GOLD COAST, Australia, CMC – Australia defeated West Indies by three wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of the two-match series at Metricon Stadium here today.
Scores:
WEST INDIES 145 for nine off 50 overs (Kyle Mayers 39, Odean Smith 27; Josh Hazlewood 3-35, Pat Cummins 2-22)
AUSTRALIA 146 for seven off 19.5 overs (Aaron Finch 58, Matthew Wade 39 not out; Alzarri Joseph 2-17, Sheldon Cottrell 2-49)
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES
+K Mayers b Cummins 39
J Charles b Hazlewood 3
B King lbw b Hazlewood 12
R Reifer c wkp Wade b Green 19
*N Pooran lbw b Starc 2
R Powell c & b Hazlewood 7
J Holder b Cummins 13
O Smith run out 27
A Joseph c David b Starc 7
Y Cariah not out 1
Extras (lb3, w11, nb1) 15
TOTAL (9 wkts, 20 overs) 145
Did not bat: S Cottrell
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-48, 3-66, 4-75, 5-88, 6-101, 7-106, 8-122, 9-145
Bowling: Starc 4-0-40-2 (w5), Hazlewood 4-0-35-3 (nb1), Cummins 4-0-22-2 (w3), Green 2-0-16-1 (w2), Zampa 4-0-21-0 (w1), Maxwell 2-0-8-0.
AUSTRALIA
D Warner c King b Cottrell 14
C Green b Joseph 14
M Marsh c wkp Charles b Cottrell 3
*A Finch c Holder b Joseph 58
G Maxwell c Pooran b Cariah 0
T David c Smith b Holder 0
+M Wade not out 39
P Cummins b Smith 4
M Starc not out 6
Extras (lb5, w3) 8
TOTAL (7 wkts, 19.5 overs) 146
Did not bat: A Zampa, J Hazlewood
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-21, 3-56, 4-57, 5-58, 6-127, 7-133
Bowling: Mayers 1-0-11-0, Cottrell 3.5-0-49-2 (w2), Joseph 4-0-17-2 (w1), Holder 4-0-30-1, Cariah 4-0-15-1, Smith 3-0-19-1.
Result: Australia won by three wickets.
Series: Australia lead two-match series 1-0
Man-of-the-Match: Aaron Finch.
Toss: Australia.
Umpires: Donovan Koch, Sam Nogajski; TV – Phillip Gillespie.
