{"id":16411,"date":"2024-02-12T16:02:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16411"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:02:33","slug":"australia-clinches-odi-series-victory-despite-motie-and-cartys-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/australia-clinches-odi-series-victory-despite-motie-and-cartys-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Clinches ODI Series Victory Despite Motie and Carty&#8217;s Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a valiant effort by Gudakesh Motie and Keacy Carty, the West Indies failed to stage a comeback as Australia secured an unassailable 2-0 lead and emerged victorious in the ODI series held in Sydney on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Batting first, the Windies bowlers initially exerted control, picking up quick wickets to have Australia struggling at 89 for 4 by the 16th over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, an impressive display from Sean Abbott, who scored 69 runs, propelled Australia to a competitive total of 258-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spinner Gudakesh Motie showcased his prowess with figures of three for 28 from his 10 overs, supported by Romario Shepherd and Alzarri Joseph, who grabbed two wickets each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In pursuit of the target, the West Indies faced early setbacks, falling to 34 for 3 in the 9th over, with Alick Athanaze, Justin Greaves, and Kjorn Ottley departing early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a 53-run partnership between Shai Hope and Kacey Carty, the Windies struggled to maintain momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carty&#8217;s dismissal for 40 runs in the 29th over saw the West Indies faltering further, eventually being bowled out for 175, falling short of the target by 83 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean Abbott shone with the ball for Australia, claiming three wickets for 40 runs, while Josh Hazlewood also impressed with three wickets for 43 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the match, Windies vice-captain Alzarri Joseph expressed satisfaction with the efforts of his bowlers but acknowledged the disappointment of the loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need for improvement to compete effectively against top-flight teams internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final match of the series is scheduled to take place in Canberra on Monday evening, followed by a three-match T20 series between the two teams, commencing at Hobart on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the defeat, the West Indies remain determined to bounce back and showcase better performances in the upcoming matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a valiant effort by Gudakesh Motie and Keacy Carty, the West Indies failed to stage a comeback as Australia secured an unassailable 2-0 lead and emerged victorious in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16413,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16411\/revisions\/16413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}