Mitchell Starc starred with the ball, taking five wickets, as Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs at Trent Bridge to get their Cricket World Cup campaign off to a winning start. Steve Smith scored 73, before being dismissed by a barely-believable catch on the boundary by Sheldon Cottrell, and a late onslaught from Nathan Coulter-Nile, who hit 92 off 60 balls, helped Australia reach 288. West Indies opener Chris Gayle was the first of Starc's victims, out for 21. Shai Hope top-scored for West Indies with 68, while skipper Jason Holder added 51. Starc bowled Cottrell to complete his haul, and West Indies fell short of their target

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2019 01:18 UTC