Wade, bowlers quell West Indies challenge

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jun-2016Aaron Finch, the other opener, however, set the pace with 47 off 41 balls, before holing out to deep midwicket in Kieron Pollard’s first over•AFPGeorge Bailey was soon bowled off an inside edge for a slow 22•AFPSteven Smith, though, steadied the innings, before perishing to a Shannon Gabriel long hop for 46. Australia were reduced to 152 for 4 by the 31st over•AFPFour balls later, Gabriel pinned Glenn Maxwell lbw for 4•AFPMatthew Wade revived his team with his eighth ODI half-century, even as wickets fell around him•AFPWade swiped the last ball of Australia’s innings for six as the visitors finished with 270 for 9•AFPJohnson Charles gave West Indies a brisk start, even as Andre Fletcher struggled to 9 off 25 balls•AFPMitchell Marsh took three wickets in three overs, including that of Charles, to rattle the chase•AFPKieron Pollard sparked a ray of hope with some belligerent strokes but was dismissed for 20 by Adam Zampa as West Indies slipped to 105 for 5•AFPDenesh Ramdin held one end up, scoring a 67-ball 40•AFPCarlos Brathwaite injected some artificial excitement when he muscled a couple of boundaries, but was bowled for 14•AFPJosh Hazlewood finished with figures of 5 for 50 as the hosts were bowled out for 212 in 45.4 overs to hand Australia a 58-run win•AFP