Summary

  • West Indies fall short in run chase of 289 - Starc taking 5-46, Hope top-scores with 68

  • Australia recovered from 79-5 - number eight Coulter-Nile smashed 92 off 60

  • Smith hit 73 before being spectacularly caught on boundary by Cottrell

  • Windies' quicks impressed early on with hostile bouncer barrage

Live Reporting

Jack Skelton

  1. Stuart Law
    Former West Indies head coach

    That's a dropped catch, mate. They all count.

  2. WI 231-6

    Cripes. Carlos Brathwaites top edges an attempted whip to leg just over the leaping Nathan Coulter-Nile.

    Brathwaite taps it away to get a single and, crucially, put Jason Holder back on strike.

  3. Tournament ODI cricket > bilateral ODI series cricket.

    This is tense.

  4. Stuart Law
    Former West Indies head coach

    This is the game, we've got Holder hitting the ball beautifully and Australia searching for the breakthrough. They have smashed the partnership open but the West Indies are here for a fight.

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    Ruth Brooksbank: I'm willing the Windies on from my balcony in Crete; yet another cracking World Cup game.

  6. WI 230-6

    Need 59 from 54 balls

    Adam Zampa is doubled over in anguish.

    The reason? Jason Holder has edged a leg-break away from the keeper and very fine for four.

    Holder defends the last. Zampa's spell ends - 10-0-58-1.

  7. WI 226-6

    Jason Holder is nails.

    Adam Zampa tosses up a tempter and the Windies captain cracks it through the covers for four. That raced away, giving the fielders no chance.

  8. WI 222-6

    Target 289

    Oo-er. Brathwaite chips it a bit loosely over close mid-wicket for a single.

  9. Adam Zampa is into his final over.

    Carlos Brathwaite is set to face his first ball...

  10. How's stat?!

    Australia were 206-6 at this stage

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    I'm so torn by this! The Windies are a team I fear could stop us winning the tournament, but I just can't bear to see Australia win! Maybe a grandstand draw?

    Zed

  12. WI 221-6

    Need 68 runs from 60 balls

    Nathan Coulter-Nile returns and Jason Holder marmalises a pull shot away for four.

  13. Jason Holder is still there for West Indies, having twice overturned when given out lbw.

    Here is the second time...

  14. Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think there will be many larger partnerships than Carlos Brathwaite and Jason Holder.

  15. WI 217-6

    Need 72 runs from 66 balls

    Jason Holder taps the last ball of the over to keep the strike.

    Mitchell Starc has done what he does - strike. How will West Indies reply?

  16. Stuart Law
    Former West Indies head coach

    That ball has gone a mile in the air, he tried to hit it over mid-on with the ball swinging away from him. Maxwell had to make up 20 metres, the ball would have been swirling away from him but he's one great fielder and made it look a lot easier than it was. Fantastic catch.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Russell c Maxwell b Starc 15 (WI 216-6)

    But Mitchell Starc wins the battle in the end!

    Andre Russell unleashes a flaying drive but miscues the ball high off the outside edge.

    It swirls around over point and Glenn Maxwell sets off from the ring and takes a fine catch over his shoulder.

    Safe hands. Huge wicket. The Aussies roar.

  18. Stuart Law
    Former West Indies head coach

    That's a 95mph swinging attempted yorker and it went for four.

  19. WI 216-5

    Mitchell Starc pushes it up at 95mph, getting the yorker wrong and Andre Russell cracks it through the covers for four. Heck of a strike.

  20. WI 212-5

    Haha. Andre Russell fancies giving Mitchell Starc a bit of tap, backing away and missing with a flaying drive.

    Starc follows him next up and Russell misses with the pull.

    The third flicks off the thigh pad for two leg byes. Great battle here.