Australia bowled out West Indies for 123 to win the first One-Day International by 133 runsMitchell Starc took five for 48 and Josh Hazlewood three for 11 as Australia bowled out the West Indies for 123 to win the first One-Day International by 133 runs here on Tuesday. Carey took over the captaincy for the first time in a ODI from Aaron Finch who was ruled out of the match with a knee injury. But the complete failure of the West Indies’ top order in the face of accurate bowling from Starc and Hazlewood gave Australia a convincing win. The scores: Australia 252/9 in 49 overs (Alex Carey 67, Ashton Turner 49, Walsh Jr. 5/39) bt West Indies 123 in 26.2 overs (Kieron Pollard 56, Mitchell Starc 5/48). Australia won by 133 runs under D/L method and leads three-match series 1-0.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2021 16:52 UTC