Tim David smashed a century in just 37 balls, propelling Australia to a six-wicket win over the West Indies on Friday and securing their triumph in the Twenty20 international series.
David blasted 11 sixes and half a dozen fours, ultimately scoring 102 runs in just 37 balls. This helped the Australian team successfully pursue a target of 215, securing victory with 23 balls remaining.
Australia has clinched the five-game series with an insurmountable 3-0 advantage. The series resumes on Saturday with another evening game at Warner Park.
David blasted 50 runs in just 16 deliveries, making it the quickest half-century by an Australian male player, and he and Mitchell Owen forged the record-breaking fifth-wicket stand for Australia in T20 Internationals.
David and Owen's partnership yielded 36 runs from 16 deliveries, contributing to a total of 128, surpassing the previous fifth-wicket record of 105 established by David and Mitch Marsh.
With the very first ball of the 17th over, which also happened to be the last ball of the entire game, David smashed a four against Romario Shepherd. This hit propelled him to a score of 102 and secured the victory, bringing the Australian team's total to 215 for four wickets.
Australia's tenth over was a game-changer, with David hitting a boundary on the first ball and then launching four consecutive sixes off Gudakesh Motie's bowling.
David's explosive over, which yielded 28 runs, brought Australia within 95 runs of victory, leaving them with 60 balls to spare.
In the 12th over, David hammered three sixes and one four against Roston Chase.
Shai Hope scored his inaugural T20I century for the West Indies with an undefeated ton. Hope remained at the crease with 102 runs from 57 deliveries, including eight boundaries and six maximums.
After Australia won the coin toss and chose to field, he propelled the West Indies to a score of 214 for four.
The opening pair of Hope and Brandon King put on a 125-run stand for the home team before King was dismissed on the fourth delivery of the 12th over.
King hit a high ball off a pitch from Mitch Owen, but Sean Abbott caught it, resulting in the first out.
King notched his 13th half-century in T20 Internationals, scoring 62 runs from 36 deliveries, including six sixes and three boundaries.
With the first delivery of the second-to-last over, Hope secured a single towards deep point, achieving his inaugural T20 International century. He reached 100 runs in 55 balls, becoming only the second West Indian male cricketer, after Chris Gayle, to score centuries in all forms of the game.
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