Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh called West Indies batter Kjorn Ottley an idiot during the third ODI between Australia and West Indies. Australia whitewashed West Indies in the three-match ODI series which concluded on February 6, Friday.
The Men in Maroon entered the ODI series in high spirits after defeating Australia in the second Test at Gabba. However, they could not carry the form in ODIs and lost 0-3 to the hosts in a one-sided series.
Australia won the toss and invited West Indies to bat first in the third ODI, played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday. The Men in Maroon were in shambles after Australia bowled them out for 86. Xavier Bartlett was the star for the hosts with the ball, taking figures of 4/21 in just 7.1 overs.
However, Bartlett’s first wicket in the match was a gift from West Indies batter Kjorn Ottley. Kjorn Ottley was given out by the umpire after a ball looked like it hit on his pads and he straight away walked back to the dugout without even thinking about reviewing the decision.
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The replay showed a thick inside edge and commentator Mark Waugh was surprised to see Kjorn Ottley not review such a clear inside edge. The former Australia cricketer deemed this mistake by Ottley as ‘unforgivable’ and called him an idiot after the incident.
Mark Waugh is known for his blunt words and doesn’t filter his words when he speaks. He yelled in the commentary box in disbelief that Ottley didn’t review such a clear inside edge and gifted his wicket to Xavier Bartlett.
“He’s smashed it!! what an idiot,” Waugh yelled. “It sounded like there were two noises. My goodness, what are they doing? That is just unforgivable.” West Indies was then bowled out for 86 before 25 overs and Australia chased the target comfortably in the seventh over of their innings with eight wickets to spare. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Josh Inglis had a 67-run partnership for the first wicket with the former scoring 41 off just 18 deliveries.
Australia And West Indies Will Now Play A Three-Match T20I Series
The two teams will now face off in the shortest format of the game which commences on February 9, Friday at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. West Indies recently defeated England at home in December 2023 by 3-2 in a five-match T20I series.
The Men in Maroon will be in high spirits in the T20I series as this format is the strongest point for most of the Caribbean players and they can be a good competition for the hosts.
This is the last T20I series for both teams before heading to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 which is scheduled in June and will be jointly hosted by West Indies and the United States.
The West Indies will be hoping to perform well in the T20 World Cup as it will be played on their home turf they have previously missed out on the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup in 2022 and were also unable to qualify for the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup in 2023.
