T20 World Cup: Second Semifinals: live updates

Welcome to the live updates of the second semifinal between Australia and West Indies.

October 05, 2012 06:53 pm | Updated April 21, 2017 06:01 pm IST

Australia's bowler Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of West Indies' batsman Johnson Charles during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup semi final match in Colombo.

Australia's bowler Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of West Indies' batsman Johnson Charles during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup semi final match in Colombo.

That's all from us here. Join us on Sunday for the final between Sri Lanka and West Indies. For now its goodbye !

A great victory for the Windies. An entertaining first half of the match. An otherwise boring chase was lit up by Bailey's wonderful batting. But once Warner, Hussey and Watson fell cheaply, it was always a big ask. Windies have reached their first final since the 2006 champions trophy. They will now meet Sri Lanka in Sunday's final.

Starc swings and misses, the ball clips the top of the off stump.

And there ends the match. Starc is bowled by Rampaul. West Indies win by 74 runs

16th over: Doherty scores a boundary off the last ball. A fine shot over mid off. 127 for nine

Wicket ! Hogg stumped by Ramdin off Narine.. nine down.. 121 for nine

15th over: eight runs off the over. 121 for eight . Australia need 85 from 30 balls

Has Bailey done enough to keep the captaincy? Hasn't had a great tournament...

14th over: A great over for the Windies. Got the wickets of both Bailey and Cummins. Bailey was out trying to clear the deep midwicket boundary. Cummins was taken at extra cover. Pollard could have had a hat-trick there as Starc missed the drive and Ramdin collected the ball .. But the umpire says no.. 113 for eight

One more wicket ! .. Pat Cummins gone for 13. 111 for eight

Wicket !. Its the captain Bailey. Gone for 63.. Pollard does the trick.. 111 for seven

The partnership is worth 64 now...Pollard comes in to bowl. Australia need 99 of seven overs.

13th over: Another six for Bailey. Just out of reach of Pollard's outstretched arms at deep mid wicket. 11 runs conceded. 107 for six.

12th over: Narine concedes just seven off the over. Bailey brings up his 50 in the process.. 96 for six

11th over: Great over for Australia. 25 runs off Andre Russell. Bailey scores 21 of those. Two sixers and two fours. He could have been caught at long off but for Rampaul's midjudgement. Nonetheless, superb batting by the captain. 89 for six

10th over: 11 runs off the over. Bailey hits a beautiful six over mid wicket. Badree finishes his spell of 4 overs for 27 runs and two wickets. 64 for six

Badree to bowl his final over.

9th over: Four singles off the over. 53 for six

8th over: Sunil Narine's first over and he gets Wade.. Swept and could only top edge the ball to Badree.. Six runs off the over. 49 for six

Cummins the next man in

Here he comes to bowl and strikes !. Wade is out for one. 43 for six !

Sunil Narine is yet to bowl and Australia have already lost 5 wickets

7th over: What an over for the West Indies.. two wickets and just one run conceded. Its West Indies' match to lose from here... 43 for five

Another wicket !. . David Hussey for nought ... second for Rampaul. a simple caught and bowled.. 42 for five

Australia in deep trouble here....

Wicket ! .. Rampaul strikes straightaway... Cameron White is out caught by Ramdin for 5. 42 for four

First bowling change of the innings.. Ravi Rampaul to bowl

6th over: Two fours straight down the ground by Bailey to finish the over. 42 for three

5th over: The danger man Watson goes. Tried to pull hard and missed the ball completely... Just three off the over and a big big wicket.. 31 for three

Captain Bailey the next man in... A herculean task ahead of him

Wicket !. This time its Watson..bowled by Badree for seven.. 29 for three

4th over: Windies got the big wicket of Hussey. He was eyeing the mid wicket boundary but couldnt connect. The ball went straight up and Samuels made no mistake.. Watson tries a sweep and misses. However cuts the next ball for a four.. 28 for two

Wicket !. Hussey goes.. caught and bowled by Samuels for 18.. 22 for two

3rd over: This is bad bowling by Badree.. two boundaries by Hussey of the first two deliveries.. Both behind square. One on the leg side and one on the off side... 11 runs off the over.. 22 for one

2nd over: Samuels concedes 9 runs.. Hussey scored a boundary over mid off.. 11 for one

Mike Hussey the next man in and its spin from both ends.. Marlon Samuels to bowl the second over.

1st over: A great first over for West Indies... Have got the prized wicket of Warner. 2 for one

Wicket ! .. Badree gets Warner... bowled.. What a start... 2 for one

Welcome back !.. Samuel Badree to open the Windies' attack !

Have West Indies scored enough here? A 15-ball 38 by Pollard at the end has steered Windies to 205. Gayle faced 41 balls and scored 75 runs.. Watson and Warner hold the key.. It seems that Dwayne Bravo is unfit to bowl..So bowler short.. Catch us for the chase in a while....

20th over: Four sixers off the over... Monstrous hitting... Pollard gets out trying to hit the fifth... West Indies finish on 205 for four .. The first 200 plus score of the tournament..25 runs of the final over !

200 on the cards now ! Last over to be bowled by Doherty....

19th over: Its the turn of the other Hussey to miss the ball now.. Lets go a four at the square leg boundary. On either side of it were a pull for four by Gayle over mid wicket and a cheeky "Dilscoop" by Pollard for four. 19 off the over ! 180 for three. ..

Starc to bowl his last...

18th over: A Gayle pull wide of mid wicket goes for four... and a delighful shot by Pollard off the last ball. Bisecting the long on and deep mid wicket fielders for four.. 13 runs off the over ! 163 for three

Cummins comes in for his last over... A slight discomfort in the abdomen area seems to be bothering Chris Gayle

17th over: A thick inside edge off Gayle's bat goes for a boundary.. A good bouncer by Watson on the fifth ball. But not so good work by Wade. Lets it through for two byes.. A single to finish the over.. 150 for three ...

Four more overs to go.. Watson to bowl his last.. How much can the Windies get here?

16th over: Kieron Pollard is the next batsman.. 10 runs of the over. Bravo hit Cummins for a straight six. The ball went high up in the air and managed to clear the long off fielder.. But was dismissed off the very next next ball... 142 for three

Wicket ! Bravo goes for 37.. Caught at extra cover off Cummins.. 140 for three

15th over: 19 runs off the over.. and its Gayle... Two fours and a 102 metre long six ! A brave attempt by Starc on the mid wicket boundary off the fourth ball.. Starc went for the catch but the ball bounced in front of him and hit his chin... 132 for two

14th over: Another six from Bravo.. A short pitched ball by Hogg.. Bravo rocks back and sends it over mid-wicket. A good come back by Hogg here.. Concedes just three singles off the next five deliveries.. 113 for two

13th over: Its Bravo !.. A two and a six ! Both in the mid wicket area... Gayle finishes the over with a boundary. The fine leg was up and Gayle beats him with an elegant shot... 104 for two

Shane Watson to bowl now.. Will Gayle attack him ?

12th over: 5 wides by Mitchell Starc.. Down the leg side. Even a diving Wade cant get to it.. An excellent yorker follows... Still no signs of either Gayle or Bravo trying to go big.. 91 for two

11th over: Still waiting for Gayle to explode... He seems happy to work the singles.... After four singles of the first four deliveries, a full toss goes for four.. Bravo missed, so did Wade... byes ! 83 for two

David Hussey into the attack.....

10th over: A six by Gayle. his third... over long on.... Four singles follow... At the half way stage... 74 for two

9th over: Just one boundary off the over. It should have just been a single. But David Hussey missed the ball at the long off boundary.. 64 for two

Will Gayle cut loose now?

8th over: Samuels clubs the first delivery over extra cover for four. Tried to club the second one too.. But was bowled !. That was an important wicket... six runs of the over. 59 for two

Wicket !.. Marlon Samuels bowled by Cummins for 26.. 57 for two

Another bowling change here... Pat Cummins....

7th over: Samuels greets him with a six !. Straight down the ground... Hogg does well here.. four dot balls... and a single of the last delivery.. A risky one that.. Pinched one after the ball went to short third man.. 53 for one.

Brad Hogg to bowl...

6th over: A leg before shout !. That looked plumb.. But Aleem Dar says not out. Lucky Samuels.. Two sixers of the over. . One by Samuels over long on and by Gayle over mid wicket..Clean hitting.. 13 runs off the over. 46 for one

Spin being introduced here.. Xavier Doherty...

5th over: Gayle finally flexes his arms.. but misses. Cleared the front leg and tried to whack the ball. A bouncer off the next delivery... A leg before shout. But Gayle survives as the ball had pitched outside leg. And here he goes.. Six ! Over long off.. 33 for one.

4th over: Gayle seems to be content picking the singles. Interesting... A glorious drive for four just wide of mid-off by Samuels off the fourth delivery. 24 for one

Marlon Samuels is the next batsman in.. and Pat Cummins to bowl the fourth over

3rd over: A successful over... Five runs conceded and a wicket. Gayle picked two singles in the over. 17 for one

Wicket !. .Johnson Charles is out.. A wide delivery by Starc.. Charles tries to hit it over cover. But edges the ball to Wade. 16 for one

2nd over: First boundary of the game. Charles hits one over the mid wicket. It almost went for six but dropped just in front of the boundary line. Another boundary of the last ball. Same area but this time its along the ground. 12 for no loss

Shane Watson to bowl the second over..

1st over: Three dot balls to start with. Then a wide follows. First runs on the board. Starc keeps a fuller length.. Charles picks a single of the final ball. West Indies 2 for no loss.

Mitchell Starc to bowl the first over...

Out come the West Indies' openers. Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles..

Both teams have made a change each to their line-ups. For West Indies Dwayne Bravo has returned in place of his brother Darren Bravo. David Hussey comes in for Glenn Maxwell for the Aussies.

West Indies have won the toss and have elected to bat.

Here are the two teams:

Australia: SR Watson, DA Warner, MEK Hussey, GJ Bailey, CL White, DJ Hussey, MS Wade, GB Hogg, PJ Cummins, MA Starc, XJ Doherty

West Indies: J Charles, CH Gayle, MN Samuels, DJ Bravo, KA Pollard, AD Russell, D Ramdin, DJG Sammy, SP Narine, R Rampaul, S Badree.

Welcome to the live updates of the second semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup between >Australia and >West Indies .

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