West Indies vs Australia: Kieron Pollard decides not to run out Matthew Wade – WATCH

After being thumped 4-1 in the T20I series, the Australian cricket team bounced back and defeated West Indies in the ODI leg by the margin of 1-2. With the series being levelled at 1-1 after the first two games, Alex Carey-led side displayed great all-around skills and crushed Kieron Pollard-led side in the decider third ODI.

West Indies team put on a disappointing batting performance in the third and the final ODI, scoring only 152 runs. The Men in Yellow chased the target with 19.3 overs to spare and clinched the ODI series.

Kieron Pollard decides not to Mankad Matthew Wade 

Matthew was one of the main architects behind Australia’s win in the ODI series decider against the West Indies. Chasing the target of 153 runs, the southpaw slammed an unbeaten half-century to take his side over the line.

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During the course of his innings an incident happened. West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard, who bowls medium pace was bowling off-spin, had the opportunity to Mankad Matthew Wade but he let it pass and instead decided to leave the Aussie with a warning.

Matthew Wade had left his crease well in advance at first glimpse but in the replay, it seemed like Kieron Pollard intentionally waited for the Aussie to leave the crease by delaying the release of the ball.

Here’s the video:

Very kind of Pollard lol pic.twitter.com/KbfsME2ZCS

— Izz (@Pacebouncy) July 26, 2021

West Indies vs Australia: What Kieron Pollard said after the ODI series loss

Speaking at the post-match presentation after the ODI series loss, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard admitted that his side displayed a poor batting show as they kept losing early wickets and failed to create a partnership. He further added that with the kind of pitch the match was played on if his side had got around 220 runs then they could have turned the things around.

“Obviously, we didn’t bat well. Yes the wicket was a bit tacky but not losing early wickets was the key. Not getting partnerships is what has been haunting us for a while. If we had got a 220 score on that pitch, it could have been different. I accept we batted badly and coming from a T20I series you gotta make some adjustments in this format and try and apply yourself. I think both teams struggled with the bat on this surface and I think that’s unacceptable for international cricket. We aren’t going to give excuses. We accept the fact that we batted badly, but the scores in this series, with two top international sides, that’s very embarrassing for us as people,” Kieron Pollard said.