Last Updated on August 27, 2021 by Umar Khan
Australia vs West Indies is always a thrilling contest. Players from both sides try to give their 100% as the result of the match affects their status in a group. The team that loses the game has a great chance to withdraw from the tournament. That is why Aus vs. WI head to head match in T20 World Cup is always a game of high intensity.
Aus vs WI T20 World Cup 2009
T20 World Cup International started back in 2007 in South Africa. This was the maiden T20 Mega Event. But Unfortunately, both these heavy profile cricketing teams did not have a chance against each other.
In 2009 Australia and West Indies played their first T20 World Cup match against each other. Australia, after winning the toss, elected to bat first. In their 20 overs, they posted a defendable total of 169 for the loss of 7 wickets. David Warner made 63(53). Dwayne Bravo got two wickets for 31 runs.
Courtesy to Chris Gayle, West Indies won the match leaving 27 balls to spare. In chasing this sizable total, WI lost only three wickets. Chris Gayle scored 88 runs facing 50 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 2 for 36 runs.
Aus vs WI T20 WC 2010 Head to Head
In 2010, both teams were in the same group; Group F. Australia took on West Indies in the final group match. West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. But the decision favored Australia. West Indies only managed to score 105 runs losing all wickets in 19 overs. R. Sarwan scored 26 runs facing 31 deliveries. S. Smith took 3 wickets for 20 runs in his four overs.
| TEAM1 | TEAM2 | WON BY | DETAIL | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | WI | WI | 169/7 | 2009 |
| AUS | WI | AUS | 106/4 | 2010 |
| AUS | WI | AUS | 100/1(D/L) | 2012 |
| AUS | WI | WI | 179/4 | 2014 |
Chasing down such a small total was not a big deal for a team like Australia. Australia achieved the target in 16.4 overs, losing 4 wickets. The top scorer was Brad Haddin, who collected 42 runs consuming 46 balls. The West Indies team Chris Gayle bowlers bowled 2 deliveries and gave away 5, taking one wicket.
West Indies And Australia Head to Head 2012 WC
Sri Lanka made it through to the final along with West Indies Team. 2012 T20 World Cup edition held in Sri Lanka. But here we are talking about head-to-head encounters between Australia and West Indies.
September 22nd, 2012 Australia West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first. Chris Gayle once again, with his belligerent batting, helped his team to post a mammoth total of 191 on the board, losing eight wickets. Chris Gayle made 54 runs just facing 33 balls. Mitchell Starc showed his class in this all-important match as well. He sent back three batters for 35 runs aggregate.
The match was heading towards a nail-biting finish, but the rain spoiled all the excitement. Australian team played 9.1 overs when the rain took over—Australia scored 100 runs facing 55 balls, losing just one wicket. The par score for 9.1 overs was 83, but Australia was 17 runs ahead of the par D/L score. They 100/1. Shane Watson made 41 runs for 24 balls. Fidel Edwards took one wicket conceding 16 runs in his 2 overs.
T20 World Cup 2014 Head to Head Aus vs WI
ICC T20 World Cup 2014. This was the last encounter between these two teams. Australia won the toss but lost the game. After winning the toss, the Australian captain decided to have a go with the bat. They posted a massive total of 178 runs, losing 8 wickets in the process. The star of the batting lineup was the Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell who scored 45 runs with a strike rate of over 200. Sunil Narine lead the bowling attack by taking two wickets, giving only 19 runs in his 4 overs.
In reply, West Indies got to the target in 19.4 overs. They scored 179 for the loss of 4 wickets with two balls to spare. Once again, Chris Gayle scored a half-century. But this time the player of the match went to D Sammy. His short cameo yield West Indies an all-important game. The pick of the bowler from the Australian team was James Muirhead, who took one wicket but conceded just 21 runs in his three overs.
West Indies has won the ICC T20 World Cup twice, in 2012 and 2016. It means that the WI team is the defending champions; on the other hand, the Australian team looks a bit dejected due to the last series.
In the last two series, the Australian team looked out of sorts. They lost 4-1 against West Indies, and after that, Bangladesh beat Australia 4-1 in a home series. These results look pretty shocking and may affect the team’s results in the T20 World Cup.