WI vs AUS, 1st ODI: Red-hot Mitchell Starc blows West Indies away in Australia’s 133-run victory

Australia's stand-in captain Alex Carey scored a half-century and pace bowler Mitchell Starc took five wickets as they beat West Indies by 133 runs in a rain-hit opening match of their one-day international series in Barbados on Tuesday.

Australia’s new ball bowlers Mitchell Starc (5/48) and Josh Hazelwood (3/11) dismantled West Indies to win the opening ODI by 133 runs in a rain-hit opening match of their one-day international series in Barbados on Tuesday. Chasing a Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) adjusted 257 runs for victory after Australia scored 252-for 9 in 49 overs after three rain delays, the hosts suffered a collapse to fold for 123 with only returning skipper Kieron Pollard (56) offering resistance.