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Patna : Australia defeated West Indies (WI) by 6 wickets in the 3rd ODI at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 26, 2021, late night, to win the three-match series 2-1. Australian spinner Ashton Agar was declared Player Of The Match while fast bowler Mitchell Starc was declared Player Of The Series. WI had won the five-match T20I series 4-1.
Chasing a target of 153 runs, Ausralia scored 153/4 in just 30.3 overs with Matthew Wade scoring an unbeaten 51 in 52 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes while Ashton Agar remained 19 not out in 33 balls with 3 fours. Captain Alex Carey (wk) scored 35 in 50 balls with 3 fours while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh scored 29 runs in 21 balls hitting 1 four and 3 sixes. Openers Josh Philippe and moises Henriques scored 10 and 1 runs respectively.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, WI were all out for 152 runs in 45.1 overs with opener Evis Lewis scoring an unbeaten 51 in 66 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes while captain Kieron Pollard scored 11 runs. For Australia, fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 3/43 in 9.1 overs while fast medium bowler Josh Hazlewood took 2/18 in 8 overs. Spinner Ashton Agar took 2/31 in 10 overs while fellow spinner Adam Zampa took 2/29 in 10 overs.