Australia vs West Indies: Australia beat West Indies to go 1-0 up in the series.© AFP
Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I Highlights: Captain Aaron Finch starred with the bat as Australia defeated West Indies by 3 wickets in the first T20I of the two-match series on Wednesday at Carrara Oval in Queensland. Chasing a target of 146, Finch scored a sensible fifty, while Matthew Wade scored an unbeaten 39 to steer Australia home with one ball to spare.Earlier, Josh Hazlewood took three wickets as Australia restricted West Indies to 145/9 in the allotted twenty overs. For West Indies, Kyle Mayers top-scored with a knock of 39. Earlier, Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bowl against West Indies. Having lost the series against India, Australia would look to get back to winning ways while West Indies will also search for some momentum heading into the T20 World Cup. Australia will welcome back David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Starc. The trio had missed the India tour. Aaron Finch has already clarified that Marsh will not be bowling for now as they ease his workload post his recovery from an ankle injury. (SCORECARD)
West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Raymon Reifer, Yannic Cariah, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Aaron Finch(c), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Here are the Highlights from 1st T20I between Australia and West Indies, straight from Carrara Oval in Queensland
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