T20 World Cup: AUS vs WI: Chris Gayle hugs Mitchell Marsh after getting him out: The self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle hugged Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh after getting him out in their final Group 1 match of Super 12 stage of the ongoing ICC men’s T20 World Cup here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Australia registered a thumping 8 wickets win over the Caribbean side in what was West Indies’ final appearance in the ongoing showpiece event. The match also marked Dwayne Bravo’s final appearance in maroon while Gayle dropped a couple of hints too. Follow InsideSport.in for more T20 World Cup live updates.
AUS vs WI: Chris Gayle hugs Mitchell Marsh after getting him out for what could be his last international wicket
Gayle gives Marsh a hug after getting him out! 🤗😂#T20WorldCup #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/39cnhWinEU
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 6, 2021
The incident took place in the 16th over of Australia’s innings. With the scores levels, Mitch Marsh thought of finishing the run chase with a boundary. Gayle bowled a full-length delivery outside off and Marsh tried to go over the mid-off fielder for a boundary. However, he mistimed it & was caught by Jason Holder.
Chris Gayle soon ran up to Mitch Marsh and jumped on his back to say thank you. Mitch Marsh too replied with a friendly smile to Gayle.
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Dwayne Bravo’s last outing in Maroon: Dwayne Bravo had already confirmed the Australia match would be his last in the national colour. Bravo scored 10 off 12 with the bat and returned with 0-36 with the ball in his last outing in Maroon.
Unlike Dwayne Bravo, who had clarified that this match would serve as his last outing in maroon, Chris Gayle had not made clear his plans for international retirement. However, the Universe Boss dropped a couple of hints in the match against Australia. The 42-year-old was seen celebrating his dismissal & also gave away his gloves to the fans in the stands.
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Coming back to the game, West Indies posted an impressive 157/7 on the back of crucial knocks from Kieron Pollard (44) and Evin Lewis (29) respectively. Josh Hazlewood came back from an expensive first over to pick up four wickets. In reply, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh played the innings of 89* and 53 respectively and helped Australia chase down the target with 22 balls to spare.
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