Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008
The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies between 16 May and 6 July 2008, outside the normal West Indies cricket season. Australia won two of three Test matches played (one being a draw) and all five One-day Internationals. The West Indies won the single Twenty20 International game.
| Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008 | |||
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| West Indies | Australia | ||
| Dates | 16 May 2008 – 6 July 2008 | ||
| Captains | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Ricky Ponting | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (442) | Ricky Ponting (323) | |
| Most wickets | Fidel Edwards (15) | Brett Lee (18) | |
| Player of the series | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Chris Gayle (180) | Shane Watson (206) | |
| Most wickets | Fidel Edwards (6) |
Nathan Bracken (8) Mitchell Johnson (8) | |
| Player of the series | Shane Watson (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Xavier Marshall (36) | Luke Ronchi (36) | |
| Most wickets | Kemar Roach (2) | Shane Watson (1) | |
| Player of the series | Xavier Marshall (WI) | ||
Squads
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Tour matches
Three-day : Jamaica Select XI vs Australians
16-18 May Scorecard |
Jamaica Select XI |
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Australians |
50-over : University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI v Australians
21 June Scorecard |
Australians 337/6 (50 overs) |
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University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI 126 (33.1 overs) |
Test series
1st Test
22–26 May Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended both day 3 and day 4 early.
2nd Test
30 May – 2 June Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Australia's innings was interrupted by rain in both innings. Stuart MacGill played his last international match
3rd Test
T20I series
Only T20I
20 June Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced match to 11 overs per side.
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
29 June Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Shane Watson (Aus) scored his first century in ODIs.
4th ODI
5th ODI
References
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