David Warner knocked 70 off 36 balls in his 100th Twenty20 worldwide and Adam Zampa got 3 wickets as Australia beat the West Indies by 11 runs in the opening clash of their three-match series on Friday.
The hosts crunched 213-7 after being sent out in to bat on a windy and cold Hobart night.
The visitors installed a worthy battle however they might just handle 202-8, with Zampa taking 3-26.
Warner, who ended up being just the 3rd guy after New Zealand’s Ross Taylor and India’s Virat Kohli to play 100 internationals in each format, struck 12 fours and a 6 in his explosive knock to anchor the Australia innings.
“Pleasing to get the win on the board. I feel revitalized and a great deal of energy,” stated Warner.
“I stated I wish to play the Twenty20 World Cup and surface there and I’m ecstatic and it’s an excellent journey we’ve started through the next 6 months.”
The West Indies hammered 16 off the opening over from Jason Behrendorff in an ideal start to the chase and place on 72 without loss in the six-over powerplay, simply 5 shy of what Australia handled.
When Johnson Charles fell for 42 to Zampa and Brandon King for 53 to Marcus Stoinis after an 89-run stand, the wheels started coming off.
Stoinis represented Shai Hope (16) and Glenn Maxwell eliminated Rovman Powell (14 ).
It left the West Indies requiring 72 from the last 5 overs, however when Zampa snared 2 more wickets in 4 balls it blunted the charge and the win shown out of reach.
“We had a hard time to get collaborations, however it was an excellent video game of cricket,” stated West Indies skipper Powell. “We simply need to back ourselves a bit more.”
Warner smacked 5 limits from his very first 10 balls, consisting of 4 in Jason Holder’s opening over.
The 37-year-old raised his 25th T20 half-century off simply 22 balls to send out a clear message to selectors that he prepares to be in contention for the World Cup later on this year.
He was ultimately out to a slower Alzarri Joseph shipment, gloving to Nicolas Pooran behind the stumps.
With Travis Head and Steve Smith rested, Josh Inglis opened with Warner and was similarly aggressive in thumping 39 off 25 balls up until gotten rid of by Holder, using Powell a basic catch at mid-off.
Mitchell Marsh was handling Covid in the lead-up however revealed couple of ill impacts in striking a huge 6 off Andre Russell to assist Australia reach 110-1 at the midway mark before being captured behind off Joseph for 16.
The run rate reduced when Warner left before Tim David used up the mantle with an explosive unbeaten 37 off 17 balls.