Highlights, Australia vs West Indies, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match, Full Cricket Score: Aaron Finch and Co register 15 runs win

— Nathan Coulter Nile scored 92 runs which is now the joint second most by a player batting at No.8 or lower in ODIs. The record is held by Chris Woakes who scored 95 runs against Sri Lanka at Nottingham in 2016.

— Mitchell Starc completed his 150 wickets in ODIs in just 77 matches – the least among all the players, eclipsing Saqlain Mushtaq’s 78 matches.

— Steve Smith has now scored six fifty-plus scores out of his last seven innings in ODI WC.

— Andre Russell completed his 1,000 ODI runs in 767 balls – the least among all the players, going past Luke Ronchi’s 807 balls.

Milestone alerts! 

Nathan Coulter Nile scored 92 runs which is now the joint second most by a player batting at No.8 or lower in ODIs. The record is held by Chris Woakes who scored 95 runs against Sri Lanka at Nottingham in 2016.

Mitchell Starc completed his 150 wickets in ODIs in just 77 matches — the least among all the players, eclipsing Saqlain Mushtaq’s 78 matches.

Steve Smith has now scored six fifty-plus scores in his last seven innings in ODI WC.

Andre Russell completed his 1,000 ODI runs in 767 balls — the least among all the players, going past Luke Ronchi’s 807 balls.

Nathan Coulter-Nile is the Man of the Match for his 62-ball 90 batting at No 8

**"**I didn’t think I’d get that much, but happy to. I thought I’d try and stick around for a bit. Luck went my way I guess. We back ourselves to defend anything. We could get bowled out for 150, we’d still back ourselves. The wicket was a bit up and down, but settled in. We were on track the whole way before Starcy took three or four in the end," says Coulter-Nile in the post-match chat.

After 50 overs,West Indies 273/9 ( Ashley Nurse 19 , Oshane Thomas 0)

Coulter-Nile bowls out the final over. Nurse collects four consecutive boundaries after a couple of dots, but that only helps reduce the margin of defeat, which in turn could be beneficial for the West Indies from the Net Run Rate point of view. 

Australia win by 15 runs, collecting their second consecutive win at the start of their campaign.

After 49 overs,West Indies 257/9 ( Ashley Nurse 3 , Oshane Thomas 0)

Dot off each of the first four deliveries of the over. Nurse drives the ball towards deep midwicket, where Coulter-Nile reaches in the nick of time to save a couple of runs for his side. Just one off the over. WI need 32 to win from 6 balls.

After 48 overs,West Indies 256/9 ( Ashley Nurse 2 , Oshane Thomas 0)

Leg bye collected off the third delivery after a couple of dots. Starc castles Cottrell with a yorker to complete his five-for. Oshane Thomas is the last man to walk out, and he blocks out the remaining deliveries. Starc waks off to an applause, finishing with 5/46. WI need 33 to win from 12 balls.

BOWLED EM! MItchell Starc completes his sixth ODI five-for, castling Cottrell with a yorker! Australia just one wicket away from victory now. WI 256/9

Cottrell b Starc 1(2)

After 47 overs,West Indies 255/8 ( Ashley Nurse 2 , Sheldon Cottrell 1)

Nurse and Cottrell at the crease. Appeal for lbw in the fourth delivery turned down by the umpire, with Finch deciding against reviewing it. Replays show a thick inside edge. Three singles collected in the over. WI need 34 to win from 18 balls.

After 46 overs,West Indies 252/8 ( Ashley Nurse 0 , )

Starc is brought back for the 46th over, and he will likely bowl the 48th as well. And he delivers for the Aussies, with Brathwaite perishing after mishitting a slower full toss. Starc then dismisses Holder three balls later to virtually end Windies’ hopes in this game. WI need 37 to win from 24 balls.

OUT! Holder departs, and that should virtually end West Indies’ hopes! The Windies skipper attempts to pull a short ball that’s aimed at his body, offering Zampa a simple catch at short fine in the end. WI 252/8

Holder c Zampa b Starc 51(57)

OUT! Brathwaite gone! Slower full toss works wonderfully for Starc as Brathwaite mishits this down the ground. Finch moves back from mid on, and gobbles it down. WI 252/7

Brathwaite c Finch b Starc 16(17)

After 45 overs,West Indies 251/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 50 , Carlos Brathwaite 16)

Brathwaite starts off with a boundary down the ground. He then miscues the ball beyond mid on’s reach off the next delivery. Holder just about manages to reach the striker’s end after responding to a call for a single from Brathwaite in the third. Leg bye collected off the last ball. Cummins concedes eight off his last over, finishing with 2/41 from his quota. WI need 38 to win from 30 balls.

After 44 overs,West Indies 243/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 50 , Carlos Brathwaite 9)

Coulter-Nile into his ninth over. Holder opens the face of his bat and guides the ball towards third man for a brace off the second delivery. Pulls hard towards deep midwicket off the fourth ball to bring up his ninth ODI fifty. Brathwaite smacks the ball into the stands off the next delivery to take some pressure off his back. 10 off the over. WI need 46 to win from 36 balls.

After 43 overs,West Indies 233/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 47 , Carlos Brathwaite 2)

Cummins returns to the attack, keeping it tight by conceding just a single. Brathwaite, meanwhile, looks a little uncomfortable at the crease at the moment. WI need 56 to win from 42 balls.

After 42 overs,West Indies 232/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 46 , Carlos Brathwaite 2)

Coulter-Nile continues from the other end. The bowler leaps up in the air after Brathwaite slices the ball in his direction, the chance being too high for up. Single off the third and fourth deliveries, followed by two dots. Just two off NCN’s eighth over. WI need 57 to win from 48 balls.

After 41 overs,West Indies 230/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 45 , Carlos Brathwaite 1)

Zampa concedes nine off his final over, with Holder collecting two boundaries, to finish with figures of 1/58. WI need 59 to win from 54 balls.

After 40 overs,West Indies 221/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 37 , Carlos Brathwaite 0)

Coulter-Nile returns to the attack in the 40th over, conceding four off his seventh over, all of which are collected by Holder with a pull towards the deep midwicket for a boundary in the penultimate delivery. WI need 68 to win from 60 balls.

After 39 overs,West Indies 217/6 ( Jason Holder (C) 33 , Carlos Brathwaite 0)

Russell collects another boundary, hammering the ball down the ground, but ends up paying the price for being too reckless, getting caught by Maxwell, who covers a lot of ground running from point. Seven runs and a crucial wicket from the over. WI need 72 to win from 66 balls.

OUT! Outstanding catch by Glenn Maxwell, running in the opposite direction from cover! Russell ended up playing a wild shot too many and pays the price for the same, getting a thick leading edge on this occasion. WI 216/6

Russell c Maxwell b Starc 15(11)

After 38 overs,West Indies 210/5 ( Jason Holder (C) 32 , Andre Russell 11)

Big over for the Windies, with Andre Russell announcing himself at the crease with a six and a four. 12 off the over, one that brings down the required rate by a notch. Dre Russ, meanwhile, completes 1,000 ODI runs. WI need 79 off 72.

After 37 overs,West Indies 198/5 ( Jason Holder (C) 31 , Andre Russell 0)

Starc returns to the attack, conceding seven off his seventh over, including a big hit over fine leg off a top-edge off Holder’s bat. WI need 91 to win off 78 balls.