Shimron Hetmyer smokes his sixth half-century in T20Is: Stats
What's the story
Australia have completed a clean sweep of the five-match T20I series against West Indies, winning the final match by three wickets. The victory at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis marked Australia's first-ever 5-0 win in T20I cricket. Meanwhile, WI's Shimron Hetmyer smoked a fine half-century in the final T20I, albeit in a losing cause. Here are the key stats.
Match highlights
West Indies post 170 runs on the board
Batting first, West Indies struggled early on as Ben Dwarshuis took crucial wickets to leave them at 32/3. Then came Hetmyer and powered the hosts with a brief 32-run partnership with Sherfane Rutherford (35). Following Rutherford's ouster, Hetmyer and Jason Holder (20) formed a crucial 47-run partnership that kept the scoreboard ticking. The former went on to complete a fine fifty before falling to Dwarshuis in the 17th over. His efforts meant WI posted 170/10.
Career
Hetmyer's aggressive knock helps WI against Australia
Hetmyer's 31-ball 52 saw him smoke three fours and as many sixes. The southpaw has taken his T20I tally to a total of 1,112 runs. In his 69 appearances for West Indies in this format, he has scored six half-centuries with a top score of an unbeaten 81. His average (20.59) is the worst among WI batters with 1,000-plus T20I runs (SR: 126.07). 237 of his runs have come against Australia at 29.62.
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Fine hand from Rutherford as well
Rutherford's 17-ball 35 was laced with six fours and a maximum. Playing his 36th T20I, has raced past 500 runs (515) in the format at an average of 20.6. The tally includes a couple of half-centuries as well.
Match turnaround
David, Green launch counterattack as Australia cross the line
Coming to the run chase, Australia found themselves in trouble at 67/4 by the end of the powerplay. But Tim David and Cameron Green launched a brutal counterattack, scoring rapidly after the powerplay. David was dismissed after a fiery 30 off just 12 balls, while Green scored 32 off 18 but couldn't finish the job this time. Mitchell Owen (37 off 17) and Aaron Hardie (28* off 25) also did well as Australia comfortably crossed the line.