West Indies vs Australia 2nd ODI: Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder help Windies level series

The game started 48 hours later than originally scheduled after it was postponed on Thursday following a COVID-19 case within the West Indies camp.

The West Indies cruised to a four-wicket win with 12 overs remaining against Australia in Bridgetown on Saturday to claim the second one-day international (ODI) between the nations and level up the series. Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder shared a 93-run partnership for the sixth wicket to effectively seal the win for the West Indies after the top of the order had struggled in the early chase of Australia’s 187 total. “It’s pleasing to win,” said West Indies captain Keiron Pollard. “Obviously, when you start a cricket match you want to win, but to say I’m overall pleased with our performance throughout the entire game, I think we have some work to do.” The game started 48 hours later than originally scheduled after it was postponed on Thursday following a COVID-19 case within the West Indies camp. Australia won the first ODI by 133 runs but set the West Indies a total of 188 to win after Australia’s lower order batsman launched a salvage mission when the openers slumped.