Australia vs West Indies Live Score Updates 1st T20I

AUS vs WI, 1st T20I Live Updates: David Warner led the charge with the bat to help Australia post 213/7 against West Indies in the first T20I in Hobart on Friday. Warner smashed 12 fours and one six on his way to a 36-ball 70 at the Blundstone Arena. Josh Inglis and Tim David also played knocks of 39 and 37, respectively, to take Australia past the 200-run mark. Earlier, West Indies had won the toss and opted to bowl in the first T20I. (Live Scorecard)

We are back for the chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the players of Australia. It seems quite chilly out there as David Warner has his hands firmly in his pockets with the hand-warmers and the sweater vests are on. It will be the pairing of Brandon King and Johnson Charles to open the innings for West Indies. It will be Jason Behrendorff to start proceedings with the ball here. Let's play...

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, 214 is a mammoth score to chase on any ground but West Indies do have the firepower. It will all depend on whether they can consistently take on the Aussie attack and come out on top. Australia will certainly feel confident of defending this total but you never know. Do join us in a bit for the exciting run chase.

On the other hand, West Indies were very shoddy with the ball at the start and Akeal Hosein had a day to forget as he looked to bowl seam-up instead of trying to grip the ball and David Warner punished him. Alzarri Joseph bowled well but was unlucky throughout and it was Jason Holder who broke the frustrating opening stand. The likes of Joseph, Romario Shepherd and Andre Russell all managed to capitalize a bit in the second half of the game and got timely wickets. However, the boundaries started to flow again towards