The Australian cricket team produced a superlative performance to beat the West Indies cricket team by 8 wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday afternoon. For Australia, David Warner remained unbeaten on 89 off 56 balls as he guided his team to a clinical victory.

He was ably supported by Mitchell Marsh, who scored 53 off 32 balls.

After winning the toss, Australia captain Aaron Finch invited the West Indies to bat. For the Caribbean team, players Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo were playing their last international match.

The West Indies were done in by the Australian bowling unit early in the innings as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

However, Shimron Hetmyer (27 off 28) and Kieron Pollard (44 off 31 balls) made sure that the team posted a competitive 157 on the board.

In reply, a vintage Warner guided his team home. During his stay in the middle, he hit smashed four sixes and nine fours to anchor the 158-run chase.

Warner and Marsh stitched a match-winning 124-run partnership in 75 balls to seal the chase with 23 balls to spare.

“It felt satisfying to be there and hitting the winning runs. The key was to come out and play my natural game, target the bowlers upfront. Obviously, the slow bowlers bowling with the new ball there needs to be some adjustment, especially with Akeal Hosein who was swinging it and hard to get away with. For me it is about targeting the first two balls of the over and Mitch Marsh coming in and playing that knock was outstanding,” said Warner, who was adjudged the man of the match.

” I think overall has been a disappointing campaign…Thanks to everyone who have supported us. Thanks to the Caribbean fans, yes we disappointed you as a team, sorry. But life goes on. Thank you very much,” said Kieron Pollard about his team’s performance in the T20 World Cup.