Ben Dwarshuis ne apni bowling se sabko impress kiya, fifth T20I mein 3/41 ke figures ke saath. Unki pressure mein wickets lene ki kabiliyat ne match ka rukh badla. Shai Hope ko 9 runs pe out karke unhone shuru mein hi West Indies ko jhatka diya, aur phir Brandon King (11 off 9) ko bhi jaldi pavilion bhej diya. Sabse bada moment tha Hetmyer ka wicket, jab unhone 52 runs ke baad unhe out kiya, jo teen boundaries maar ke West Indies ko match mein laa rahe the. Dwarshuis ke variations aur death overs mein control ne West Indies ko 19.4 overs mein 170 pe rok diya. Series ke pehle T20I mein bhi unke 4/36 ne unki importance dikhaayi, jab Australia ke main pacers nahi the.
Shimron Hetmyer ne fifth T20I mein 31 balls pe 52 runs ki shandaar inning kheli, jo August 2023 ke baad unka pehla T20I fifty tha. No. 4 pe aake, jab West Indies 22/2 pe struggle kar raha tha, Hetmyer ne innings ko sambhala. Unhone Adam Zampa ke against ek bada six maara aur Dwarshuis ke against teen boundaries ke saath apna fifty poora kiya. Unki inning mein 4 fours aur 2 sixes the, aur Jason Holder ke saath 47 runs ki partnership ne thodi ummeed jagayi. Par unke out hote hi West Indies ka batting collapse ho gaya, aur last teen wickets sirf 15 runs pe gir gaye. Hetmyer ne series mein aur bhi acha khela, jaise pehle T20I mein 38 off 19 aur fourth mein 16 off 6, par baaki team ka support na hone se unki mehnat bekaar gayi. Unke T20I career mein ab 1021 runs hain, 123.16 ke strike rate ke saath.
Australia ka middle order ne chase mein apni strength dikhaayi. Jab Mitchell Marsh aur Glenn Maxwell jaldi out ho gaye, aur score 87/4 tha, tab Cameron Green ne 55* (35 balls) ki zabardast inning kheli. Mitchell Owen ne bhi series mein pehle match mein 50 aur ek wicket leke apna debut memorable banaya. Fifth T20I mein Josh Inglis (jo doosre match mein 78* off 33 banaye the) aur Green ne target ko 4 balls bachi hui chase kar liya. Green ke series mein teen fifties, aur Tim David ka third T20I mein 37-ball hundred, Australia ke batting depth ko dikhaata hai. West Indies ki kharaab fielding, jaise doosre T20I mein 6 dropped catches, ne Australia ko aur advantage diya.
Australia ka yeh 5-0 sweep 2026 T20 World Cup ke liye ek bada statement tha. Newcomers jaise Mitchell Owen aur established players dono ne contribute kiya. West Indies ke liye Hetmyer, Shai Hope (55 aur 100 series mein), aur Roston Chase (60 pehle T20I mein) ne thodi fight dikhaayi, par team ka inconsistent batting aur fielding ne unhe har match mein peeche rakha. Australia ke Dwarshuis ki bowling aur middle order ke aggressive approach ne unhe T20 format mein ek dangerous team bana diya.