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WATCH: Australia vent their frustration towards umpire after failing to appeal for run-out
Australia beat West Indies by 34 runs to win the second game of the T20I series. With this win, Mitchell Marsh and his side now enjoy an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series. Glenn Maxwell scored his 5th T20I ton to lead his side to a massive 241-run total.
There was drama in the third ball of the 19th over with Spencer Johnson bowling to Alzarri Joseph. The West Indian bowler saw his stumps being dislodged as the keeper whipped off the bails.
Extremely bizarre scenes were witnessed at Adelaide Oval.
Spencer Johnson & Mitchell Marsh attempted a run out against Alzarri Joseph and didn't appeal
Spencer Johnson moved on for his next run up, and later, the big screen showed Alzarri Joseph clearly short of his ground. pic.twitter.com/Y69aFJbY1e
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At that moment Australia hadn’t appealed to the umpire but things changed once the replays came on. On seeing the big screen the entire team decided to appeal in unison but the umpire remained steadfast. Some of the Australian players didn’t believe their eyes and what had happened.
Glenn Maxwell’s century leads Australia to an easy win –
Rovman Powell won the toss again and decided to bowl first against Australia. Jason Holder got the first wicket of the day when he dismissed Josh Inglis four runs. Skipper Mitchell Marsh scored 29 of 12 balls with 3 fours and two sixes but was dismissed by Alzarri Joseph.
Romario Shepherd then got the huge scalp of veteran David Warner for 22 caught by Sherfane Rutherford. Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis added 82 runs for the fourth wicket as the home side fought back.
The 35-year-old Glenn Maxwell smashed 120 not out off 55 balls with 12 fours and 8 sixes. One of his hits went as high as 109 meters as the visitors had no clue what hit them. Tim David played the perfect second fiddle with 31 not out off 14 balls with two fours and 2 sixes.
West Indies began the chase by needing 242 to win, Brandon King fell early for 5. Johnson Charles was out after scoring 24 while Nicolas Pooran departed for 18. Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford both fell for zero as West Indies were 63/5.
Rovman Powell and Andre Russell scored 63 and 37 to give some hope to the West Indian fans. Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis picked wickets at regular intervals to dent the hopes of the Caribbean side. Australia won the game by 34 runs with one more game left in the series.