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Inept batting from West Indies and a destructive spell from Mitchell Starc overshadowed a career-best spell from Hayden Walsh Jr, and Australia crashed the return of international cricket to Barbados with a comprehensive, 133-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method in the rain-marred first One-day International.
Chasing a revised target of 257 from 49 overs under the lights at an empty Kensington Oval, the Windies batting failed to fire, and they were bowled out for 123 in 26.2 overs – a far cry from what their coach Phil Simmons had wanted before the series.
Only a top score of 56 from West Indies captain Kieron Pollard prevented the Caribbean side from falling for a total under 100, after Starc and new-ball partner Josh Hazlewood flattened the top-order batting of the hosts.
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