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Pooran, Powell help WI outwit Australia

Batting first, West Indies rode on fifties by Pooran (75, 25b, 5x4, 8x6), skipper Powell (52, 25b, 4x4, 4x6) and an unbeaten 47 off 18 balls by Sherfane Rutherford (4x4, 4x6) to raise 257 for 4 in 20 overs

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Rovman Powell; (right) WI’s Nicholas Pooran celebrates his 50 v Australia in Port of Spain on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images

Rovman Powell; (right) WI’s Nicholas Pooran celebrates his 50 v Australia in Port of Spain on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images

Fifties by Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell helped West Indies outpunch a nine-man Australia by 35 runs in their warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup here.

As it happened in their first training match against Namibia, the Aussies fielded only nine players against the Windies. Selector George Bailey and head coach Andrew McDonald filled the remaining two spots while fielding.

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