Australia vs West Indies 1st T20I: Australia defeated West Indies by 11 runs in the first T20I at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Friday, February 9.
As Sean Abbott defended 27 runs in the final over, the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Australia restricted West Indies to 202/8 while defending the 214-run target with Adam Zampa emerging as the pick of the bowlers.
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Zampa played a key role in the death overs when the match looked heading towards West Indies as he picked up three wickets for 26 runs in his four overs.
Zampa got support from other bowlers as Marcus Stoinis picked up two wickets with Jason Behrendorff, Glenn Maxwell, and Sean Abbott taking a wicket each as well.
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Chasing the target, the visitors were off to a magnificent start as Brandon King and Johnson Charles stitched an 89-run opening stand.
While King scored his half-century, Charles was dismissed for 42 in the 11th over by Zampa.
Earlier, the hosts were put into bat first and posted a massive total of 213/7 in their 20 overs.
David Warner marked an incredible achievement as he made became the first Australian player to play his 100th T20I match.
Warner capitalised on the occasion as he provided his team with a fiery start and smashed a brilliant half-century before getting dismissed for 70 runs in 36 balls.
He was adjudged as the Player of the Match.
"Pleasing to get the win on the board. Was a nice wicket to bat on and you have to make the most of those. Feel great and refreshed, I’m pumped. I want to play the T20 World Cup and it’s a good journey we’ve got going for the next 6 months. Pretty much the same squad going to New Zealand so it’s important we win there as well," he said.
Josh Inglis scored 39 runs in 25 balls whereas Tim David played an unbeaten cameo of 37 runs in 17 balls on the back of our boundaries and two sixes.
Andre Russell picked up three wickets and Alzarri Joseph took two wickets whereas Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd ended up with a wicket each.
The second T20I match between Australia and West Indies is scheduled to be played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, February 11.