Australia blank West Indies in 5th T20I, finish tour with 8-0 aggregate
The Australians reached 173-7 with 18 balls to spare, with a 63-run fifth-wicket partnership between Mitchell Owen (37 off 17 deliveries) and Cameron Green (32 off 18) stabilizing the innings.West Indies had Australia in trouble in the opening powerplay with Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph taking two wickets apiece, but the runs kept flowing. Holder dismissed Glenn Maxwell for a golden duck, the first ball of the second over, when the Australian allrounder swung at a ball that shaped away and edged to short third-man where Jediah Blades juggled the catch but held the second grab.Holder also removed Josh Inglis (10) at the end of the second over.Joseph bowled Mitch Marsh (14) as Australia slipped to 29-3 after 2.2 overs and, after on onslaught of sixes, he had Tim David (30 from 12 balls) caught in the deep as Australia slipped to 60-4 in the fifth over.From there, Owen and Green dominated with a succession of sixes, including one by Owen that landed on the roof on a pavilion.Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein was finally introduced to the attack to change the pace, and had an immediate impact with his second delivery to dismiss Owen and break up the important partnership. Hosein also dismissed Green and Ben Dwarshuis to return 3/17.However, Hosein's resiliance with the ball was not matched by the team, resulting in a 3-wicket loss in the final game. This marked the end of a terrible series for the hosts, who simply could not match the class of the Australian team.- EndsMust Watch
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