Saturday 5th July 2008

Australia vs West Indies

AUS vs WI: Stats highlights

A look at the statistical highlights of the ODI played between Australia and West Indies at Basseterre on Friday.

- Australia, for the first time, have recorded five victories against West Indies in West Indies between March 27, 2007 and July 4, 2008. Their previous best sequence was four between May 17, 2003 and May 24,2003.

- Australia's 282 for four is their lowest total in four games at Basseterre. During the 2006-07 World Cup, Australia had posted 300-plus in all their three games at this venue - 377 for six against South Africa; 358 for five against Netherlands and 334 for six against Scotland.

- Australia's one-rum triumph over West Indies is their fifth by such a margin in One-Day Internationals.

- Australia's aforesaid win is the 21st victory by one-run margin in ODIs.

- Australia have now won all their four games at Basseterre. Australia's aforesaid one-run victory-margin is their lowest at Basseterre.

- Andrew Symonds' 28th fifty is his fourth against West Indies.

- Symonds' 87 off 78 balls is his highest against West Indies, eclipsing his 77 off 85 balls at Port of Spain on May 25, 2003.

- Symonds' 20th MOM award in ODIs is his first against West Indies.

- David Hussey celebrated his ODI debut with a fifty - 50 off 51 balls.

- Chris Gayle's 92 is his highest score against Australia, bettering his 84 at Port of Spain on May 24,2003.

- Gayle's seventh fifty against Australia is his 37th in ODIs.

- Ramnaresh Sarwan's 63 is his highest score against Australia. His second fifty against Australia is his 27th in ODIs.

- Shivnaraine Chanderpaul's sixth fifty against Australia is his 52nd in ODIs.