WI drenched despite Lara’s umbrella

Sydney, January 17: A brilliant 116 not out off 106 balls by Brian Lara could not prevent Australia beating West Indies by 28 runs in a ra...

Sydney, January 17: A brilliant 116 not out off 106 balls by Brian Lara could not prevent Australia beating West Indies by 28 runs in a rain-ruined one-day international on Wednesday. West Indies were 211 for eight off 42.4 overs chasing Australiaâ€™s 277 for four when heavy rain ended the game and Laraâ€™s attempt to fashion an extraordinary victory. Under the Duckworth/Lewis system for interrupted matches, the score West Indies needed to reach at that stage was 240 which meant Australia were victorious by 28 runs.

The left-hander, who has had a disappointing tour apart from his 182 in the third Test against Australia, hit 10 fours and two sixes. Earlier, Australian vice-captain Ricky Ponting, dropped on eight and 50, smashed 93 off 74 balls after Mark Waugh (58) and captain Adam Gilchrist (40) shared an opening stand of 98.This followed their 206-run stand in Australiaâ€™s nine-wicket win over West Indies in Brisbane on Sunday.

Scoreboard
Australia:M.Waugh c Powell b Samuels 58; Gilchrist c Powell b Williams 40; Ponting c Adams b McLean 93; Bevan c Campbell b McLean 31; Martyn not out 21; Lehmann not out 19; Extras (lb-9, w-5, nb-1): 15;Total (for 4 wkts, 50 overs): 277
Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-109, 3-187, 4-246
Bowling: McLean 10-0-45-2, Black 8-0-49-0, Stuart 8-0-57-0, Williams 10-0-43-1, Samuels 10-1-39-1, Powell 2-0-22-0, Adams 2-0-13-0
West Indies: Hinds c Warne b Bracken 1; Jacobs c Warne b Bracken 21; Campbell c Martyn b Harvey 23; Lara not out 116; Samuels c Gilchrist b Harvey 1; Adams b Warne 9; Powell c Bracken b Warne 28; Williams st Gilchrist b Warne 1; McLean lbw Symonds 0; Stuart not out 3;Extras (b-2, lb-1, w-3, nb-2): 8;Total (for 8 wkts, 42.4 overs): 211
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-31, 3-67, 4-69, 5-94, 6-161, 7-164, 8-166
Bowling: McGrath 7.4-1-37-0, Bracken 7-1-21-2, Harvey 7-1-16-2, Symonds 9-0-55-1, Warne 10-0-62-3, Martyn 2-0-17-0
Result: Australia won by 28 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis system for rain-interrupted matches.
Next match: Australia V Zimbabwe (day/night), Melbourne, January 21.

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