WEB DESK: In a T20 World Cup warm-up match in trinidad, West Indies triumphed over Australia by 35 runs.
Batting first, West Indies scored 257 runs for the loss of 4 wickets, Nicholas Pura scored 75 runs, Raoman Powell scored 52 runs and Sherfin Rutherford scored an unbeaten 47 runs. The Australian team scored 222 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, Josh Ingles scored 55 runs and Nathan Ellis scored 39 runs.
Australia also had 9 players available in the second warm-up match, fielded by the coaching staff of the Australian team.All-rounder Marcus Stoins had reached the West Indies, but his kit from Miami was delayed, so he could not play.
Chief selector George Bailey and assistant coaches kept fielding, assistant coach Andrei Borovich dropped a catch for Poran, Australia had nine players available in the first match against Namibia.
Due to the IPL playoffs, the Australian players are reaching the West Indies late.