Nicholas Pooran, leading in the absence of a hamstrung Kieron Pollard, lost the toss and his team was asked to bat first.

Both teams took the knee before the game in support of the BLM movement.

Josh Hazlewood took two wickets in the PowerPlay to keep West Indies in check.

Mitchell Marsh added two wickets of his own as West Indies struggled to force the pace in the first 10 overs.

Andre Russell bludgeoned five sixes as he completed his first T20I half-century, off 26 balls.

Matthew Wade got the chase off to a flying start with his 14-ball 33.

In his first innings at No.3, Mitchell Marsh powered away to a 31-ball 51 as Australia charged towards the target.

Hayden Walsh Jr took the wickets of Ben McDermott, Mitchell Marsh and Dan Christian as West Indies came back into the contest.

With his clever use of variations, Obed McCoy scythed through the lower-order for figures of 4 for 26.

Australia imploded from 108/4 to be bowled out for 127, losing the first game by 18 runs with 4 overs to spare.