Spectacular rebound catch cruels Aussie skipper

Australia's batting woes have continued in the third T20 match against the West Indies in St Lucia.

Having won the toss and elected to bat, Australia squandered a decent start from openers Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade, losing 4-39 in the middle overs to leave West Indies with the upper hand.

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Wade set the tone for the innings by dispatching the first ball to the cover boundary, with the left-hander adding 41 with Finch in five overs, before he was dismissed for 23.

Wade was soon followed back to the pavilion by Mitchell Marsh (9 off 12), Alex Carey (13 off 9) and Finch (30 off 31) as Australia tried, and failed, to accelerate through the middle of the innings.

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Finch fell to a spectacular outfield catch with Dwayne Bravo and Fabian Allen combining for the dismissal. Attempting to slog-sweep leg spinner Hayden Walsh from outside off stump, Finch succeeded only in skying the ball towards wide long-on, where Bravo (from long-on) and Allen (from mid-wicket) converged.

Bravo juggled the ball, which then bounced off his left wrist into the hands of Allen, sending the Australian captain on his way.

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That left Moises Henriques and Ashton Turner to guide Australia to a competitive total, with Henriques lucky to survive a missed stumping when he was on 28. Henriques was stranded down the pitch as West Indian captain Nicholas Pooran missed the straightforward stumping.

Australia trails 2-0 in the five match series.

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