Cricket World Cup 2019 result: Mitchell Starc takes five wickets as Australia beat West Indies
Australia face the West Indies at Trent Bridge
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Your support makes all the difference.Australia continued their strong start to the World Cup edging the West Indies at Trent Bridge.
The match looked to be in the West Indies' hands when they reduced Australia to 79-5 but Steve Smith and Nathan Coulter-Nile both played important knocks to help set a 289 target.
Mitchell Starc then took five wickets as Chris Gayle and co. ended 15 runs shy. Here's how it played out.
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6.0 Australia 33-2 Usman Khawaja 11 Steve Smith 2
Here comes Andre Russell. It seems West Indies are keen to keep Oshane Thomas fresh for the middle overs.
How will Russell do after causing havoc against Pakistan with his short bowling?
7.0 Australia 36-3
WICKET! Khawaja (13)
It turns out he's done quite well!
Andre Russell shows a great amount of variation, going short, wide and slow.
The last three deliveries of the over are short and aggressive, continuing to give Khawaja the rough treatment and the final ball of the over is hit to Shai Hope, who makes no mistake behind the wicket.
7.0 Australia 38-3 Glenn Maxwell 0 Steve Smith 3
That is not an innings that Usman Khawaja will look back with fondness. He never really got going and was subject to an onslaught by the West Indies bowling attack.
Glenn Maxwell is in and this is a partnership that Australia desperately need to develop.
7.3 Australia 38-4
WICKET! Glenn Maxwell (0)
Sheldon Cottrell dismisses Maxwell for a duck off two balls. Cottrell's delivery is very good and Shai Hope is on-hand to get underneath a high mis-hit to continue this early dismantlement of the Australia top order.
Yeah, about that partnership...
8.0 Australia 38-4 Steve Smith 4 Marcus Stoinis 0
Australia look absolutely shell-shocked here and we can now reflect on what was a great toss to win for West Indies, who put the Aussies into bat this morning.
8.0 Australia 38-4 Steve Smith 4 Marcus Stoinis 0
Give us a couple of overs and we'll bring you news of another wicket.
9.0 Australia 40-4 Steve Smith 4 Marcus Stoinis 0
You always feel that Australia are in with a chance as long as Steve Smith remains at the crease, it will almost certainly be curtains for Australia if he is dismissed next.
Andre Russell licks his lips as he begins his second over and is getting great results on this pitch. Every delivery of his is carrying so nicely and seemingly doing exactly as he wants it to.
Just the two wides from that over.
10.0 Australia 48-4 Steve Smith 4 Marcus Stoinis 8
Carlos Brathwaite comes into the attack but bowls too slow and full to Stoinis, who takes the invitation and punches it to his left for four.
Stoinis holds fire for a couple of deliveries then swats a short ball away to the boundary. Better from Australia, but don't hold your breath.
10.0 Australia 48-4 Steve Smith 4 Marcus Stoinis 8
That's the end of the powerplay and Australia are the first team to lose four wickets inside the first 10 overs in this World Cup.
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