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Patna : Australia drubbed West Indies (WI) by 133 runs in 1st ODI at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Babados, on July 20, 2021, late night, with fast bowler Mitchell Starc taking 5/48 in 8 overs, fast medium bowler Josh Hazlewood taking 3/11 in 6 overs, and captain Alex Carey (wk) scoring 67 in 87 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Ashton Turner scored 49 in 45 balls hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Australia scored 252/9 in 49 overs and then bundled out WI for 123 runs in 26.2 overs. Starc was declared Player of The Match. The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain. For WI, spinner Hayden Walsh took 5/39 in 10 overs. Australia now lead 1-0 in the three-match series.
Chasing a target of 253, WI were reduced to 27/6 after 7.4 overs. Captain Kieron Pollard scored 56 in 57 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes but it was not enough. Pollard fell to Starc and it was 98/8 after 21.3 overs. WI had won the five-match T20I series 4-1.