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The West Indies were set a 214-run target for victory and got off to a flyer before losing multiple wickets to sit at 6-151 after 16 overs.

Openers Brandon King (53) and Johnson Charles (42) belted the Australians around Bellerive Oval, with one Glenn Maxwell over conceding 17 runs.

But since no batsmen has managed to score more than 20 runs, with seamer Sean Abbott taking four catches in the deep.

Earlier, Australian openers David Warner and Josh Inglis got things off to a red hot start in Hobart on Friday evening, cracking a 93-run partnership.

The duo, who have never opened together in T20Is before, blasted 77 runs during the Powerplay in a blistering assault, with Warner bringing up his fifty in just 22 deliveries.

Windies all-rounder Jason Holder snared the first breakthrough in the eighth over, with Inglis slapping a slower ball directly towards mid-off for 39 (25).

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Australian captain Mitchell Marsh pumped a six over deep square before falling victim to quick Alzarri Joseph, caught behind for 16. Warner departed later in the same over, gloving a short ball through to wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran for 70.

Marcus Stoinis clobbered a six out of the ground but was dismissed the very next delivery, holing out towards long-on for 9. Glenn Maxwell didn’t last much longer, miscuing a slog against seamer Romario Shepherd towards deep mid-wicket for 10.

David (37 not out from 17 balls), and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (21 from 14 balls) steered the Australians towards 7-213 from their 20 overs.

Earlier, West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and decided to have a bowl, while David Warner revealed he would have made the same call.

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The Australians have not lost a men’s T20I against the West Indies at home since 2013. The first ball is scheduled for 7pm AEDT.

Australian XI

Josh Inglis

David Warner

Mitchell Marsh (c)

Glenn Maxwell

Marcus Stoinis

Tim David

Matthew Wade

Sean Abbott

Adam Zampa

Jason Behrendorff

Josh Hazlewood

West Indies XI

Brandon King

Johnon Charles

Nicholas Pooran

Shai Hope

Rovman Powell (c)

Sherfane Rutherford

Andre Russell

Romario Shepherd

Akeal Hosein

Alzarri Joseph

Jason Holder

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