Wade, Marsh and Hazlewood secure the trophy! Keeper’s fighting fifty, allrounder’s brilliant spell and quick's mop-up five hand Australia series victory in Barbados
After producing arguably the greatest batting performance of his career five nights ago, Mitchell Marsh delivered probably his best effort with the ball in a superb spell that swung the match in Australia's favour. Brought into the attack the over after Josh Hazlewood had got the breakthrough, Marsh bowled two overs from the Malcolm Marshall End before being spun around to the Joel Garner End, striking almost immediately with the wicket of Darren Bravo. He then knocked over Marlon Samuels and Johnson Charles in consecutive overs to rip the heart of the home side's top order with a five-over spell that yielded impressive figures of 3-6. He finished with 3-32 from his 10 overs, another strong performance in a breakout 2016 so far.
Matthew Wade has barely had a chance to get out of first gear with the bat on this tour, batting just three times and only once before the 40th over. But he took his opportunity when his country needed him here, silencing some of the speculation about his status as Australia's No.1 ODI keeper. Coming to the crease after a decisive 31st over when Shannon Gabriel dismissed both Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell, Wade lifted Australia from a perilous 5-156 to a match-winning total of 270. Without the safety net of James Faulkner below him in the order, Wade grafted early and then exploded late on, ending the innings with a huge six into the Greenidge and Haynes Stand that gave the tourists plenty of momentum going into the dinner break. He finished with unbeaten 57 from 52 balls, an innings that was match-turning and might be career-changing as well.
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