West Indies Opt to Bowl in Final ODI

Gros Islet: The West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl in their fifth and final one-day international against Australia on Sunday.

The home side lead the five-match series 2-1 and are bidding for a first series win over the Australians in 17 years.

Australia won the first ODI by 64 runs before West Indies won by five wickets in a rain-affected second match.

That win ended the West Indies' miserable run of 15 defeats in 16 one-dayers against Australia.

The third ODI ended in a thrilling tie, but Kieron Pollard crashed a blistering century to set up a 42-run win for the Windies in the fourth match.

Both sides were unchanged for the final ODI.

Teams

West Indies: Johnson Charles, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Carlton Baugh (wk), Darren Sammy (capt), Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach

Australia: Shane Watson (capt), David Warner, Matthew Wade (wk), George Bailey, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Peter Forrest, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty, Brett Lee, Ben Hilfenhaus

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No games being played at this time. 1st Test - Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - April 20-24, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - April 28-02, 04:00 GMT 3rd ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan at New Zealand won by 43 runs 2nd ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan at New Zealand won by 84 runs

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