Brutal Pollard help West Indies get series lead


West Indies 294 for 7 (Pollard 102, Barath 41) hit Australia 252 all out (Lee 59, Hussey 57) by 42 runs 


Kieron Pollard at his most cruel left Australia with an insuperable challenge at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia as West Indies took a 2-1 lead with one to play in an ODI series that is rivalling their wildest dreams. Pollard produced a memorable display of power striking, 102 slugged from 70 balls to conquer an Australian side that West Indies had come to regard as virtually unbeatable. 

After a demoralizing run next to Australia of 13 defeats in 14 ODIs (the other being a no-result), West Indies now have two wins and a tie from their last three games. No side had ever scored more on this ground batting second than West Indies' 284 for 5 to beat England in 2004 and Australia had minute chance to buck the trend once they had lost half their side for 112. 

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4s
6s
Last 10 overs
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West Indies
183
28
11
117/2
0/10
Australia
175
24
8
55/3
2(nb)/11

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