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Roseau (Dominica): <\/strong>Captain Darren Sammy posted his highest Test score in vain as the West Indies plunged to a 75-run defeat in the third and final Test against Australia here.<\/p>\n

Resuming the final day on 173 for five and needing a virtual miracle to reach their target of 370, the West Indies lost their last five wickets for 121 runs to be dismissed on the stroke of lunch for 294 Saturday.<\/p>\n

It was enough time for Sammy to plunder a typically stroke-filled 61, an innings that entertained a large Windsor Park crowd despite the disappointment of defeat.<\/p>\n

He put on a robust 49 for the last wicket with hometown boy Shane Shillingford whose career-best unbeaten 31 was equally as entertaining.<\/p>\n

Their cavalier approach brightened an otherwise depressing result for the West Indies as they extended their wretched record with only three wins in their last 31 Tests.<\/p>\n

Starting the day needing an improbable 197 for victory, the West Indies were quickly undermined by occasional left-arm spinner Michael Clarke who picked up two of the wickets to fall to finish with five for 86.<\/p>\n

The Australian captain struck the decisive blow just six overs into the morning session with seven runs added when he had Narsingh Deonarine caught and bowled for 13.<\/p>\n

His dismissal paved the way for the Sammy show as the right-hander played with gay abandon in smashing four fours and three sixes off 51 balls. <\/p>\n

Sammy hit off-spinner Nathan Lyon (3-87) for a six over long-off and then tore into Clarke, taking two fours and a swatted six over mid-wicket in the bowler’s 20th over that cost 17 runs.<\/p>\n

Sammy put on 26 for the seventh wicket with Carlton Baugh who scored 12 before pulling to Ricky Ponting at short mid-wicket off Lyon.<\/p>\n

Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul and Shillingford stayed enough to take the West Indies closer to the 300-run mark but not anywhere near the target. <\/p>\n

Shillingford collected three consecutive boundaries in Lyon’s 29th over and delighted his countrymen with a pulled four off seamer Ryan Harris and a proficient drive off left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc to the cover boundary.<\/p>\n

The entertainment inevitably ended when Sammy top-edged a slog-sweep to Ben Hilfenhaus off Lyon, handing the Aussies a 2-0 win in the three-match series.<\/p>\n

They won the first Test in Barbados by three wickets, with the second Test in Trinidad finishing in a draw. (IANS)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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