Xavier Marshall smashed a 15-ball 36 that included three boundaries and three sixes to guide West Indies to a seven-wicket victory against Australia in the rain-shortened encounter. The one-off Twenty20 game which was reduced to 11-overs-a-side turned out to be a treat for the Kensington Oval crowd as the home side romped home with 11 balls to spare. The victory will lift the spirit in the Caribbean after Australia dominated the recently concluded Test series.
Chasing 98 in 11 overs, Marshall turned on the heat right from the onset of the run-chase. Mitchell Johnson was hit for 25 runs in the second over of the innings and the Windies remained in control after that.
Though William Perkins (nine) and Denesh Ramdin (eight) perished early, Dwane Bravo (28 not out) sailed the West Indies home, clobbering three sixes in his innings.
Shaun Marsh (29), who had shot to limelight with his stupendous show in the Indian Premier League, along with wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi (36) pushed Australia to 97-3 in 11 overs with a 57-run opening stand.
Ronchi was particularly severe on the Windies bowling, hammering five boundaries and one six. But his effort proved futile in the end as Man-Of-the Match Marshall powered the home side to a spectacular win.
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