Shane Watson and Mike Hussey guided Australia to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies despite a brilliant knock by Kieron Pollard in the first Twenty20 international.
Watson hit six sixes in his 69 while Hussey was unbeaten on 59 when Australia passed their target of 151 to finish on 153 for two with 11 balls to spare. The pair had shared a stand of 107 before George Bailey saw out the match.
It was tough on Pollard, who shone as the hosts opened and was unbeaten on 54 in their innings of 150 for seven, his knock coming off 26 deliveries and including five sixes and two fours.
Johnson Charles and Nkrumah Bonner both made 24 as Dan Christian finished with three for 27.
Dwayne Smith smashed two boundaries but was out two for 10 when he got a slight outside edge to a Brett Lee delivery, Matt Wade comfortably taking the catch.
Bonner joined Charles at the crease with the latter enjoying himself, scoring three consecutive fours off Lee before he was lbw to Watson.
Charles had scored a speedy 24, including four boundaries, off 16 deliveries as the hosts reached 38 for two.
Darren Bravo scored four off his first delivery before Bonner, after a tentative start, got two boundaries and the pair were moving the score along before the former was out off Christian for 12.
Darren Bravo toe-ended a pull shot which went out to Pattinson at deep mid-wicket, leaving the hosts on 66 for three and matters became more serious when Bonner (24) became Christian's second victim, clean bowled with just six more on the board.
Watson hit six sixes in his 69 while Hussey was unbeaten on 59 when Australia passed their target of 151 to finish on 153 for two with 11 balls to spare. The pair had shared a stand of 107 before George Bailey saw out the match.
It was tough on Pollard, who shone as the hosts opened and was unbeaten on 54 in their innings of 150 for seven, his knock coming off 26 deliveries and including five sixes and two fours.
Johnson Charles and Nkrumah Bonner both made 24 as Dan Christian finished with three for 27.
Dwayne Smith smashed two boundaries but was out two for 10 when he got a slight outside edge to a Brett Lee delivery, Matt Wade comfortably taking the catch.
Bonner joined Charles at the crease with the latter enjoying himself, scoring three consecutive fours off Lee before he was lbw to Watson.
Charles had scored a speedy 24, including four boundaries, off 16 deliveries as the hosts reached 38 for two.
Darren Bravo scored four off his first delivery before Bonner, after a tentative start, got two boundaries and the pair were moving the score along before the former was out off Christian for 12.
Darren Bravo toe-ended a pull shot which went out to Pattinson at deep mid-wicket, leaving the hosts on 66 for three and matters became more serious when Bonner (24) became Christian's second victim, clean bowled with just six more on the board.
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