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Patna : West Indies (WI) defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the 2nd ODI at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 24, 2021, late night, to level the three-match series 1-1. WI batsman Nicholas Pooran was declared Player Of The Match.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Australia were all out for 187 in 47.1 overs with Matthew Wade and spinner Adam Zampa scoring 36 runs each while fast bowler Wes Agar, 24, scored 41 runs with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Australia were reduced to 45/6 after 12.4 overs. For WI, fast bowler Alzarri Joseph took 3/39 in 8.1 overs while fellow fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell took 2/29 in 8 overs. Spinner Akeal Hosein took 3/30 in 10 overs.
In reply, WI scored 191/6 in 38 overs with Nicholas Pooran scoring 59 runs in 75 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes while Shai Hope (wk) scored 38 runs in 43 balls with 6 fours. Captain Kieron Pollard fell to Adam Zampa for 2. Jason Holder scored 52 runs in 69 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. For Australia, fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 3/26 in 10 overs while Zampa took 2/43 in 9 overs.