Australia accomplished a sweep of the Twenty20 worldwide cricket sequence with a three-wicket victory over West Indies to complete its Caribbean tour with an 8-0 record.
Australia went into the final recreation on a 7-match successful streak following the 3-0 take a look at sequence sweep and victories in the primary 4 of the T20 internationals.
After successful the toss for the eighth straight time, Australia despatched the house staff in to bat and dismissed West Indies for 170 two balls wanting the allotted 20 overs on Monday (July 28, 2025) evening.
Shimron Hetmyer’s 52 from 31 balls and Sherfane Rutherford’s 35 off 17 propped up the innings however the goal wasn’t large enough to place real strain on the Australian batters.
Ben Dharshuis took 3-41 and Nathan Ellis completed with 2-32, whereas spinner Adam Zampa returned 1-20 in his one hundredth T20 worldwide after taking a wicket and having a likelihood dropped off his bowling in the penultimate over.
The Australians reached 173-7 with 18 balls to spare, with a 63-run fifth-wicket partnership between Mitchell Owen (37 off 17 deliveries) and Cameron Green (32 off 18) stabilizing the innings.
Aaron Hardie completed not out on 28.
West Indies had Australia in hassle in the opening powerplay with Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph taking two wickets apiece, however the runs stored flowing.
Holder dismissed Glenn Maxwell for a golden duck, the primary ball of the second over, when the Australian allrounder swung at a ball that formed away and edged to brief third-man the place Jediah Blades juggled the catch however held the second seize.
Holder additionally eliminated Josh Inglis (10) on the finish of the second over.
Joseph bowled Mitch Marsh (14) as Australia slipped to 29-3 after 2.2 overs and, after on onslaught of sixes, he had Tim David (30 from 12 balls) caught in the deep as Australia slipped to 60-4 in the fifth over.
From there, Owen and Green dominated with a succession of sixes, together with one by Owen that landed on the roof on a pavilion.
Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein was lastly launched to the assault to alter the tempo, and had a direct influence with his second supply to dismiss Owen and break up the essential partnership.
Hosein additionally dismissed Green and Ben Dwarshuis to return 3-17.
