Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I at Hobart, AUS v WI, Feb 09 2024 - Match Result

Australia win by 11 runs in a good game of T20 cricket with plenty of runs. West Indies just left a little too much to do at the end. Zampa was the difference with the ball. Pooran, Russell and Rutherford didn't fire which was costly. The home side had been set up by David Warner's rollicking half-century and their innings was finished off by Tim David's power. These are two very good T20 sides.

Rahul: "Zampa was really the difference b/w the two sides. On such a track even 3/40 would've been great but those 15 runs were the difference b/w both these teams."

"Almost the perfect game," says Zampa. "Might have left a few out there. They are a dangerous team, a lot of power, the ability to keep taking wickets was important."

David Warner is player of the match: "Just pleasing to get the win. You saw it was a nice wicket and have to make the most of those ones. I feel refreshed, a lot of energy, the guys have told me to calm down a bit. I've said I want to play the World Cup and finish there."

Rovman Powell "Just in the middle we struggled to get partnership, but it was still a good game of cricket. We've just got to back ourselves a little bit more, whenever we raise our bat tonight we find a fielder. Think the guys did well, just the middle overs we kind of lost it a little. It's a little bit too cold for us, but the crowd was good and a good atmosphere."

Matthew Wade (subbing in for Mitch Marsh) "I think he's okay. We respect them [West Indies] a lot, they are a great T20 team. We knew it wasn't going to be an easy win. We felt 200 was par so just had enough on the board. The luxury we have is the seven batters in the team. Nice to see Tim come in and smack it around. [Zampa] He's class, you can just bank on his four overs."

I'm going to wrap things up there for tonight. Australia face South Africa in the deciding women's ODI tomorrow and we'll have coverage of that, then be back for the second game of this series on Sunday. For now, from Gnasher and Alex, it's goodnight.

17 off 3. Three sixes?

27 needed off 6. Australia also need an extra fielder inside the ring due to their over rate

Holder needs to find at least two sixes in these four balls

Suyog: "Hold on MoM predictions. It may just be Holder with 12 more balls to go"

Hazlewood for his last

Kiran: "Who will be motm? Warner or Zampa? I can see an argument for either. I'd probably edge it to Warner." I'd probably go Zampa. Good batting conditions. But, yes, tight call