Skipper Aaron Finch hit a brilliant 58 and along with Matthew Wade, steered Australia to a three-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening T20I at the Carrara Oval in Queensland.
Chasing New Zealand’s 190, Shamarh Brooks scored 79 and shared a 75-run partnership with captain Nicholas Pooran to guide West Indies home.
The final two T20s between India and West Indies will be played in Fort Lauderhill, Florida in order to popularise the game of cricket in the United States.
West Indies rode on Kyle Mayers’ 105 and Nicolas Pooran’s 91 to post 301/8, In reply, New Zealand overhauled the target in 47.1 overs with four Kiwi batters scoring half centuries.
All the three ODIs will be played in Multan instead of the originally scheduled Rawalpindi. Get live streaming details PAK vs WI ODI series.
Wanindu Hasaranga (21) became the second player in IPL 2022 to get past 20-wicket mark. He is currently second behind Yuzvendra Chahal (22).
Chasing New Zealand’s 212, West Indies could only manage 161. Finn Allen scored 96 while Tim Southee took four wickets for 22 runs for New Zealand.
