Australia play for pride as West Indies seek to further extend series lead

Overview:
West Indies vs Australia, fourth T20I
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
July 14, 07:30 pm local

With the series already in the bag, stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran has hinted that the Windies will try out some new combinations in the two remaining contests. Nonetheless, after comprehensive victories in the first three matches, the hosts will be confident of carrying on the momentum on the road to the T20 World Cup.

Australian captain Aaron Finch has a lot of things to ponder upon after being completely outplayed on the tour. First on the list will be his own form, having badly struggled to score runs in the series. The middle-order will also be a big concern as they have failed to up the tempo in difficult phases of the game. He will also seek more penetration from his bowling attack who have failed to live up to expectations.

Remember the last time:

It was the Chris Gayle show in St. Lucia, as he became the first batsman to amass 14,000 runs in T20 cricket. Batting first, Australia posted a score of 141/6 on the board, as their batters failed to impose any sort of momentum in their innings.

Gayle then hit a blistering 38-ball 67 as the hosts chased the target down in only 14.5 overs with six wickets in hand. The victory gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

What they said:

Nicholas Pooran (West Indies stand-in captain): "It was a top game. We kept asking for improvement. Today we executed our plans both with bat and ball. He (Gayle) is the greatest T20 batsman to play this game, really pleased for him. We want to achieve consistency. Three games are nothing, we should try to win all five games if we can. There will be opportunities for other guys too."

Aaron Finch (Australia captain): "We haven't had our top order batting deep, losing too many wickets early and exposing our middle order. Credit to the West Indies, they bowled the right lengths and pace, didn't let us to score freely. We would have liked more runs no doubt. And that comes down to the top order not going deep. When one of the top four do that, it puts pressure on the bowlers. It's not due to a lack of intent. International cricket is tough. Some of their players have played loads of games in this format, so it's tough."