Spinners and Warner shine as Australia beat West Indies

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AP, Georgetown :
Spinners Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa took three wickets each, and David Warner hit a run-a-ball 55, as Australia romped to a six-wicket victory over West Indies on Sunday in the second match of the one-day cricket international tri-series.
Sent in, the West Indies were skittled for 116 off 32.3 overs at the National Stadium. Leg-spinner Zampa took 3-16 in 5.3 overs, while off-spinner Lyon claimed 3-39 from 10 overs and earned the man of the match award. Left-arm quick Mitchell Starc supported well with 2-37.
Opener Warner then guided the Australians to a bonus point victory as they coasted home at 117-4 off 25.4 overs. The in-form left-hander, fresh from captaining the Sunrisers Hyderabad to the IPL title in India, hit an undefeated half-century, which included three fours and a six.
Sunil Narine led the hosts with 2-36 but their modest target was never enough to challenge top-ranked Australia.
Earlier, Starc, returning to action for the first time in six months following surgery on his foot, struck in the first over as Andre Fletcher (4) sliced a drive to backward point.
Johnson Charles top-scored with only 22, while all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite reached 21 before he was last out.
West Indies rebuilt through Charles and Darren Bravo (19), who shared a second-wicket stand of 44.
But the innings quickly went downhill after Bravo fell, driving low to extra cover off Mitchell Marsh, and Starc removed Charles with a yorker.

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