T20 WC Semifinal Scorecard: West Indies Humiliate Australia

West Indies reached their first T20 World Cup final defeating Australia comfortably by 74 runs.

T20 World Cup 2012: Schedule and Results

Match Facts

14 sixes hit by West Indies equals the T20 World Cup record number of sixes in an innings hit by Australia in 2010 semifinal against Pakistan.
Australia leads West Indies 5-4 in 9 T20 matches.
2nd time only when Australia is bowled out in T20 World Cup in 21 matches.
205 by West Indies is the first 200+ score against Australia in World Cup.
The total is the joint third biggest for West Indies.
The total is 2nd biggest and third only 200+ total in T20 against Australia.
74-runs defeat is the 2nd biggest defeat by runs faced by Australia.
West Indies registered their biggest win by runs in T20.
Chris Gayle was declared player of the match.

West Indies innings (20 overs maximum)

Charles c Wade b Starc 10 runs 13 balls 2 4s
Gayle not out 75 runs 41 balls 5 4s 6 6s
Samuels b Cummins 26 runs 20 balls 2 4s 2 6s
Dwayn Bravo c Bailey b Cummins 37 runs 31 balls 1 four 3 6s
Pollard c Warner b Doherty 38 runs 15 balls 3 4s 3 6s
Extras (b 6, lb 5, w 8) 19
Total (20 overs) 205/4

Fall of wickets

1-16 (Charles, 2.5 ov), 2-57 (Samuels, 7.2 ov), 3-140 (Bravo, 15.5 ov), 4-205 (Pollard, 19.6 ov)

Bowling

Starc 4 ov 32/1
Watson 4 ov 35/0
Cummins 4 ov 36/2
Doherty 3 ov 48/1
Hogg 3 ov 21/0
David Hussey 2 ov 22/0

Australia innings (target: 206 runs from 20 overs)

Warner b Badree 1 run 3 balls
Watson b Badree 7 runs 9 balls 1 four
Michael Hussey c & b Samuels 18 runs 12 balls 3 4s
White c Ramdin b Rampaul 5 runs 6 balls
Bailey c Russell b Pollard 63 runs 29 balls 6 4s 4 6s
David Hussey c & b Rampaul 0
Wade c Badree b Narine 1 run 5 balls
Cummins c Charles b Pollard 13 runs 15 balls 1 four
Starc b Rampaul 2 runs 5 balls
Hogg st Ramdin b Narine 7 runs 7 balls
Doherty not out 9 runs 7 balls 1 four
Extras (lb 3, w 2) 5
Total (16.4 overs) 131

Fall of wickets

1-2 (Warner, 0.6 ov), 2-22 (MEK Hussey, 3.1 ov), 3-29 (Watson, 4.3 ov), 4-42 (White, 6.1 ov), 5-42 (DJ Hussey, 6.3 ov), 6-43 (Wade, 7.2 ov), 7-111 (Bailey, 13.2 ov), 8-111 (Cummins, 13.3 ov), 9-121 (Hogg, 15.1 ov), 10-131 (Starc, 16.4 ov)

Bowling

Badree 4 ov 27/2
Samuels 3 ov 26/1
Rampaul 3.4 ov 16/3
Narine 3 ov 17/2
Russell 1 ov 25/0
Sammy 1 ov 11/0
Pollard 1 ov 6/2