Reigning champions Australia fought back with the ball, taking the West Indies’ final nine wickets for 17 runs to go into their title defence unbeaten in the warm-ups.
Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner were required to rescue Australia in a 35-run win over the West Indies.
Having been put into bat, four of Australia’s top six scored single figures, but Gardner built steadily amongst the chaos as she and Sutherland added 56 for the sixth wicket with Sutherland departing for 38.
Gardner (31) was the final wicket of the innings to fall, with Alana King crunching 21 off 13 to end the innings and help Australia to 144 for eight.
In response, Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph made 68 for the first wicket before Matthews and Shemaine Campbelle added 24 for the second.
From there, the wheels fell off the chase for the West Indies, with wickets coming in pairs in four of the final five overs, beginning with Campbelle (9) and Deandra Dottin (0) being dismissed from back-to-back Sutherland deliveries.
Matthews did what she could to resist, making 42 before she fell to leave Windies at 104 for 8.
Only five runs were added before the win was wrapped up for Australia thanks to King, who ended with four for 30.
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