected the Gold Coast connected Wednesday night, but they were saved by 2 dropped catches successful the past implicit of their chase.

Pursuing 146 to win, Australia was 11 runs from triumph astatine the opening of the 20th over, earlier Matthew Wade and Mitchell Starc were some spared a life.

Wade was fto disconnected erstwhile Raymon Reifer grassed a elemental accidental astatine heavy backward point, earlier a dropped drawback 2 balls aboriginal by Kyle Mayers astatine 3rd antheral talented Starc.

Right-arm speedy Sheldon Cottrell, the bowler cruelled by the dropped catches, threw his arms successful the aerial and shook his head.

"You've got to beryllium taking catches astatine this level if you privation to beryllium winning games of cricket," Brendon Julian said connected the Fox Cricket coverage.

"I deliberation pitchy lag's acceptable successful astatine 10 o'clock," Mark Waugh joked.

Australia wrapped up its triumph erstwhile Starc bunted a abbreviated shot to the disconnected broadside and called Wade done for 2 runs.

"It looked disfigured and it was horrible successful the past over, but successful the end, the West Indies volition person themselves to blame," Julian said.

Finch (58 runs from 53 balls) and Wade (39 not retired disconnected 29) piloted Australia's palmy chase.

Finch's half-century was a important root of assurance amid his dire tally with the bat during the lead-up to the T20 World Cup.

Batting astatine No.4 alternatively of opening to give Cameron Green a changeable astatine the apical of the order, Finch struck six fours.

The 35-year-old retired from one-day planetary cricket successful September but wants to skipper Australia successful the T20 World Cup.

Australia and the West Indies volition conscionable successful a 2nd T20 astatine the Gabba connected Friday night.

The Australians volition statesman their World Cup run successful a lucifer against New Zealand astatine the SCG connected October 22.

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