Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford’s world record sixth wicket partnership has guided the West Indies to a 37-run win in just their second T20I against Australia in Australia.
The pair crunched quickfire half-centuries to propel the West Indies to 6/220 in the third and final Twenty20, with Australia only able to make 5/183 from its 20 overs.
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With the series already sealed 2-0, Australia were looking for the clean sweep in Perth, getting off to the perfect start.
The West Indies were scoring quickly but by the ninth over, were reeling at 5/79, having lost three wickets in the first three overs.
It brought Russell and Rutherford to the crease, who rescued the innings with a world record 139-run partnership for the sixth wicket, taking just 66 balls as they blasted the Aussies to all parts.
It moves past Papua New Guinea’s Tony Ura and Norman Vanua’s 115-run stand against Singapore in 2022 to the biggest of all time.
Between full member countries, it beats Cameron White and Mike Hussey’s 101 stand for Australia against Sri Lanka ba...
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